India, July 11 -- Two-time Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz took a giant step towards completing a hat-trick of men's singles titles at Wimbledon by advancing to his third consecutive final. The World No.2 beat Taylor Fritz of the United States of America 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in a hard-fought semi-final contest on the centre court on Friday.

The hard-serving fifth seed put Alcaraz through a stern test, but the Spaniard prevailed.

In the final, Alcaraz will meet the winner of the second semi-final between World No.1 Jannik Sinner and seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic.(More to follow.)

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