Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed Carlos Alcaraz the championB次元官网网址檚 trophy after the Wimbledon menB次元官网网址檚 final at on Sunday in only her second public appearance since .

Kate, wife of heir to the throne , was greeted by a standing ovation when she arrived in the Royal Box at Centre Court to watch . After leaving the court following the trophy ceremony, the princess and Alcaraz had a conversation in a room inside the tournamentB次元官网网址檚 main stadium.

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Djokovic vowed to get back to work after being outplayed by Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final Sunday less than 1 1/2 months after knee surgery, with the intention of contending for a gold medal at the Paris Olympics and a record 25th Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open.

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Djokovic also was beaten by Alcaraz in last yearB次元官网网址檚 Wimbledon final. The 37-year-old from Serbia is 23-7 without a title this season; Sunday was his first appearance in a final in 2024.

In Grand Slam play, he was eliminated by current No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open semifinals in January, then reached the quarterfinals at the French Open but needed to pull out before that round after tearing the meniscus in his right knee. He had an operation on June 5 and wasnB次元官网网址檛 sure he would be able to enter Wimbledon at all until a few days before the draw.

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With a gray sleeve covering his right knee, Djokovic won just 27 of 53 points when he went to the net and finished with 26 winners to AlcarazB次元官网网址檚 42.

Djokovic was broken five times and only won one of the 21-year-old AlcarazB次元官网网址檚 service games.

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Still, like most people, Alcaraz was impressed that Djokovic managed to make it all the way to the final at Wimbledon.

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Earlier, Kate B次元官网网址� wearing a purple dress, one of WimbledonB次元官网网址檚 official colors B次元官网网址� went from the stands down to the playing surface to present the trophies, part of her duties as patron of the All England Club, which hosts the annual tournament.

She shook hands with some of the ball kids who worked at the tournament, then exchanged words with both players and applauded for Alcaraz after giving him the winnerB次元官网网址檚 trophy for the second year in a row.

B次元官网网址淚t was, of course, a privilege to be in her presence again. IB次元官网网址檝e said to her that it is very nice to see her in good health; she seems to be in good health,B次元官网网址� Djokovic said at his postmatch news conference. B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 obviously very positive news for everyone in this country, but also for Wimbledon.B次元官网网址�

Kate and her 9-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte, got to the site of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament in southwest London in a motorcade about a half-hour before the final was scheduled to begin. They went to a terrace at the club that is connected to the main stadium by a pedestrian walkway and greeted several people, including 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu and other young British tennis players.

Also in the Royal Box for the final were KateB次元官网网址檚 sister, Pippa Matthews, actors Tom Cruise and Benedict Cumberbatch and several past Wimbledon champions, including Rod Laver, Andre Agassi and Stefan Edberg.

Since 2016, Kate has been the patron of the All England Club. She did not attend Saturday when for the womenB次元官网网址檚 title.

Kate revealed in March that she has an unspecified form of cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. Her lone public appearance since then had been attending last monthB次元官网网址檚 for King Charles III. Before that event, she released a statement but still had B次元官网网址済ood days and bad days.B次元官网网址�

Prince William has been a regular at Wimbledon finals but was not there Sunday. Instead, he planned to be in Germany to watch England face Spain in the final of the menB次元官网网址檚 soccer . He is the president of the English Football Association.