SPANISH young gun Carlos Alcaraz has quickly moved up to third overall on the most Grand Slams by an active player after winning his second consecutive Wimbledon title in straight sets over the man with the most, Novak Djokovic.

In a simply sensational performance where Alcaraz played as well as Djokovic did badly – a rare occurrence for the 24-time major winner – he never really looked liked losing despite a third set challenge to win, 6-2 6-2 7-6.

From the get-go Alcaraz was on, having seen off a bevy of challenges along the way to the fina, and broke twice in the first set, while winning 13 of 15 first serve points (87 per cent) in a dominant performance to start the match.

By the end of hte second set, Alcaraz had remarkable dropped just four points on serve, won eight of nine net points, saved the only break point he faced, and had broken four times with a receiving point success rate of 48 per cent.

In summary, he had completely blitzed an out of sorts Djokovic, hitting 19 winners to 13 unforced errors, and limited the normally composed Serbian to just 30 of 57 points on serve – just 52.6 per cent – across the first two sets.

The third set was far better from the former world number one and seven-time Wimbledon champion, winning the opening game and breaking for the first time in response to a love break off his own serve. He kept it on track until the tiebreak, an area of a tennis match he had no peers.

Well known for his elite tiebreak success, Djokovic won just the four points, as Alcaraz secured the championships 6-2 6-2 7-6 in a time of two hours and 27 minutes. By the end, Alcaraz had hit 16 more winners (42-26) and one less unforced error (24-25), breaking five times to one an winning 84 per cent of his first serve points.

Alcaraz said he dreamed of finishing his career as one of the best players of all-time, but was well aware he had a long way to go and the job was not done.

“At the end of my career, I want to sit at the same table as the big guys,” he said post-match. “That’s my main goal. That’s my dream right now. It doesn’t matter if I already won four Grand Slams at the age of 21.

“I don’t know what is my limit. I don’t want to think about it. I just want to keep enjoying my moment, just to keep dreaming. So let’s see if at the end of my career it’s going to be 25, 30, 15, four [Grand Slams]. I don’t know.”

In defeat, Djokovic was full of praise following Alcaraz’s second straight Wimbledon victory over the world number two.

“He had it all today,” Djokovic said post-match. “He was an absolutely deserved winner today.”