{"id":70271,"date":"2025-07-09T01:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=70271"},"modified":"2025-07-09T01:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:49:21","slug":"alcaraz-masterclass-ends-norries-wimbledon-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=70271","title":{"rendered":"Alcaraz masterclass ends Norrie\u2019s Wimbledon hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz produced a Wimbledon masterclass to end British hope Cameron Norrie\u2019s run and move into the semi-finals once again.<\/p>\n

Second seed Alcaraz underlined why he is the tournament favourite with a scintillating 6-2 6-3 6-3 win.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard will face Taylor Fritz \u2013 the American fifth seed bidding for a first major title \u2013 in the last four.<\/p>\n

Fritz secured his place in the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time with a 6-3 6-4 1-6 7-6 (7-4) victory over Russia\u2019s Karen Khachanov.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz is seeded behind Italian rival Jannik Sinner because of their respective world rankings, but his superior record on grass courts \u2013 and current hot streak \u2013 makes him the man to beat.<\/p>\n

Victory over Norrie marked a 23rd win in a row for Alcaraz, who is bidding to become the fifth man to win three successive Wimbledon titles in the Open era.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy. To play another Wimbledon semi-final is super special,\u201d said Alcaraz, who secured victory in one hour and 39 minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy confidence is really high, I\u2019m feeling great. It was my best match so far in the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Norrie\u2019s defeat signals the end of British interest in the Wimbledon singles for another year.<\/p>\n

But, when the dust settles on a brutally one-sided result, the 29-year-old left-hander will take positives from his run after a difficult 18 months.<\/p>\n

After saving four break points in his opening service game, five-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz quickly upped his level and wowed the Centre Court crowd with his all-court ability.<\/p>\n

With Alcaraz serving strongly, hammering groundstrokes and moving elegantly around the court, 61st-ranked Norrie had little chance of causing a shock.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis level was unreal. I felt if I didn\u2019t do enough with the ball, he was going to punish me with a lot of his different options,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Norrie, who had been bidding to match his run to the last four in 2022, will regain his place in the world\u2019s top 50 when the ATP rankings are updated next week.<\/p>\n

Norrie puts Wimbledon run down to \u2018enjoying life\u2019<\/h2>\n

Many British tennis fans may have thought they would not see Norrie playing at this level again.<\/p>\n

A forearm injury last year contributed to his ranking plummeting towards the bottom of the top 100 but after soul-searching talks with his team after the Miami Open in March, he has rediscovered his form.<\/p>\n

Since then, Norrie has reached the French Open fourth round before forging another deep run at Wimbledon, having followed Alcaraz\u2019s lead of a short Ibiza break between the Grand Slam events.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m enjoying my life on the tour, enjoying off the court as much as I can,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think just having a good perspective of just not putting too much pressure on yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heading to party island is a strategy which has also served Alcaraz well.<\/p>\n

He plays at his fluent best when completely relaxed and barely thinking about the shots he is producing, although he can be prone to occasionally losing concentration.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz found the perfect balance against Norrie.<\/p>\n

His deft touches at the net brought gasps of appreciation, and the explosive power and pinpoint accuracy of his baseline strokes were met by exhaled breath.<\/p>\n

Norrie, simply, had no answer. Alcaraz lost just nine more points after seeing off the four break points and clinched the opening set after only 28 minutes.<\/p>\n

Even when the Briton earned a break-back point at 3-2 in the second set, there was no mercy.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz upped his serve and battered down three deliveries over 130mph to hold, breaking again to clinch the set and refusing to let his level drop in the third.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re serving great, you\u2019re playing from the baseline and playing the return games with more confidence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re just playing more calm and thinking things clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fritz recovers to reach first Wimbledon semi-final<\/h2>\n
Taylor Fritz is looking to go one better than his run to the final of last year\u2019s US Open<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fritz had to work hard to beat Khachanov, having looked on course to wrap up the match in straight sets.<\/p>\n

But things suddenly fell apart as he struggled to land his first serve while sending more shots beyond the baseline.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old then had a medical timeout to address some taping on his foot as he looked to avoid being taken to five sets for the third time in five matches at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

There was a bizarre incident at the start of the fourth set\u00a0when a malfunction by the electronic line call system<\/a>\u00a0meant \u2018fault\u2019 was called during play, and the point was replayed.<\/p>\n

But it didn\u2019t impact Fritz\u2019s return to form as he dug deep to come out on top in a tie-break.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m feeling great to get through it,\u201d he said in his on-court interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never had a match really just flip so quickly, so I\u2019m really happy with how I came back in the fourth set and got it done.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt I couldn\u2019t miss, and then all of a sudden I\u2019m making a ton of mistakes. Momentum was definitely not going to be on my side going into a fifth.\u201d<\/p>\n

World number five Fritz is looking to end his country\u2019s long wait for a male Grand Slam winner, with Andy Roddick the last to achieve it with a 2003 US Open success.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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