It took Alcaraz just 1hr 50min to subdue Medvedev – the world No3 – in a performance that had hardly any flaws. In person, he is dynamite to watch, and the fans on Centre Court will surely back him on Sunday. I’m going to go for it, and see what happens.”Īt 20, Alcaraz is the youngest man to reach a Wimbledon final since his compatriot Rafael Nadal in 2006 – and only the third Spaniard to do so after Nadal and Manuel Santana. Is no time to be afraid, no time to be tired.

But I dream of playing a final here, and it will be even more special playing against Novak. “I saw that he is unbeaten since 2013 on this court so tough challenge for me,” said Alcaraz of Djokovic. On Friday, Carlos Alcaraz auditioned for this role, and did everything possible to suggest that he is tennis’s answer to St George: the man who can slay the dragonĪfter completing his 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Daniil Medvedev, Alcaraz was asked by on-court interviewer Rishi Persad to consider the outlook for the final

Ten years on from Novak Djokovic’s last defeat on Centre Court, it is clearly going to take a special player to emulate what Andy Murray did on that blazing summer’s day in 2013, with the roars of the crowd behind him.