Wimbledon, Taylor Fritz and Carlos Alcaraz
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The American was ready to keep rolling Monday night at Wimbledon — even though his opponent apparently was not.
But Taylor Fritz, his semi-final opponent, has made it easy for him. Carlos Alcaraz needs little motivation at this stage to continue towards his third consecutive Wimbledon title.
The American overcomes a 153-mph serve and comes back from two sets down over two days to avoid a first-round upset.
Ahead of No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz's epic Wimbledon Final matchup, let's take a deeper look at what's at stake.
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka takes on Britain's Emma Raducanu, while American Taylor Fritz faces Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina when the third round at Wimbledon begins on Friday.
Alcaraz is the -610 favorite (risk $610 to win $100) in the 2025 Wimbledon odds, while Fritz is the +440 underdog. The over/under for total games is 37.5, and Alcaraz is favored by 5.5 games.