On a blast furnace of a day Carlos Alcaraz came through the fire. The double Wimbledon champion survived the might and spite of Taylor Fritz’s serve, as well as the 31C heat, to book his place against Jannik Sinner in the men’s final.
But what a struggle this semi-final turned out to be. At one point, as Fritz smashed 135mph serves and howitzer forehands for fun past him, Alcaraz was just one point away from a fifth set. But, as usual, he somehow found a way to flip the narrative and emerge triumphant.
