He is 22 years old and for Carlos Alcaraz These are the fourth eighth consecutive finals in Wimbledon. Not to mention the two crowns that he raised in 2023 and 2024, the Murcia has made the extraordinary something everyday. He won the German Struff (1-6, 6-3, 3-6 and 4-6) In a more complicated match than can show, at first glance, the marker … and is cited with the Russian Andréi Rublev in the next round.
For the fifth time, Jan-Lennard Struff and Carlos Alcaraz saw their faces. The first duel, in Roland Garros, was for the German; The last three, including one in Wimbledon and a final of Mutua Madrid Open, for Spanish. The veteran German tennis player measured a 'Carlitos' who came from showing a clear improvement against Trvet in the second round. After the defeat of Davidovich Fokina against Fritz, it was the turn in the Central del Murciano.
Y Alcaraz did not fail. A triumph, that of his fourth consecutive pass (at least) to the eighth of Wimbledon, which made him The seventh Spanish player in the 'open era' that reaches that round in Wimbledon on four or more occasions. It joins the 'Club' of Rafael Nadal (10), Feliciano López (6), Roberto Bautista Aguet, David Ferrer and Fernando Verdasco (all 5) and Juan Carlos Ferrero (4). In the real box, while, Gary Lineker y Anthony Joshua They enjoyed the show.
Gary Lineker and Anthony Joshua, together in the Royal Palco of the Court Center.
Without Alcaraz still giving its best version with the first service (that of Queen's) … Yes, the Murcia was working to the rest and from the track bottom. In the third game of the game there was already broken, blank, to Struff. He finished the first manga in 27 minutes, 60 seconds less than what had taken Sinner on Thursday against Vukic. It seemed a 'pique' between the two giants of the ATP Tour … and Alcaraz closed it to the beautiful, with an 'ace' in the second service.
Struff's brief rebellion
'Carlitos' could have put a goal of overcoming his triumph against Nishioka in the Australian Open this year (6-0, 6-1 and 6-4). The victory, in a Grand Slam match, faster of his career without counting: one hour and 21 minutes. But Struff still had something to say and if Alcaraz broke again for 2-1, the German returned it to lengthen the game. The scarce 27 minutes and the beating of the first set would not repeat again.
Alcaraz hits the ball against Jan Lennard Struff.
The game was going to trumpets, Alcaraz lacked fluidity and Struff stopped making the first mistakes. Although 'Carlitos' clearly improved the success in the first service (from 54% of the first to 71% in the second set), The German also began to hit 'Ace' after 'Ace' and broke Alcaraz to track a set that certified minutes later. There were murmurs in the stands of the Center Court: Could the surprise jump?
No. Alcaraz stifled Struff's rebellion quickly, at the beginning of the third set, with a break. And while Warstein's was brave, always the attack and quickly rising to the network (20/32 against Carlos's 8/10 after three sets), his background game worked for Murcia. It took 32 minutes to return everything to normal While the wind took to the center the madness of the public for Jarry – Fonseca from track three.
But the game was not going to end there. Struff did not give up and came to enjoy a 'break' ball for the 4-2 that would have doubted more than one. It was then When the Alcaraz from the great appointments came out and took a point that lifted the Court Center and his team in the 'Box'. Carlos needed to grab the German weak in the serve. And it arrived. Two double faults in ninth game of the very long set and several magical blows of the Murcian who brought the pass and lifted to the stands. 21 consecutive triumphs and more than 47 hours without losing in Wimbledon.
Now, however, the level rises: In the eighth, Rublev awaits.
