CARLOS ALCARAZ was astonishingly booed at Wimbledon after booking his place in the final. The Spanish superstar needed four sets to come from behind and beat Daniil Medvedev on Centre Court. There was drama before the first point as BBC presenter Clare Balding hit on the head by a stray tennis ball.
Medvedev then escaped a disqualification as he was penalised for his comments to the chair umpire after being broken when serving for the first set. The Russian did claim the opener on a tie-break but Alcaraz came through, winning 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 to book his place in back-to-back Wimbledon finals . He won the hearts of the nation by beating Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller a year ago.
However, Alcaraz risked undoing all his hard work with a brilliant comment during his post-match on-court interview today. He said: "I feel like I am not new anymore. "I know how I am going to feel before the final, I have been in this position before - I will try to do the things that I didn't do last year and try to be better.
"I will also try the things that went well obviously. BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER S "It will be a good day for Spanish people as well!" Alcaraz was of course referencing the fact that his country, Spain, are in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday evening. 🍓 WE'VE got Wimbledon covered - with our top team at the home of tennis.
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