2024 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final

{{short description|Tennis match}}

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{{infobox tennis match

| match desc = Wimbledon 2024 Men's Final

| match date = Sunday, 14 July 2024

| tournament = {{nowrap|The Championships, Wimbledon}}

| location = Centre Court, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, England

| umpire = James Keothavong

| duration = 2 hours 27 minutes

| player1 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Alcaraz

| player2 = {{flagicon|SRB}} Novak Djokovic

| p1 s1 = 6

| p2 s1 = 2

| p1 s2 = 6

| p2 s2 = 2

| p1 s3 = 7⁷

| p2 s3 = 6⁴

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| p1 seed =3

| p2 seed =2

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The 2024 Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the men's singles tournament at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. Third seed and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated second seed and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in straight sets to defend the title, 6–2, 6–2, 7–6^(7–4). The match lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes, and was the first time in six years that a men's singles Wimbledon final ended in straight sets, with Djokovic's triumph in the 2018 final being the previous straight-sets encounter.{{cite web |last1=Salley |first1=Emily |title=Alcaraz crushes Djokovic to retain Wimbledon title |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c8864j5815go |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 July 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/14/carlos-alcaraz-novak-djokovic-wimbledon-mens-singles-final-match-report|title= Carlos Alcaraz blows past Novak Djokovic to retain Wimbledon title|date=14 July 2024|work=Guardian|access-date=15 July 2024}}

Alcaraz was aiming to win a consecutive major title following his victory at the French Open, while Djokovic, competing in his first tournament after knee surgery,{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Novak Djokovic vows to get better after losing the Wimbledon final to Carlos Alcaraz |url=https://apnews.com/article/wimbledon-final-djokovic-alcaraz-f0030e24c2f083fe3eef22cf3df010f0 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=AP News |language=en}} was aiming to win a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon trophy, which would have tied Roger Federer's all-time record in the Open Era.{{Cite web |title=Alcaraz beats Djokovic in Wimbledon final after late plot twist |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-djokovic-wimbledon-2024-final |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}} Djokovic's loss was his second in two years on Centre Court, following his defeat in the previous final against the same opponent; his previous defeat was 10 years prior in the 2013 final to Andy Murray. Despite Alcaraz's victory, Jannik Sinner retained the world No. 1 ranking.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-geneva-2024-rankings-projection|title=How Djokovic-Sinner battle for World No. 1 took an intriguing twist|date=2024-05-23|website=atptour.com}}{{cite web|url=https://live-tennis.eu/en/atp-live-ranking|title=Live ATP Ranking|website=live-tennis.eu|access-date=14 July 2024}} Alcaraz became the ninth male player to successfully defend the championship in the Open Era.{{Cite web |title=Carlos Alcaraz becomes the ninth tennis player to defend a title at Wimbledon |url=https://www.puntodebreak.com/en/2024/07/14/carlos-alcaraz-becomes-the-ninth-tennis-player-to-defend-title-at-wimbledon#:~:text=Carlos%20Alcaraz%20becomes%20the%20ninth%20tennis%20player%20to%20defend%20a%20title%20at%20Wimbledon,-SIGUIENTE&text=Carlos%20Alcaraz%20continues%20to%20make,exclusive%20club%20of%20privileged%20players. |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Puntodebreak.com |language=en}}