Carlos Alcaraz may just be the man to beat once more at Wimbledon, with the Spaniard now into the last four.
The world number three is protecting his Wimbledon title at all costs, having beaten Novak Djokovic in last year’s final.
Aged just 21, Alcaraz already has three Grand Slam titles to his name, with all three coming on different surfaces.
But a second grass-court title is now on the cards at Wimbledon, with Daniil Medvedev up next in the semi-finals.
Centre Court will play host to that highly-anticipated clash, with the Russian having just won his quarter-final match there.
Carlos Alcaraz shares honest opinion on the Wimbledon courts
The fifth seed overcame world number one Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller to set up a rematch of his 2023 semi-final with Alcaraz.
The Spaniard meanwhile defeated Tommy Paul on Court One to reach the last four, with Alcaraz now sharing his thoughts on the grass surfaces at Wimbledon.
“It is different conditions when the roof is open and when it’s closed,” Alcaraz said in his quarter-final press conference.
“I felt the difference playing on Centre court and Court One is that the grass is different, obviously. I feel like it was more sun on Court One than Centre.
“There was more holes. There were more matches on One than Centre, so I had to adapt my game on that.
“I didn’t feel comfortable at all playing on Court One with the conditions on it but I had to adapt my game and I tried to play my best tennis. I think at the end I found it, just to feel comfortable on it. But it was difficult.”
Tennis stars forced to deal with the elements at Wimbledon
The weather has sadly once again had a major impact on this year’s tournament, with the roof needing to come on regularly due to rain.
But it wasn’t an issue for every single player, with British star Emma Raducanu preferring to play under the roof at Wimbledon.
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American ace Taylor Fritz meanwhile was preparing for bad weather in London, saying it is often ‘miserable’ to play in UK competitions due to the wind.
Tournament organisers will have been working very hard in the build-up to the event in a bid to have the grass surfaces as perfect as possible.
But pleasing every player at the All England Club was always going to be a big ask, particularly with such disappointing weather.
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