Lost the lady and broke the army!
Djokovic lost the men's singles title defense at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, and was heavily fined £6,100 (about 60,000 yuan) by the conference for smashing his racket against the net post, setting a record for the highest single fine of the year, and also caused image damage.
The 20-year-old young Spanish star Alcaraz won Wimbledon for the first time after an epic five-set battle before defeating seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.
After the 36-year-old Serbian veteran was broken in the third game of the tiebreaker, he lost control of his emotions and angrily smashed his racket against the net post, not only the racket was twisted and broken, but even the net post was slightly damaged, in addition to being warned by the referee, causing boos from the audience, and the conference also opened the game for "abuse of the racket".
Although £6,100 is the largest single fine ever issued at Wimbledon this year, it is a drop in the bucket compared to the £1.175 million prize money received by Djokovic for finishing second.
As for the 16-year-old talented girl Mira Andreeva, the women's singles round of 16 was fined £3,050 each time for two crashes, a total of £6,100. However, the second time she landed on the ground because she slipped and fell the racket, which caused controversy in this decision, and Andreeva also refused to shake hands with the referee after the game.
However, Djokovic's opponent, the 20-year-old Alcaraz, won the Wimbledon Championships men's singles title for the first time, not only is he recognized as the successor of the Big Three, but he is also expected to earn more than 30 million pounds (about 280 million yuan) before the end of this year, which can be said to be both fame and fortune.
Alcaraz is still living with his parents in a small apartment above a barbecue restaurant in the southern Spanish city with a market price of only 170,000 pounds, and it is estimated that he has been regarded as a new generation of heroes because he took down the 36-year-old legendary star Djokovic, and can easily earn 30 million pounds in a matter of months.
"Alcaraz is about to become one of the greatest sports stars in the world. With his youthful appearance, toned body and charming smile, I consider him a dream ambassador for the brand, earning a lot of money from razors to suits and, of course, sportswear endorsements, and even the chance to launch his own brand like Borg or Sharapova did before. ”
Alcaraz is already the hottest advertising darling in tennis today, signing multi-million pound endorsement deals with brands. Some experts say some contracts may soon have to be renegotiated, and more international companies will seek cooperation.