Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed Carlos Alcaraz the champion害羞草研究所檚 trophy after the Wimbledon men害羞草研究所檚 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 tournament害羞草研究所檚 main stadium.

害羞草研究所淵ou played so well,害羞草研究所� Kate told him. 害羞草研究所淓njoy the win.害羞草研究所�

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.

害羞草研究所淚n the face of adversity, normally I rise and I learn and get stronger,害羞草研究所� Djokovic said after his 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) loss to Alcaraz. 害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 what I害羞草研究所檓 going to do.害羞草研究所�

Djokovic also was beaten by Alcaraz in last year害羞草研究所檚 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 wasn害羞草研究所檛 sure he would be able to enter Wimbledon at all until a few days before the draw.

害羞草研究所淢y preparation for Wimbledon wasn害羞草研究所檛 as I would have it normally. 害羞草研究所� There was hindrance obviously because of the injury,害羞草研究所� Djokovic said. 害羞草研究所淭hat probably had an effect, particularly in the opening rounds. But as the tournament progressed, I felt better and better. I reached the finals. Some matches I played some really good tennis. Some matches I kind of battled my way through. But today, I saw that I was just half a step behind him, in every sense.害羞草研究所�

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 Alcaraz害羞草研究所檚 42.

Djokovic was broken five times and only won one of the 21-year-old Alcaraz害羞草研究所檚 service games.

害羞草研究所淏eing able to reach the finals of Wimbledon 害羞草研究所� (is) a great confidence boost. But I also feel like in a matchup today against the best player right now in the world, for sure 害羞草研究所� I mean, other than Jannik, and both of them are the best this year by far 害羞草研究所� I feel like I害羞草研究所檓 not at that level,害羞草研究所� Djokovic said.

害羞草研究所淚n order to really have a chance to, I guess, beat these guys in Grand Slam latter stages or Olympics,害羞草研究所� he added, 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 going to have to play much better than I did today and feel much better than I did today.害羞草研究所�

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

害羞草研究所淲hat he has done this tournament 害羞草研究所� with a surgery just before a few weeks before the tournament 害羞草研究所� (began) is amazing. It is unbelievable.害羞草研究所�

Earlier, Kate 害羞草研究所� wearing a purple dress, one of Wimbledon害羞草研究所檚 official colors 害羞草研究所� 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 winner害羞草研究所檚 trophy for the second year in a row.

害羞草研究所淚t was, of course, a privilege to be in her presence again. I害羞草研究所檝e said to her that it is very nice to see her in good health; she seems to be in good health,害羞草研究所� Djokovic said at his postmatch news conference. 害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 obviously very positive news for everyone in this country, but also for Wimbledon.害羞草研究所�

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 Kate害羞草研究所檚 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 women害羞草研究所檚 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 month害羞草研究所檚 for King Charles III. Before that event, she released a statement but still had 害羞草研究所済ood days and bad days.害羞草研究所�

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 men害羞草研究所檚 soccer . He is the president of the English Football Association.