(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz are each one win away from meeting in the Wimbledon final, just over a month after their legendary duel at Roland-Garros crown in June. However, they have No. 6 Novak Djokovic and No. 5 Taylor Fritz, respectively, standing in their way in the semifinals on Friday.
While Fritz provided a strong threat, Alcaraz was able to knock him off 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(6) on Friday. The win pushed Alcaraz into the Wimbledon final for the third-straight year. Alcaraz has won the event the last two years, and will be looking for a third-consecutive Wimbledon title Sunday, where he’ll face the winner of Sinner and Djokovic.
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Sinner and Djokovic will face each other in the semifinals again after the top-seeded Italian eliminated the 24-time Grand Slam winner in three sets at the French Open. Sinner has yet to drop a set at Wimbledon as he looks to avenge his championship loss to Alcaraz last month. Djokovic, 38, continues to age like fine wine as he scraped his way to the semifinal over the last week and a half.
Djokovic has won six of the last 10 Wimbledon men’s singles titles, while Alcaraz emerged victorious each of the past two years, beating the Serbian veteran both times.
Date: Friday, July 11
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Carlos Alcaraz-Taylor Fritz start time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Jannik Sinner-Novak Djokovic start time: 10:10 a.m. ET
Location: Center Court | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London
TV channel: ESPN | ESPN+ | Disney+
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