Alcaraz stormed to his first-ever semifinal at the ongoing Wimbledon championships after he defeated Holger Rune in an entertaining semifinal match on Wednesday. The clash between two 20-year-old stars ended in a 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-4 victory for Alcaraz. Following his US Open title win last year
Medvedev entered the semifinal with a thrilling five-set 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 win over Christopher Eubanks on Wednesday, his first grass-court major semi-final. The match lasted for almost three hours.
Alcaraz's match against current world number six Holger Rune was the first men's Wimbledon quarterfinal in Open Era (Since 1968) to be played between two players below the age of 21. This youthful energy and freedom kept the crowds engaged for the whole two hours and twenty minutes. World nu
Alcaraz managed to withstand an early onslaught from Matteo, a solid player on grass surfaces. He lost the first set, but once Spaniard found his rhythm, there was no looking back in the three-hour, four-minute match.
Coming to Wimbledon, Matteo had played just one match in three months due to a stomach injury. But the player found his form in the hallowed lawns of The All-England Club.
The 23-time grand slam champion leads Wawrinka 21-6, head-to-head. This was their just third meeting since the final of the 2016 US Open, which the Swiss player won.
The 20-year-old had a 4-2 tour-level record on grass at the beginning of the week, but he is quickly gaining confidence on the surface. Alcaraz prevailed in one hour and 25 minutes to set up a matchup in the round of eight against either Francisco Cerundolo, the eighth seed, or former World