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Serb sets epic Wimbledon Test, but Spaniard finds the answers

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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz falls down in delight after passing the Djokovic test at Wimbledon.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz falls down in delight after passing the Djokovic test at Wimbledon.

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The extraordinary player recognises greatness. The fearless competitor senses true bravery. The unyielding champion detects intensity. Across the Wimbledon net on Sunday lay a Spaniard but for the Serb it must have felt like looking into a mirror. Novak Djokovic finds answers for a living and now Carlos Alcaraz had found an answer to him.

In short he’d

passed The Test 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

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