Carlos Alcaraz (ATP 3) has reached the next round in Wimbledon with more fight and tension than expected. The 21-year-old Spaniard had to go five sets against his opponent Frances Tiafoe (ATP 29) – he ultimately won in 3 hours and 50 minutes with 5:7, 6:2, 4:6, 7:6 (7:2), 6:2. On Centre Court, with the roof closed, Alcaraz showed a disappointing performance at times and had to make up a set deficit twice.
Tiafoe, on the other hand, was able to read Alcaraz’s hard serves very well and took the first set thanks to a late break to make it 6:5. The 26-year-old American then clearly lost the second set, but continued undeterred. After winning the third set, Tiafoe had the Spaniard on the verge of a bitter disappointment in the fourth set. But Alcaraz made short work of him in the tiebreak.
This was also the case in the fifth and final set, which was the quickest at around 34 minutes. Alcaraz broke Tiafoe early to make it 2-1 and 4-1 and finally won after almost four hours. This means that his second triumph at Wimbledon is still possible. A year ago, Alcaraz impressed with his final victory over the Serbian record Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic.
Sinner doesn’t show any weakness
Much less trouble with declared world number 1 Jannik Sinner with his opponent in the 3rd round. The Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic (ATP 58) could not hold a candle to the reigning Australian Open champion and lost in three sets with 1:6, 4:6, 2:6.
Sinner had won all of the first five games, and winning the first set was then just a formality. In the second set he earned two break points, and he used the second to break his serve to make it 5:4. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
The Italian started the third set with a perfect break. He followed it up with another to make it 4:1. After just 1:38 hours of play, he earned his first match point, which he was able to use to advance to the round of 16.
Rain disrupts program
Alcaraz and Sinner’s two opponents in the round of 16 are not yet known. Due to the bad weather conditions, numerous games, some of which had already started, had to be postponed until Saturday.
2024-07-05 16:49:00
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