Carlos Alcaraz gets booed on Centre Court by Wimbledon crowd after supporting Spain over England ahead of Euro 2024 final

Carlos Alcaraz will face Novak Djokovic in the 2024 Wimbledon final.

Carlos Alcaraz reached back-to-back Wimbledon finals on Friday after beating fifth seed Daniil Medvedev in four sets. In the rematch of last year’s semi-final, the Russian came out firing at the Spaniard, who seemed to struggle with his otherwise favourite forehand, to take the first set in a one-sided tiebreaker.

The reigning Wimbledon champion, though, soon regained his mojo and completely dominated the battle, outclassing Medvedev and beating him 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. However, after the match, some unexpected scenes took place.

During the post-match interview, when he was asked about the emotions before the final, he said, “I know how I’m going to feel before the final, I’ve been there before.” Boos from the crowd followed his next comment as the Spaniard added, “It’s going to be a really good day for Spanish people as well because of the Euros final!”

Spain reached their first major final since winning back-to-back European Championship titles in 2008 and 2012 by defeating France 2-0 in the semi-finals earlier this week. They will face England in the final in Berlin on Sunday. On the same day, Carlos Alcaraz will face Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, marking a rematch of their 2023 showdown, which the Spaniard won in a heart-stopping five-setter.

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After the crowd’s chorus of jeers, Alcaraz chuckled and addressed them, clarifying, “I didn’t say Spain will win! I just meant it’ll be a fun day! It’s going to be a tough match.”

Despite the two-minute altercation with the crowd, one expects Carlos Alcaraz to be the crowd favourite when he comes up against 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic. The 37-year-old defeated Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets in a terrific display of tennis between the two.

The final scorecard is an understatement of the wonderful rallies and points played between the two, with the Italian tennis star giving the Serb a tough fight. The fact that Djokovic could withstand such a fierce Musetti show suggests he is at his absolute best.

Earlier this week, in his fourth round match against Holger Rune, Djokovic took the Wimbledon crowd apart for allegedly disrespecting him and went on to say, “You can’t touch me.” Later, he stormed out of a BBC interview.

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