Football: Carlos Alcaraz has come from two to one down to win in the opening stages of Wimbledon 2024.
Wimbledon Wrap: Alcaraz 's comeback win | 01:23Carlos Alcaraz cheekily copied England Euro 2024 star Jude Bellingham’s trademark goal celebration on Friday as he soaked up the adulation on Wimbledon’s Centre Court.
The world number three also copied the footballer’s celebration on court at last year’s US Open, posting a picture on X captioned “Hey, Jude”. “It feels great to be back here,” said Sinner. “It’s a very, very special place, if not the most special place to play tennis and I love the atmosphere here so this all combined makes me very happy.” He said it was important to make friends with the grass.
But ultimately she had too much in her locker for her unknown opponent, firing 16 winners to Kartal’s six and racing through the second set without dropping a game in 22 minutes. Raducanu, ranked at 135 and playing on a wildcard after struggling with a series of injuries, had defeated Sakkari in the semi-finals on her way to her history-making US Open breakthrough almost three years ago.
Raducanu had arrived at the All England Club after making her first semi-final of the year at Nottingham last month. “The first one he hit was actually a gem. He hit it so well. I think it probably bounced three times before I even got up there.” -- Tommy Paul on Alexander Bublik hitting underarm serves during their third-round clash
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