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Alcaraz Continues Wimbledon Title Defence
- Carlos Alcaraz, the defending Wimbledon champion and second seed, defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 on Friday to reach the fourth round.
- Alcaraz faced intense pressure during the match, suffering in every service game, saving breakpoints, and acknowledging the difficulty and need to stay focused on service and return.
- The match included moments of struggle with errors and physical exertion in heat, but Alcaraz used big serves, came to the net often, and capitalized on Struff's double faults to secure victory in four sets.
- Alcaraz expressed surprise to be standing after the match, said he fought hard and ran a lot, and accepted he might feel sore due to the match's physicality compared to earlier rounds.
- With this win, Alcaraz extended his tour-level winning streak to 21 matches and will next face Russia's 14th seed Andrey Rublev in the fourth round.
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Spanishman Carlos Alcaraz, number two in the world, suffered yesterday to beat German Jan-Lennard Struff (125 of the orb); however, he managed to advance to the eighth round of the Wimbledom tournament, where he seeks his third consecutive title.
Tennis-Alcaraz marches on at Wimbledon after tough test, Keys and Osaka crash
By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) -Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz was put through the wringer again on Friday before moving into the fourth round but fellow Grand Slam winners Naomi Osaka and Madison Keys fell by the wayside at the All England Club. It was a good day for British fans after Sonay Kartal and Cameron Norrie sailed through, with the nation’s big hope Emma Raducanu taking on top seed Aryna Sabalenka to round off the…
Spanish tennis ace Carlos Alcaraz defeated German Jan-Lennard Struff in the third round of the third grand slam of the season at Wimbledon. The world number two won 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in just under two and a half hours to advance to the round of 16 on the sacred grass.
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