Wimbledon: Alcaraz sweeps while Sabalenka overcomes in contrasting paths to semis
Fritz also makes it to the last four despite a fresh blunder by the tournament’s controversial line technology system
Carlos Alcaraz swept into the Wimbledon semi-finals for a third successive year as the defending champion demolished Cameron Norrie, while world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka survived a major scare to reach the last four on Tuesday.
Alcaraz needed just 99 minutes to win 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 in his most commanding performance in this year’s tournament.
The Spanish second seed dropped four sets in a series of scrappy displays during his run to the last eight.
But Alcaraz was back to his imperious best in the quarter-finals, blasting 39 winners against the overwhelmed British world No 61, setting up a last-four clash with American fifth seed Taylor Fritz.
Alcaraz is on a career-best 23-match winning run since losing to Holger Rune in the Barcelona final in April – a superb streak that has brought him titles at the French Open, the Rome Masters and Monte Carlo.
The Spaniard, who vanquished Novak Djokovic in the last two Wimbledon finals, has won 34 of his 37 Tour-level matches on grass, while his last defeat at the All England Club came against Jannik Sinner in the fourth round in 2022.