Carlos Alcaraz will play for his third Wimbledon title in a row on Sunday. The 22-year-old Spaniard is the first finalist after his 6:4, 5:7, 6:3, 7:6 (8:6) win over American Taylor Fritz.
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In the final, Alcaraz will either face seven-time winner Novak Djokovic for the third time in a row or Jannik Sinner, as he did in the French Open final won just over a month ago.
Whether Djokovic or Sinner - Alcaraz's challenger will face an opponent whose chest could hardly be broader. The world number one has now won 20 matches in a row at Wimbledon. His last defeat - one of only two in total at Wimbledon - came three years ago in the round of 16 against Sinner. The young Spaniard's run of success in recent months is also long, with 24 wins in a row since April.
World number five Fritz, who was aiming for his second Grand Slam final after the one at the last US Open, was able to challenge Alcaraz, but not enough to cause the favorite to falter. Alcaraz responded to the 1:1 set equalizer, which Fritz made perfect with one of only three break chances during the match, which lasted almost three hours, with a demonstration of power: in the third set, he only conceded one point on his own serve.
And after Fritz had turned 1:4 into 6:4 in the tiebreak of the fourth set, Alcaraz fended off both of the Californian's set points, the first in particularly impressive style on Fritz's serve with a brilliant return and a successful net attack.
Now he wanted to enjoy this victory, said Alcaraz after converting the first match point and when asked about the final: "I don't want to think about Sunday yet. It's important for me to take my time to celebrate this success, my third final appearance, with the team and the people close to me, many of whom are here."
