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Highlights: Alcaraz into men's final at Wimbledon 2025
Wimbledon 2025
Venue: All England Club Dates: 30 June-13 July
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Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz held off a battling Taylor Fritz in a thrilling fourth-set tie-break to reach the Wimbledon final and stay on course for a third successive title.
The world number two produced all the high-quality facets of his game, from powerful serves to hitting shots of unreturnable quality and riding through high-pressure moments, to win 6-4 5-7 6-3 7-6 (8-6)
It was a display that underlines he will be a tough man to beat in Sunday's final, where he will either once again face Novak Djokovic – who he has beaten to the trophy in the past two years – or world number one Jannik Sinner.
Half of Fritz's career wins have come on grass and he did well to hang in there with Alcaraz, giving his all to try to take the match to a decisive fifth set.
At one stage that looked like happening as Fritz took five successive points in the tie-break, but Alcaraz dug deep to save two set points before holding his nerve to fight back for a win that he celebrated by holding out his arms and roaring to the sky.
"It was a really difficult match. It was tough with the conditions, really hot," he said.
"I am just happy in the four sets, saving two set points. I am really proud about the way I stayed calm.
"I am really pleased about my level today."
The win extended Alcaraz's winning run to 24 matches and he added: "This is my dream, stepping on these kind of courts and playing these beautiful courts at the most beautiful tournaments in the world. That is all I try to think about.
"I don't want to think about Sunday, I just want to think about this moment."
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How 'out of this world' Alcaraz 'set the tone' for a place in the Wimbledon final
Alcaraz's matches at Wimbledon have mostly been characterised by him making slow starts, but that was not the case on Friday as he immediately broke Fritz's powerful serve.
His aggressive start appeared to startle his opponent and Alcaraz looked on course to win in straight sets as he raced through the opener, even unperturbed by having something in his eye at one point that required attention.
But the 27-year-old Fritz responded well in the second set, keeping pace with Alcaraz to increase the scoreboard pressure and that seemed to take its toll on the Spaniard for the first time on a sweltering day at the All England Club, as he was broken at 6-5 to level matters.
Alcaraz's response to that was as devastating as it was swift, breaking Fritz early once again before winning 13 unanswered points and not dropping a single one on his serve in the first four games on his way to taking the third set.
But Alcaraz's battling qualities were required once again as Fritz, looking to become the first American man to reach a Wimbledon singles final since 2009, once again found his serve, at one stage hitting a four-ace game.
Just as the crowd were settling in for a prospective fifth set after Fritz brought up two set points, Alcaraz responded by seeing them both off and then sealing his match point opportunity to reach a Grand Slam final for the sixth time.
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Wimbledon 2025 results: Carlos Alcaraz beats Taylor Fritz to reach final – BBC
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