2023 Wimbledon Final
Djokovic vs Alcaraz — 334 points, 2-point margin, 5 sets of data
Final Score
1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Where the Match Was Won and Lost
The critical moments, gaps, and thin margins that decided a 5-set final
Decided by 2 Points
Across 334 points and nearly five hours, the match came down to a 2-point margin: Alcaraz won 168 points to Djokovic's 166. Djokovic took Set 1 winning 13 more points than Alcaraz, but Alcaraz clawed back with a 12-point advantage in Set 3. In a match this close, every service game, every break point, every unforced error carries outsized weight.
The Set 2 Tiebreak: Where the Match Turned
Down a set, Djokovic raced to a 3-0 lead in the second set tiebreak. Then Alcaraz reeled off 4 straight points — including an ace and two winners — to take a 4-3 lead. At 6-5 down, Alcaraz forced two consecutive errors to steal the tiebreak 8-6. This 14-point sequence reversed the entire match: Djokovic never led again.
Aces When It Mattered Most
Alcaraz produced 9 aces, but it was their timing that mattered. Three came in the 5th set — at 0-40, 30-40, and 15-40 while facing break points. When Alcaraz's back was against the wall, his serve bailed him out. Djokovic, by contrast, hit just 2 aces across 184 service points.
The Double Fault Gap
Alcaraz's biggest vulnerability surfaced in Set 4: 5 double faults in a single set, including one at 40-AD that handed Djokovic a break. That set went to Djokovic 6-3, forcing a decider. A coach tracking this data in real-time could have flagged the pattern after the second DF and adjusted second-serve tactics before the damage compounded.
Djokovic's Net Dominance
Djokovic came to net or approached on 52 serve points, winning 31 (60%). His willingness to attack the net on grass was a tactical weapon — until the 5th set, where Alcaraz found passing shot answers. In contrast, Alcaraz approached just 31 times on serve, winning 18 (58%). The net was Djokovic's territory, but it wasn't enough.
5th Set: Alcaraz Attacked, Djokovic Defended
When the deciding set arrived, Alcaraz switched gears. He hit 15 winners to Djokovic's 3 — a 5:1 ratio in a set decided by just 5 points (33-28). Djokovic's 8 unforced errors in the 5th showed the first cracks in what had been an airtight defensive game. The data tells the story: Alcaraz won the 5th set by being the aggressor, not by waiting for errors.
Head-to-Head Statistics
Side-by-side comparison powered by NextOnCourt analytics
Serve
Return
Point Outcomes
Shot Comparison
Match Story
Momentum, service games, and key turning points
Match Story
Key Moments
Advanced Insights — Djokovic
Deep analytics: serve placement, shot construction, pressure performance
Advanced Insights
Aggregated from 1 live-scored match
64%
1st Serve %
62%
1st Srv Win
59%
2nd Srv Win
1%
Ace Rate
2%
DF Rate
2
Aces/Match
deuce
ad
37%
Return Pts Won
Excellent returner
0.59
W/UE — Error-Prone
1.67
(W+FE) / UE
30
Win/Match
51
UE/Match
55.0
FE Caused/M
5.2
Avg Rally
Rally Length Distribution
60%
BP Save (18/30)
57%
BP Conv (16/28)
50%
Points Won — 166/334
61%
On Serve
37%
On Return
282m
Avg Duration
334
Pts/Match
the margins are always thin
Catch What the Scoreboard Misses
This match was decided by 2 points. A double fault pattern in Set 4. Three clutch aces in the 5th. NextOnCourt surfaces these moments automatically for every match your students play — so coaches can act on the data, not guess at it.
Data Attribution
Point-by-point data from the Tennis Abstract Match Charting Project by Jeff Sackmann. Charted by Edo. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Statistics may differ from official ATP records due to charting methodology.