Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-final of the Wimbledon 2023 after defeating Holger Rune 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Alcaraz, 20, made his way to the semi-final of the mega event for the first time in three years as he previously managed to reach the second and fourth rounds in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
With the victory, the Spaniard also became the youngest player ever at 20 to advance to the Wimbledon semi-finals since 2007.
It is quite an achievement for the 20-year-old as the Spaniard talked about how much he struggles on grass before the start of the mega-event.
“First off, at the beginning, I was really nervous.. Playing against Rune, someone the same age as me, playing a great level. It was tough to play against him. As I said a few times, once you get to court, there are no friends,” Alcaraz said after the match.
The Spaniard has expressed his desire to meet Novak Djokovic in the tournament’s final saying facing Novak in the Wimbledon final would be even better than reaching the final itself.
Alcaraz and Djokovic will face each other in the mega event’s final should they win their respective semi-finals.
Alcaraz will take on grass-specialist Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final.
Medvedev defeated the American Christopher Eubanks in the quarter-final after a long battle of five sets. Despite winning the first set, the Russian lost two straight sets and was on the verge of elimination before producing a staggering comeback and winning the tie 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1.
Earlier today in the women’s single, Aryna Sabalenka reached the semi-final of Wimbledon 2023 after battering the US tennis star Madison Keys 6-2, 6-4 in the quarter-finals.
Sabalenka, 25, didn’t have to face much difficulty in defeating the American as she hit 17 winners and made only 14 unforced errors.
The 25-year-old will face Ons Jabeur in the semi-final of the mega-event.
The Tunisian star produced a fantastic comeback to eliminate the defending Wimbledon champion Elyna Rybankina 6-7, 6-4, 6-1 and made her way to the second consecutive semi-final of the championship.
Remaining matches schedule of Wimbledon 2023
Men’s singles semi-finals
July 14 — Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner
July 14 — Carlos Alcaraz vs Daniil Medvedev
Women’s singles semi-finals
July 13 — Aryna Sabalenka vs Ons Jabeur
July 13 — Elina Svitolina vs Marketa Vondrousova