Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare in a third-round thriller against Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon. The match went the distance, with Alcaraz rallying from the brink to secure a 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 victory. The Spaniard’s impressive record in fifth sets at majors improved to 12-1. Alcaraz, who won last year’s Wimbledon title by defeating Novak Djokovic, continues his strong performance at The Championships. Next up, he faces either Frenchman Ugo Humbert or American Brandon Nakashima in the fourth round.
During the following press conference Crelitos explained what he had to do to win the match.
“I served (at) a lot of difficult moments during the fourth set. … All I was thinking is: ‘OK, fight one more ball, one more ball.’ Thinking about the next point,” Alcaraz said. “And obviously in the tiebreak, I always tell myself that I have to go for it. If I lose it, I lose it, but I have to feel that I went for it all the time.”
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2024
At the moment ranked no.3, Alcaraz has an overall 29-6 record in 2024. The Spaniard is now having a run in Wimbledon where he ousted the world no.269 Mark Lajal 7-6(3) 7-5 6-2, the world no.69 Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(5) 6-2 6-2, the world no.29 Frances Tiafoe 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 and Unknown Player .
Carlos Alcaraz will square off with the world no.382 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . In the past, they have never played each other till now in top tournaments.
The Spaniard conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells and French Open.
Alcaraz won 15 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Frances Tiafoe in 2024
At the moment ranked no.29, the American played his last match on the 5th of July when he capitulated to world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 in the 3rd round in Wimbledon (draw).
This season Tiafoe owns an overall 15-16 match record. Frances Tiafoe’s most significant accomplishment of this season was getting to the final in Houston.
Frances Tiafoe will play the world no.11 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Round Robin. Their actual head to head record is 4-3 for Tsitsipas.
Tiafoe was the finalist in Houston (US Men’s Clay Court Championship).
The American won 4 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe played each other 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 in the 3rd round in London (Wimbledon) on the 5th of July 2024.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
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