Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner advance to Wimbledon quarterfinals

In the tennis world, an ongoing battle for the title, defending Wimbledon Champions Carlos Alcaraz and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, both fought back against the challenges of Sunday to make the Wimbledon quarterfinals. They are also just one match away from a highly-stakes semifinal.

Jul 07, 2024 04:24 PM

Jul 7, 2024, 12:24 PM ET

In the between the reigning Wimbledon winners Carlos Alcaraz and the world’s top. one Jannik Sinner each fought off the threats the court on Sunday, advancing to the Wimbledon quarterfinals and are one step away from a very risky semifinal.

Alcaraz made the most powerful shots when it mattered most in his victory over Ugo Humbert to a 6-3 7-5 win in a 7-5 victory at Centre Court. Sinner was capable of tackling the massive serving of No. 14 Ben Shelton for an 7-6, 7-6, 6-2 7-6, 6-2, 7-6, 6-2, (9) loss.

To reach the finals, Sinner must face Daniil Medvedev. The No. 5 seed was advancing following the fact that No. 10 seed Grigor Dimitrov had to withdraw because of injury following a loss of 5-3 in the first set.

Alcaraz beat Sinner in five sets in the French Open semifinals in June to win his first time playing on the Court in Roland Garros, and the two could meet another time in the last four, if they both win their next game.

On Sunday, in the semi-finals Alcaraz could appear like he had won his fight well and truly won when he seized control in the 2nd set, after having chased numerous shots that appeared beyond reach at the set point. He even fell to the ground when he hit a forehand, before promptly getting up and preparing for the next shot.

When asked to explain what he does in this context, Alcaraz just said: “Unbelievable I think. “

The truth is, Humbert was close to making a dramatic comeback and could have pushed the match into the fifth set, after the Frenchman had three break points to gain 5-3 lead at the conclusion of set 4.

Alcaraz came back to win the lead due to two aces and then he took breaks to gain the lead of 6-5 when the player hit a long forehand winner.

He came up with match point with one of his agile forehand drop shots which he then transformed into a match-point winner.

“I enjoyed playing today. I feel like that I performed at very top standard,” said Alcaraz who will play in the following match. 12. Tommy Paul.

Shelton started to smack Sinner on court 1 from Court 1 roof by serving and volleying in order to scare Sinner who is the Australian Open champion.

Sinner was ready for the task, but the ace broke the strong American twice before winning his first win.

The Italian player made one of the opening breaks in the second set by winning a rousing ace and then he took control of the game to take an lead of two sets. Shelton had another challenge to overcome after having lost distance during the previous three sets.

Shelton has raised the expectations of her fans by sweeping ahead 4-1 in the 3rd set. But, Sinner came back to keep the 5-5 lead after wrapping his racket on his back, before hitting the ball using the legs in order to drive it toward the net. He then added a forehand shot to take the match to victory.

“That was just luck,” Sinner said about the shooting he took.

Sinner won one set point (6-5), and saved three more during the tiebreaker. He made the second set point following the Shelton player who was serving hard Shelton and double-failed.

Shelton attempted to reach his his first Wimbledon quarterfinal, and he had only had three straight five-set wins which included one victory over Denis Shapovalov which was played on the weekend.

Sinner is currently in Final Eight for a second time in succession, after he defeated Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the last tournament.

Dimitrov appeared to be in top form and quickly jumped to a lead of 3-0 before Medvedev used his position. The Bulgarian was pushed onto Court 1 continuing for two games, which Medvedev was able to win before taking off due to medical reason in seventh.

He briefly returned however he could not move and was forced to call it a night after the eighth match. the game. Medvedev was able to serve three Aces.

Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.