Alcaraz masters Medvedev again to seal Wimbledon final return

Carlos Alcaraz is on the brink of back-to-back titles on the grass of Wimbledon.

The 21-year-old Spaniard rallied past Daniil Medvedev 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday afternoon to reach the championship match at the London major. Alcaraz kept his cool after struggling to find his best level in the opening set and raised his game, particularly on serve, to seal a two-hour, 55-minute triumph on Centre Court.

“I’m really happy about my performance today,” said Alcaraz in his on-court interview. “I started really nervously. He was dominating the match, playing great tennis with his serve and his return game.

“It was difficult for me but I tried to push out the nerves at the beginning of the second set. It was really helpful to be up 3-1 and after that I could play my own game and enjoy the match a little bit more. I tried to hit great shots, I moved well, so in general I think I played a pretty good match.”

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Alcaraz, who also defeated Medvedev in the Wimbledon semi-finals last year, next potentially faces a rematch of his epic 2023 final against Novak Djokovic. The Serbian faces 25th seed Lorenzo Musetti in the other semi-final later on Friday as he continues his bid to equal Roger Federer’s record eight Wimbledon men’s singles titles.

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