Carlos Alcaraz has kept his hopes of a third successive Wimbledon title alive after beating Cam Norrie in the quarter-finals.
Alcaraz is excited to play Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals at Wimbledon, having defeated home favourite Norrie 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.
Tim Henman thinks Fritz can “hurt” Alcaraz, with the pair heading into just their third meeting on the ATP Tour.
The Spaniard has triumphed in their two previous matches, winning in Miami in 2023 and at the Laver Cup in 2024.
A third successive Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic is on the cards for Alcaraz, but he must first make it past American ace Fritz.
Billie Jean King says if Carlos Alcaraz can be ‘the best player ever’
He will be fully focused on that tricky match-up, but tennis legend Billie Jean King has been looking further ahead for the Spanish superstar.
Speaking on BBC just before his win over Norrie, the six-time Wimbledon singles champion said: “Alcaraz is the player to beat. He is so imaginative.
“Every generation gets better and he could go on to be the best player ever. I hope he continues to love playing and takes advantage of the gift that he has been given.”
Carlos Alcaraz reminiscent of Rafael Nadal and Bjorn Borg at Wimbledon
The debate for the world’s greatest player ever has been ongoing for some time, and it doesn’t look like slowing down.
And Alcaraz will likely confuse the situation further by throwing his hat into the ring should he continue on his current trajectory.
He is certainly going about things the right way, having now almost repeated heroics from legends Bjorn Borg and Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon.
As per OptaAce, at 22 years and 56 days, he is the third youngest player in the Open Era to reach three successive Wimbledon men’s singles semi-finals.
He is behind only Borg and Nadal in that list, who were both 22 years and 20 days when they achieved the feat in 1976-78 and 2006-08 respectively.
The greatest player of all time topic is open for debate, and many fans and players will argue over who deserves the prestigious title.
But given his age and current ability, Alcaraz may just strike fear into the names already vying for the acclaim.
The Spaniard already has a stunning five Grand Slam titles to his name, although admittedly does have a very, very long way to go to reach the heights of the likes of Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer among others.
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