This could be a Wimbledon final for the ages. Carlos Alcaraz is ready

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Alcaraz is through to his first Wimbledon final, and with just two left standing

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It was instructive to listen to Daniil Medvedev, shortly after he had lost 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to Alcaraz in their semi-final on Centre Court.

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It wasn’t an accident that the Russian grouped Alcaraz in with Djokovic and Federer

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He’s only 20, he’s only won one grand slam, he’s only got to one final before this, but it feels like he already belongs in that company

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Medvedev really didn’t play that badly in this match. He made 19 unforced errors in the three sets: for reference, on his way to beating Jannik Sinner in his semi-final, Djokovic made 21

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“I didn’t play at my absolute best,” he said, “and against guys like Carlos, Novak, Roger, you need to be at your absolute best.”

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This could be a Wimbledon final for the ages. Carlos Alcaraz is ready

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Alcaraz is through to his first Wimbledon final, and with just two left standing

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It was instructive to listen to Daniil Medvedev, shortly after he had lost 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to Alcaraz in their semi-final on Centre Court.

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It wasn’t an accident that the Russian grouped Alcaraz in with Djokovic and Federer

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He’s only 20, he’s only won one grand slam, he’s only got to one final before this, but it feels like he already belongs in that company

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Medvedev really didn’t play that badly in this match. He made 19 unforced errors in the three sets: for reference, on his way to beating Jannik Sinner in his semi-final, Djokovic made 21

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“I didn’t play at my absolute best,” he said, “and against guys like Carlos, Novak, Roger, you need to be at your absolute best.”

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