London : In Wednesday’s clash between the two 20-year-olds, Carlos Alcaraz triumphed over Holger Roon as he beat the Dane 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-4 to reach the final. Here is his first Wimbledon semifinal.
Alcaraz’s match against world No. 6 Roone was the first men’s Wimbledon quarterfinal battle in the Open Era (since 1968) between two players under the age of 21, and both tried to entertain the packed crowd. Played with Young Freedom on Center Court.
They were shattered by his devastating shotmaking for two hours and 20 minutes, but world No. 1 Alcaraz had answers in the big moments, becoming the most 20-year-old to reach the last four at the SW19 since Novak Djokovic in 2007. Became a young person.
“It’s amazing for me. It’s been a dream since I started playing tennis, to get good results here at Wimbledon, such a beautiful and wonderful tournament for me. It’s a dream to play the semi-finals here,” Alcaraz said. . I feel I am playing at the best level. I didn’t expect to play at such a high level on this surface. For me it is passion.
Alcaraz advances to his third major semifinal with his 45th Tour-level win of the season and improves to 2-1 in his ATP head-to-head series against Rooney, defeating the Dane on his way to the 2021 Next Gen ATP Finals title .
Alcaraz said, “It was tough. In the beginning I was really nervous, playing the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and even more so against Roone, who is my same age.”
“He plays at a fantastic level and it was tough to play against him. But I have said it many times, once you step on the court you are not a friend, you have to focus on yourself and I Looks like I’ve done pretty well at it.”
Standing in the Spaniard’s way in the other major final will be world No. 3 Daniil Medvedev. The 27-year-old notched up his 46th win of the season against Christopher Eubanks to beat the American in five sets 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 to reach the semi-finals. .
If Medvedev wins the title, he will move into first place in the ATP Live Race to Turin and set the stage for a three-way battle for the ATP year-end No. 1 spot with Novak Djokovic and Alcaraz.
Alcaraz, on the other hand, is aiming to become the third youngest player in the Open era to win the Wimbledon men’s singles crown. If he wins his second major title this fortnight, the 2022 US Open champion is set to remain No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
(IANS)
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