
Carlos Alcaraz digs in when it matters. You don’t reach three Wimbledon finals in as many years if you don’t.
The sheer mettle shown by the second seed on Centre Court was breath-taking, as was his ability to overcome the ferocious serving of Taylor Fritz, his 19 aces and all, and still have enough in the tank to be grinning and joking in a court-side interview a minute, no more, after victory.