Carlos Alcaraz (3rd in the ATP rankings), was forced to activate gladiator mode to continue his path to defending his Wimbledon crown. The reigning champion was hard hit by Frances Tiafoe (29) Which forced him to win the fight in five tough sets. After nearly four hours of activity, the Iberian Won 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(2) and 6-2 To settle in the fourth round of the third major championship of this year.
Tiafoe He flirted on more than one occasion with scoring the blow of the day and eliminating the title holder. He scored the first set to surprise everyone, then gave up the second and regained the lead after winning the third set.
Although he continued to print his game, Alcaraz reacted in time to prevent North America from completing this feat.The Spaniard reached the fourth set in the tiebreak, a fertile ground for him, where he played his best version and won the tiebreak clearly.
The world No. 3 fed off the energy his main set win gave him. He took Tiafoe’s second serve to turn the match in his favor. This trend continued throughout the rest of the match as the Iberian claimed a hard-fought victory to continue his title defense.
This way a student Juan Carlos Ferrero And he added a new and very important victory to continue writing the great history. In fact, it came to Win number 14 in his first 16 matches at Wimbledon. Just Rod Laver (16) And Boris Becker (15) They were able to add more joys than Al-Karaz in the same number of matches in All England Club.
The next stop for the former world No. 1 at La Catedral will be right in front of you. Ugo Humbert (16 degrees) or Brandon Nakashima (65 degrees).
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