Taylor Fritz is through to his first Wimbledon Semi-Final after a 4th set tie-break win.
6'3, 6'4, 6'1, 7'6(4)
He'll play the winner of the next QF: Cameron Norrie v Carlos Alcaraz
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Taylor Fritz is through to his first Wimbledon Semi-Final after a 4th set tie-break win.
6'3, 6'4, 6'1, 7'6(4)
He'll play the winner of the next QF: Cameron Norrie v Carlos Alcaraz
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Poor start from Cam; down 2-5 after just holding his serve. Alcaraz is a double break up and serving for the first set.
Alcaraz wins 6'2, 6'3, 6'3.
No contest really, the Spaniard absolutely turned up the pace.
Norrie couldn't find his serve or form that he displayed so well 2 days ago.
A pity for Cameron but he was up against it today and Carlos definitely stepped up! Alcaraz seemed to gain the momentum after saving 4 bp's early on and Norrie could not quite find the form to really challenge him. The time on court was likely a factor, still a good run for Cameron! Fritz having a good tournament but think he will need another gear for the semi.
Laura Siegmund certainly gave Sabalenka a bit of a scare, twice a break up in the 3rd but the word no1 recovered to win 4-6,6-2,6-4, a bit of a missed opportunity though and Aryna will now play Anismova.
Cash/Glasspool win the 3 Brit quarter, but unfortunately Joe and Neal lost so we won't have an all British semi. Instead they will play Granollers/Zeballos.
Semis are set!
Tomorrow, Sabalenka plays Anisimova and then Bencic plays Swiatek.
On Friday, it's Fritz v. Alcaraz and Sinner v. Djokovic.
Not too much trouble for Sinner today, outplayed shelton in straight sets (first set breaker may have been important) A bit of a challenge for Djokovic but Cobolli could not do enough, a bit of a bad tumble near the end mind you as Novak took it 6-4 in the 4th. Maybe a bit of a surprise that Bencic got the better of Andreeva in two breakers,a bit more resistance in the 2nd but Samsonova could not stop Swiatek also reaching her first Wimbledon semi.
Stell - Taylor Fritz has NOT announced his retirement so I have deleted your post.
It's Tim Van Rijthoven who has said he's retiring from playing tennis.
Jordan Thompson retired against Fritz in the R16.
Sorry, it wasn't Taylor Fritz who announced his retirement. It was Tim van Rijthoven, who beat Taylor Fritz in 2022, has announced his retirement.
Womens final will be Swiatek v. Anisimova.
The first all British Men's Doubles pairing to reach the Wimbledon final since 1960 are Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool!
A tussle between Anisimova and Sabalenka , Amanda was the stronger though as she took it 6-4,4-6,6-4(though failed to serve it out at 5-3), In contrast Iga Swiatek eased past Bencic for the loss of 2 games.
Cash/Glasspool got the better of Granollers/Zeballos 6-3,6-4 in just over an hour,well done! Joe Salisbury/Luisa Stefani lost out on the Mixed Doubles final to Verbeek/Siniakova in two Breakers.
Well done to Cash and Glasspool. I had hoped Salisbury and Stefani would win it.
Men's Final will be Alcaraz v. Sinner.
Men's semi went much as expected. Fritz done better than i thought though and put Alcaraz under some pressure with some big strike tennis though a lapse cost the spaniard the second. Carlos overall strong on returns and even though Taylor was a point away from a 5th set Alcaraz stepped up in the key moments.
Sinner was just too strong for Djokovic as he swept him in straights, Novak may not have been 100% fit but think the contrast in movement would likely have been apparent anyway. There was a glimmer when Jannik faltered early in the 3rd and Djokovic had a bp for 4-0 but the tables turned again after a sloppy game, Sinner winning 6 out of the last 7 games.
Anyway should be entertaining final though remains to be seen if the quality will match the French.
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Cash/Glasspool win Wimbledon Mens Doubles - the 1st all British Doubles team to win the trophy for 89 years!!!
6'2, 7'6(3)
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Double bagel in the Ladies Final...
A proper rabbit in the headlights moment for Anisimova.
Great performance from Julian and Lloyd-well done! :swingin::swingin:, certainly an achievement. Whilst up against a bit of a scratch pairing they had put out the top seeds Arevalo/Pavic.
I thought Swiatek would win in straights but not in that manner, Anisimova was so tight and it looked bleak when she failed to get on the board at the start of the 2nd- disappointing. Still Iga returned very well and took full advantage to add Wimbledon to her list of slams and looked comfortable on grass. Would have been a lot tougher had it been against Sabalenka obviously.
Congratulations to Cash and Glasspool on winning yesterday's final. They also became the first all British men's doubles champions since Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey won in five sets against the other British pairing of Charles Hare and Frank Wilde in 1936.
Alcaraz v Sinner.
The Spaniard is going for a 3rd consecutive Wimbledon Title, Sinner his first.
First break of serve to the Italian!!! Serving at *3-2 in the 1st set.
Based on their marathon match at Roland Garros it's way to early to call this one ...........
1 set all: Alcaraz 6'4, 4'6 Sinner
Sinner wins 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.
Not the drama of the French but an entertaining final, hoped for more from Alcaraz mind you. carlos came back strongly to win the first but thereafter Sinner tended to dictate. Alcaraz though missed break points at 3-4 down in the 4th. Jannik overall was able to attack more whilst carlos' flair did not pay off. The Italian though was the better player and deserved his first Wimbledon title,well done!
Pity Alfie Hewitt lost both finals (not at best with Gordon Reid), did take first set from the word no1 Oda but the challenge proved too much in the end and lost 3-6,7-5,6-2. Still another good run!
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Well done Jannik Sinner, stayed calm and got the win - his first at Wimbledon!