Carlos Alcaraz defeated Taylor Fritz, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(6), to reach the Wimbledon final for the third consecutive year.
The two-time defending champion came out hot, breaking Fritz to begin the match before using his increasingly dominant serve—which averaged 1 MPH more than Fritz on first serve—and baseline aggression to capture the opening set in 35 minutes.
It was a serving masterclass for the Spaniard, who won all 15 of his points on first serve while hitting 12 winners to just three unforced errors.
In the second set, Fritz played a much stronger return game, however.
The 27-year-old created his first breakpoint opportunity before Alcaraz hit a 136-MPH body serve and won consecutive points to narrowly escape.
But Fritz would not let that deter him and stunningly broke the Spaniard’s serve without dropping a single point, ending Alcaraz’s remarkable streak of 43 consecutive service games won to tie the match at one set all.
However, the No. 2 seed remained unfazed.
After Fritz held his first service game, Alcaraz won 12 straight points to take a 3-1 lead.
From there, the Spaniard continued to dominate on his first serve before breaking Fritz once more to capture the set.
Alcaraz won 16 of 17 points on serve in the third set, while Fritz won just 14 of 24 and struggled to stay consistent, committing as many errors (8) as he did in the first two sets combined.
In the fourth set, serving dictated play, eventually forcing a tiebreaker.
Alcaraz took a mini-break lead, but Fritz stormed back and created three set point opportunities at 6-4.
But Alcaraz would not let the pressure get to him, winning four consecutive points to avoid a fifth set.
On Sunday, the 22-year-old will take Centre Court looking to become the fifth player in the Open Era to three-peat at the All England Club.