Updated On: 09 July, 2025 02:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Carlos Alcaraz is just the second Spanish player to reach Wimbledon semi-finals on at least three occasions after the legendary Rafael Nadal. The five-time Grand Slam champion is aiming to become the fifth man to win Wimbledon in three consecutive years in the Open era after Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic

Spain`s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning against Britain`s Cameron Norrie during their men`s singles quarter-final tennis match on the ninth day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Pic/AFP
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz has sealed the semi-final berth of Wimbledon 2025 for the third successive year after registering a win over Britain's Cameron Norrie.
The match between Alcaraz and Norrie was played for 99 minutes, in which the Spaniard won 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. Alcaraz was back to his imperious best in the quarter-finals, blasting 39 winners to set up a last-four clash with American fifth seed Taylor Fritz.
Speaking about the victory, the 22-year-old said, "To be able to play another semi-final here at Wimbledon is super-special. It's going to be great. I'm really happy with the way I played against a really difficult player".