Place your bets; it is time for a rematch in 2024! Novak Djokovic takes on the defending champion, Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Wimbledon Championships. In 2023, we witnessed a five-set thriller where the Spaniard toppled the Serbinator to clinch his second Grand Slam. The tennis world has already started to get divided into two parts today. John McEnroe’s brother, Patrick McEnroe, was able to pick his favorite easily, angering the fanbase of his opponent. 

Alcaraz went a step ahead to claim the French Open this year, while Novak Djokovic is still struggling to land his first title of this season. Temperatures have already risen at SW19, and the Serb will be keen to take revenge for last year’s final. So, this is surely going to be a nail-biting faceoff. Patrick McEnroe believes the winner is clear, as she received quite a few criticisms from Nole fans. He showed his support for Alcaraz by writing, “The changing of the guard comes tomorrow.“

The 21-year-old Spaniard has been in a scintillating form this year. He has a win-loss record of 32-7 this season and has already clinched two titles. This is perhaps one of the main reasons for McEnroe’s pick. The second reason could be Djokovic’s form this season. However, if we look at his performance in this tournament, the Serb comeback after surgery shows the player is not ready to lie down.

Patrick McEnroe previously spoke about the Serb’s chances this year, “I think Djokovic, to me, I actually said at the beginning of the year, people thought I was crazy, maybe I am, but I didn’t think Djokovic was going to win a major this year for a variety of reasons.” He picked Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as the “heavy favorites.” It’s true that both of them have won one Slam this season, but do not forget Novak Djokovic is still alive at Wimbledon! Reflecting on the same, Nole fans recently came out in heavy numbers to bash the American.

Patrick McEnroe gets heavily criticized for snubbing Novak Djokovic and picking Carlos Alcaraz for the Wimbledon finals

Patrick McEnroe will team up with his brother, John McEnroe, to provide coverage for ESPN in the men’s singles final at Wimbledon on Sunday (July 14). Both of them have vast experience in this field, and Patrick McEnroe has worked with ESPN since 1995. However, there have been several such instances when these two brothers have faced a major backlash from the fans due to commentary. A similar thing happened just before he was set to take up this mega task on Sunday. His recent tweet made a fan say, “What’s happening? Are you leaving? Someone new in the commentary box?”

Novak Djokovic has already stated, “Every time I step out on the court now, even though I’m 37 and competing with the 21‑year‑olds, I still expect myself to win most of the matches.” He’ll now look forward to matching Roger Federer’s 8 title triumphs record at Wimbledon on Sunday. Djokovic has vast experience on this surface, and this is his 10th final. So fans opine, “Yes from defending champ Alcarez to the new champ Novak Djokovic. We are coming for the 8th.” They completely disagree with what McEnroe has to say about the final.

Djokovic is a 24-time Grand Slam champion who’s currently chasing his 25th at the SW19! If he wins the title on Sunday, he’d become the oldest slam winner in the Open Era. He deserves some respect for what he has done over the years for himself and for the sport. Some of the fans say this comment from Patrick McEnroe was a bit “disrespectful.” The fan wrote, “This is actually a really disrespectful tweet… whichever way it is interpreted.”

Nole fans have often raised their voice against the tennis bigwigs whenever they heard them saying anything critical about their superstar. This time, it was no exception! “You retiring tomorrow??????” asked the other fan.

In 2023, Patrick McEnroe labeled Djokovic as the greatest tennis player after he clinched his 23rd Grand Slam title. He said the Serb has the ability to understand when to be aggressive and when to switch on his defensive mode. He knows exactly when to slice and when to come up to the nets. So that’s why he feels “He’s (Novak) the greatest ever.”

McEnroe even wondered, “How can Djokovic be so good?” because “He never plays a bad match in a big spot.” Reflecting on his past comments on Djokovic a fan wrote, “Whoa, picking against Novak is a new thing for you. I thought you were always a Novak guy…” McEnroe has revealed his pick, but who’s your pick for the mega-final?