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Wimbledon 2025: Carlos Alcaraz storms into semi-finals, Aryna Sabalenka, Anisimova, Fritz all in final four | Tennis News
Wimbledon 2025: Carlos Alcaraz storms into semi-finals, Aryna Sabalenka, Anisimova, Fritz all in final four | Tennis News
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz produced a Centre Court masterclass to achieve his third straight Wimbledon semi-final, dismantling Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 in simply 99 minutes on Tuesday. After a patchy run to the final eight, the Spanish second seed rediscovered high type, firing 39 winners to arrange a semi-final conflict with American fifth seed Taylor Fritz.World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka survived a scare to achieve the Wimbledon semi-finals with a hard-fought 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Germany’s Laura Siegemund in two hours and 54 minutes on Centre Court. The Belarusian, into her third Wimbledon semi-final after earlier appearances in 2021 and 2023, was twice a break down in the final set earlier than rallying. “That was a real test. I need some time to cool down and recover after this,” Sabalenka stated. “She pushed me so much. After the first set I was looking at my box and thinking, ‘book the tickets, we are about to leave this beautiful place’.” “She played an incredible tournament and match. She is really making everyone work against her, you know you have to work for every point. I’m just super happy with the match and win.”
Sabalenka stays the one top-six seed left in the ladies’s draw. Siegemund, ranked 104 and identified extra for her doubles success, had surprised Australian Open champion Madison Keys earlier.
Aryna Sabalenka celebrates successful match level towards Laura Siegemund of Germany (Image by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
“It doesn’t matter if you are a big hitter, big server, you have to work, you have to run and to earn the victory,” Sabalenka added. “I had to make sure I didn’t show I was annoyed by her, even if I was slightly, I didn’t want to give her that energy.” On Court One, Taylor Fritz defeated Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7/4) to achieve his first Wimbledon semi-final. The match was interrupted by a malfunction in the brand new line-calling system, which incorrectly referred to as “fault” on a Fritz forehand. Khachanov stated, “I’m more for line umpires… Sometimes it’s scary to let machine do what they want, you know.”
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American Amanda Anisimova booked her first Wimbledon semi-final spot, beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 7-6 (11/9). “It was such a battle… That tie-break was super-stressful. I’m super-excited to be in the semi-finals for the first time,” stated Anisimova, who took an eight-month break in 2023 attributable to psychological well being struggles. She will face Sabalenka in the final four.
