By Erik Gudris | @ATNTennis | Sunday July 16, 2023

As Chris Fowler of ESPN mentioned: “It was the battle during the war.”

He was, after all, referring to the marathon 26-minute, 53-second recreation halfway by the third set in Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles closing between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.

It was a recreation that featured the whole lot together with unbelievable shot making from each males, momentum swings, and an prolonged dialog between Djokovic and chair umpire Fergus Murphy over the serve shot clock not working correctly.

Ultimately, Alcaraz, after 13 deuces, and after seven break level possibilities, lastly broke Djokovic to increase his result in a double break for 4-1.

Alcaraz finally took the pivotal third set and shortly the match to win his first ever Wimbledon title 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

CARLOS ALCARAZ WINS A MARATHON GAME IN THE #WIMBLEDON FINALpic.twitter.com/4g8KliXk56

— Jack Delperdang (@jack_delperdang) July 16, 2023

Here’s some Twitter reactions to that loopy lengthy - and memorable - recreation.

We will bear in mind THIS recreation endlessly 26 minute recreation for 4-1 in third set.

— Pam Shriver (@PHShriver) July 16, 2023

“That” 26 minute recreation, loopy @Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/O7KziOOxks

— Calum Meston (@calummeston) July 16, 2023

Alcaraz breaks in a 26-minute recreation to guide Djokovic *4-1 within the third set.

Djokovic had 8 recreation factors.Alcaraz transformed his seventh break level.

Djokovic damaged 3 times at this time, the identical quantity of his first six matches at #Wimbledon.

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 16, 2023

That recreation was loopy 😅#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/uGTHu7MQyw

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 16, 2023

All of us after that recreation...#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/aZR558Xqho

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 16, 2023

Photo Credit: Rob Newell/Digital cameraSport

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