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Alcaraz stretched, Sinner sublime at Wimbledon
The 21-year-old Alcaraz, bidding for his fourth Grand Slam title, ran into inspired American Frances Tiafoe in a repeat of their thrilling semi-final the 2022 U.S. Open.
Just as in New York, the two players traded blows in a match sprinkled with spectacular exchanges but once again it was Alcaraz who boasted the greater firepower – racking up 55 winners to Tiafoe’s 39 in a 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 win.
“I’m playing with the statistics that I have just lost one match in the fifth set. That’s an advantage for me. That’s why in those situations I play at my high level,” the Spaniard said.
Alcaraz’s day got even better as he finished in time to watch Spain beat Germany at Euro 2024, although he insisted he had not asked the schedulers for an early time slot.
Meanwhile, after being pushed hard by compatriot and 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini in the first round, a clinical Sinner ran riot against Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, winning 6-1 6-4 6-2 in a little over one and a half hours.