Double title holder in London, Carlos Alcaraz is a favorite of the first semi-final gentlemen against the American Taylor Fritz, 5th world player.
Alcaraz made a third of the path (6-4)
It’s not his kind of trembling in the important moments: Carlos Alcaraz wins the first round 6-4 on a last passing in the feet of Taylor Fritz. He had perfectly started his service game with two aces, his 5th and 6th in the game.
Fritz saves a set and recolle ball (5-4)
The American Force Alcaraz to serve for the gain of the set despite a very disputed service game where he ended up flat on the London lawn after a delicious passing of his opponent.
The subtle volley of Alcaraz to lead 5-3
With its station wagon and its 40-0 advance on its service, the Spaniard allows itself a stolen with a forehand dropped behind the net. Sublime.
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The Money Time is getting closer (4-3)
Always handicapped by this station wagon conceded during the first game in the game, Fritz provides service to keep in touch as Money Time approaches.
It holds for “Carlitos” (4-2)
After a last wooded lawyer of the US Open 2024 finalist, the Murcian can tighten the point. He still holds his break in this first round.
A dust in the eye of the Spanish (3-2)
When he had managed to return to 40-30 on the American service, a dust came to slip into the eye of Carlos Alcaraz. He will be examined by a doctor at the change of side, Taylor Fritz having won the game on an ACE.
Alcaraz always imperial in the service (3-1)
Despite a slight hot stroke at 30-30, the double title holder put an accelerator at the right time to conclude on an ACE at T.
Fritz’s response (2-1)
Without conceding one point too, the American wins his first game in the game.
… which goes on with a white game (2-0)
Very sure of the service, Alcaraz does not leave a single point to Fritz, who will have to run after the scoring in the first set.
Entrance station wagon for Alcaraz … (1-0)
On his second station wagon ball, the Murcian takes the lead, well helped by the net band that stopped the ball on the side of the American.
Let’s go for the first semi-final!
Under a radiant sun, Taylor Fritz begins in service against the world number 2, which won the first point on a perfectly slipped head amortized.
“I feel more comfortable at the service,” says Alcaraz
Radious after his demonstration of force against Cameron Norrie, the double holder of the title was notably welcomed from his rise in power to the service. His reaction is to be found on our site.
Players’ entry into the short center
Taylor Fritz precedes Carlos Alcaraz and penetrates first on the lawn of the central court. The Spaniard won the TOSS and chose to return first. Start of the match in 5 minutes.
Alcaraz advantage with direct confrontations
If we consider the confrontation during washing Cup, an exhibition tournament created by Roger Federer, like data to take into account, then Carlos Alcaraz leads 2-0 on direct confrontations against Taylor Fritz, each time on hard. He was indeed imposed 6-2, 7-5 in Berlin last September. Before that, “Carlitos” had swept the American 6-4, 6-2 at home in the quarter-finals in Miami in March 2023. Beware of the form of the world’s number 5, winner of the Eastbourne and Stuttgart on lawn tournaments this year.
Carlos Alcaraz’s journey
As usual, the Murcian is gaining power throughout the tournament. Put under pressure in amazing proportions by Fognini in the first round (5 sets), he then went against the British qualified Tarvet. Struff and Rublev in turn torn off a set in the sixteenth and then in the round of 16, unlike Norrie who was blown in 3 dry sets in quarters in front of his audience.
Taylor Fritz’s journey
Before accessing his first semi-final in Wimbledon, the American has long fought on the courts: first against the French Mpeshi Perricard, defeated in 5 sets over 2 days after winning the first two. Then facing the surprising Canadian Diallo, still in five sets, before a more in control against Davidovitch Fokina in four sets. In the round of 16, he took advantage of the abandonment of Thompson after 42 minutes to combine Khachanov (20th) in quarters. Victory in four sets again for the world’s number 5 against its first seed from the tournament.
The program of the day
Make way for the last square of the London Grand Chelem. Under the English heat, Alcaraz and Fritz will compete first before another enticing duel between Sinner and Djokovic. The full program is concocted to you by our special envoy on site Romain Schneider.
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