Carlos Alcaraz v Taylor Fritz - Wimbledon 2025 semi-final result as the defending champion roars into a third straight final in SW19

The Three-peat is on!

Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is one win away from securing three straight Wimbledon titles following a hard-fought victory over Taylor Fritz.

The Spaniard bags the fourth-set breaker by an 8-6 scoreline to make it 24 straight match wins after triumphing in two hours and 49 minutes on a sun-drenched Centre Court.

The 22 year-old has now won 20 matches on the spin in SW19 and will hope to make it 21 in his sixth Grand Slam final where the five-time major winner will face Novak Djokovic or Jannik Sinner on Sunday.

What a turnaround!

Fritz lands a flurry of big serves from 4-1 down in the breaker and cuts through Alcaraz with a backhand and then a forehand down the line to get the set on his racquet at 6-4.

The American coughs up the mini break to give Alcaraz hope and the Spaniard is delighted to see his opponent have a brain freeze.

Two sets points disappear in the blink of an eye.

The two-time defending champion leads at the change of ends.

Alcaraz punishes Fritz for playing a daft dropper and earns the mini break with a smash.

The Spaniard nails a big body serve and slides away a sublime, angled volley before Taylor hits back with a big serve to stay in the hunt.

The five-time major winner is tantalisingly close to a third straight Wimbledon final now.

Pressure, what pressure?

Fritz slams down a wide ace to force the breaker after Alcaraz had turned the screw from 40-0 down.

Alcaraz has the crowd on Centre Court murmuring in concern when he wildly fires off the island to give Taylor an early opening.

The second seed retorts with a barrage of scorching crosscourt forehands before a delicious backhand drop volley and a couple of aces guarantee him the minimum of a tie-break.

Fritz makes sure that the first serve lands and then wins an all-court exchange when Alcaraz drills an attempt at the pass just long under pressure.

Taylor concludes an excellent love hold with a deep, probing backhand that Alcaraz can only flick into the net post on the run.

Once again Fritz recovers from a double fault to open to surge through a dominant hold and tie this set at four apiece.

Once again Fritz recovers from an opening double fault to surge through a dominant hold and tie this set at four apiece.

Who will blink first?

Or are we heading towards a first breaker?

Alcaraz continues to push the board with a much more routine hold heading into the key period of this fourth set.

The legendary Andre Agassi has been waxing lyrical about Carlos Alcaraz during this semi-final against Taylor Fritz.

Agassi claims Alcaraz has "the touch of [Roger] Federer, the defence of Novak [Djokovic] and the RPM of [Rafael] Nadal combined in one person."

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Fritz follows suit with a lull in concentration on serve as he opens with a double fault.

Alcaraz’s anticipation helps him steal a point to earn the break chance, but the American lands a  plus-one drive volley and then crushes a few more clutch serves from deuce to edge out of dodge.

Alcaraz fakes a drop with a low slice and has coach Juan Carlos Ferrero smiling as he hits back from 15-30 to keep his nose in front.

The second seed had appeared to be dipping in focus with a poor backhand miss and a double fault briefly offering Taylor a half chance.

Fritz wraps up a quick-fire hold to 15 with a wide ace and it’s still level-pegging in the fourth.

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Fritz has the crowd gasping with a scintillating return winner down the line on the stretch.

Alcaraz retorts to lead 40-15 before the American is at it again with a short-swing return winner up the line.

The second seed is keen to avoid any further issues and slams down a hefty first serve to stay in charge early doors.

Taylor knows he needs a replica of Set 2 here in terms of his own service games and that’s an excellent exemplar to use going forward as he romps through a stress-free love hold to get back on the board.

Alcaraz needs to re-focus at 0-30 and gets a donation when Fritz drills just long and fights his way to Pulp (30-30).

The Spaniard lands a clutch serve to take charge and edges a tricky hold when Fritz shanks way off the island.

Fritz complicates matters with a poor attempt at a dropper and the game turns even more sour when he double faults to cough up two set points.

The American takes his frustration out in his next serve to fend off one but fails to deal with a second serve return on the second and jabs an awkward backhand long.

Alcaraz is back in charge and one set away from a third Wimbledon final in a row.

Alcaraz recovers from a double fault to open to reel off four points in succession and move within a game of bagging the set.