Avoiding a surprising exit, the defending champion got past Tiafoe, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2, on Friday, July 5, to reach Wimbledon’s fourth round in an entertaining match filled with moments of brilliance and a series of momentum swings across its 3 hours, 50 minutes.
Jul 6, 2024 03:01 AMAvoiding a surprising exit, the defending champion got past Tiafoe, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 , 6-2, on Friday, July 5, to reach Wimbledon’s fourth round in an entertaining match filled with moments of brilliance and a series of momentum swings across its 3 hours, 50 minutes.
Avoiding a surprising exit, the defending champion got past Tiafoe, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 , 6-2, on Friday, July 5, to reach Wimbledon’s fourth round in an entertaining match filled with moments of brilliance and a series of momentum swings across its 3 hours, 50 minutes. But Alcaraz was better at the business end, the way he was when overturning 2-1 deficits in sets before winning in five in the semifinals and final en route to the French Open title last month.He was unable to pull out what would have been a breakthrough victory for someone who arrived at Wimbledon with a sprained ligament in his right knee and a losing record this season.
Gauff, who is seeded No. 2, will face Navarro in an all-American matchup for a berth in the quarterfinals, where neither has been at Wimbledon. These two good-naturedly traded some mild trash talk when they found out they’d be facing each other, and they hugged and chatted at the net when it was over.
After Tiafoe, who wore a black sleeve on his right knee, slipped and went down to the ground a couple of times Friday, Alcaraz walked around the net to the other side of the court to check on him or offer a hand to help him get to his feet.
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