Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after beating Britain’s Cameron Norrie during a quarterfinal men’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Taylor Fritz of the U.S. reacts during the men’s singles quarter final match against Karen Khachanov of Russia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 8, 2025.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns to Italy’s Flavio Cobolli during a quarterfinal men’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 9, 2025.Â
Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates winning the men’s singles quarter final match against Ben Shelton of the U.S. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after beating Britain’s Cameron Norrie during a quarterfinal men’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz takes on Taylor Fritz, and Jannik Sinner faces Novak Djokovic in the men’s semifinals at Wimbledon.
Both matchups are scheduled to be played Friday at Centre Court, with No. 2 seed Alcaraz vs. No. 5 Fritz leading things off at about 1:30 p.m. local time, followed by .
The two winners will meet Sunday to decide the champion.
Alcaraz has won the last two trophies at the All England Club, beating Djokovic in the final each time.
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Alcaraz is on a career-best 23-match winning streak that includes , defeating Sinner in an epic five-set final after saving three match points.
In all, Spain’s Alcaraz owns five Grand Slam titles at age 22. Italy’s Sinner, who won the Australian Open in January, has three at age 23. They have combined to collect the last half-dozen majors.
That’s nothing compared to what Djokovic has accomplished, of course. The 38-year-old from Serbia , the most for a man, and is bidding for a 25th that would give him more than anyone in the history of tennis.
, which would tie Roger Federer’s men’s mark. Martina Navratilova holds the overall record at the All England Club with nine triumphs in singles.
Fritz, a 27-year-old from California, is eyeing his first Grand Slam title. at least year’s U.S. Open.
