Updates from SW19 | Fritz has class to upset Alcaraz
Gallery: joyous disorder at Wimbledon
Amanda Anisimova is the first American Wimbledon singles finalist since Serena Williams in 2019. Can she become the first winner from the US since Serena in 2016? Well, Iga Swiatek is an understandable favourite – but neither player has been past the last eight at Wimbledon, so it’s something of a surprise final. Anisimova has a big serve, Swiatek has the proven big-match quality. What gives?
The men’s semi-finals come tomorrow: Taylor Fritz v Carlos Alcaraz, then Jannik Sinner v Novak Djokovic. It’s a tall order the seven-time Wimbledon champion – can Djokovic beat Sinner and (probably) Alcaraz in succession at age 38? Tumaini Carayol expertly conjures with this conundrum.
Less than two hours after his bruising four-set victory over Flavio Cobolli, which sent him through to a men’s record 14th semi-final at the tournament of his dreams, Novak Djokovic’s mind had already cast forward to the monumental challenge ahead. “Sinner and Alcaraz, we know they’re the dominant force right now in tennis,” said Djokovic. “If I want to at least go a step further, I have to beat the No 1 in the world and eventually play Alcaraz in the final.”
