The last ball in at Wimbledon, the final point won, belonged to the top seeded and #1 ranked player, 20 year old Carlos Alcaraz from Spain. The king of Spain, Felipe VI, was in the royal box watching. In another seating area the young son of 36 year old, seven time winner, Novak Djokovic watched his father play the five set match and lose. But it was an amazing battle with both combatants falling and rolling on the grass but rising again to keep going.

This match showed that these players, ranked one and two in the world, are supreme athletes with the amazing stamina and agility that got them to the top. Alcaraz leads the young stars coming along who are challenging the familiar Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. The future will also have Jannik Sinner from Italy and Holger Rune of Denmark center stage. It was tennis at its best! 128 men competed with 127 losing along the way. They lost but they are still the most proficient at this very demanding sport.

The numbers were the same with 128 women starting with finalist unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova defeating Ons Jabeur of Tunisia on Saturday. That match was followed by the men’s doubles finals, a fantastic match of fast hands and fast feet and a roaring crowd watching the unbelievable shots, especially when all four men were at the net.

The Royal Box on Sunday also had the 2nd, 3rd and 4th in line for the British crown watching, all tennis players including young George and his sister Charlotte. Brad Pitt got camera time along with other notables. Of course this old teaching pro was exhausted by the end of the tournament having played so many matches over the two weeks from her easy chair with her dog on her lap. Onward to the U.S. Open in September!

Johnsen made a brief appearance in the U.S. Open for bragging rights long before arriving in Dvl.