Carlos Alcaraz is just the second Spanish player to reach Wimbledon semi-finals on at least three occasions after the legendary Rafael Nadal. The five-time Grand Slam champion is aiming to become the fifth man to win Wimbledon in three consecutive years in the Open era after Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning against Britain's Cameron Norrie during their men's singles quarter-final tennis match on the ninth day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Pic/AFP
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz has sealed the semi-final berth of Wimbledon 2025 for the third successive year after registering a win over Britain's Cameron Norrie.
The match between Alcaraz and Norrie was played for 99 minutes, in which the Spaniard won 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. Alcaraz was back to his imperious best in the quarter-finals, blasting 39 winners to set up a last-four clash with American fifth seed Taylor Fritz.
Speaking about the victory, the 22-year-old said, "To be able to play another semi-final here at Wimbledon is super-special. It's going to be great. I'm really happy with the way I played against a really difficult player".
On the other hand, Jannik Sinner is struggling with an elbow injury after trailing by two sets in the fourth round before his opponent Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire. With this, Alcaraz could be the player to clinch the title this year.
Speaking about his next rival, Taylor Fritz, the Spain-born said, "Taylor is playing great. The grass season has been really successful for him so far with two titles and a semi-final here. I have to be ready for that battle. I will try to play the same level as today".
"I will rest up a little bit and enjoy the time with my team and my family. For sure, I'm going to play some golf to switch off my mind a little bit," he added.
He is just the second Spanish player to reach Wimbledon semi-finals on at least three occasions after the legendary Rafael Nadal. The five-time Grand Slam champion is aiming to become the fifth man to win Wimbledon in three consecutive years in the Open era after Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
Riding on his exceptional skills, the Spaniard is already being compared to the legends of the game. Alcaraz, who will be making his eighth Grand Slam semi-final appearance, is also bidding to become the second-youngest player in the Open era, after Borg, to win six major men's singles titles.
(With AFP Inputs)
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