REIGNING Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz is through to another All England club final after defeating Russian Daniil Medvedev in a come-from-behind four-set win over night. After dropping the first set in a tiebreaker, Alcaraz got back on track to win in just under three hours, 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4.

The Spanish third seed needed two hours and 55 minutes to book his place in a second successive final, facing off against the same player he beat for the crown in five sets last year, Novak Djokovic. While he was world number one then, the now third ranked Alcaraz is back in his best form on the English grasscourts, needing two hours and 55 minutes to secure his spot in the 2024 final.

“Honestly, I feel I’ve played better matches this year here – against Tommy Paul, for example,” Alcaraz said post-match. “Obviously Daniil and Tommy have differing styles of play and you have to adapt your game to both matches.

“But I’m coming into a final feeling great, with a really high level of tennis, moving well, with a really high level of confidence for really good results on Sunday. It’s great to be back in a Wimbledon final and I’m going to enjoy it for sure.”

Alcaraz slammed home a massive 55 winners – including six aces – for only 37 unforced errors – as his opponent had the 31 winners to 24 unforced errors. While Medvedev did not play badly, Alcaraz was a class above.

The Spaniard admitted there had been challenges moving from clay to grass, but despite being challenged at times throughout the tournament, managed to pull through it and would be better for it in the long run.

“I’m not going to lie – it’s difficult switching from clay to grass,” Alcaraz said. “Everybody could see at Queen’s that I didn’t play well and had a lot of work to do.

“I needed hours of practice on grass just to be better, to try to feel as comfortable as I can. There’s no secret to it. You have to put in work and trust that it’s going to be better.”

Djokovic reached his 10th Wimbledon final after a straight sets 6-4 7-6 6-4 victory over Italian 25th seed Lorenzo Musetti in the other semi-final. The former world number one and seven-time All England club champion served six aces to two, and though he hit nine more unforced errors (31-22) and the same amount of winners (34) as his opponent, was able to break four times to two during the win.