Wimbledon 2024: Carlos Alcaraz reaches his second successive semi-final
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-final at 2024 Wimbledon after beating 12th seed Tommy Paul. The Spaniard made a terrific comeback after losing the opening set. He eventually won the men's singles quarter-final 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 after over three hours. Alcaraz, who claimed the 2023 Wimbledon title, has won his 16th match at the grass-court Slam. Here are the key stats.
A look at match stats
Alcaraz won the match after securing 136 points and 34 winners. He served six aces compared to Paul's two. The Spaniard had a win percentage of 65 and 62 in the first and second serves, respectively. Notably, Paul converted four his 10 break points. Alcaraz (37) had less unforced errors than Paul (50). Both of them recorded two double-faults.
Second-youngest man with this double
As per Opta, at 21 years and 65 days, Alcaraz is the second-youngest player in the Open Era to reach the men's singles semi-final at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in consecutive years. He is only behind Rafael Nadal (21y 33d).
