Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday, beating the final British player in the 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 singles bracket.
Alcaraz extended his career-high winning streak to 23 games. This is the longest tour-level winning streak for under 22 since Juan Martin del Potro won 23 straight wins from Stuttgart in 2008 at the 19-year-old US Open.
Second seeded Alcaraz became the second Spanish player in history to reach the male singles semi-finals at Wimbledon three times. The other was Rafael Nadal.
Alcaraz has made the appearance of the fifth main draw, improving to 23-2 at Wimbledon. Among men making their debut in the open era, only Bjorn Borg has more match wins in their first five appearances at the All England Club.
After Nolly served to open the match on centre court, Alcaraz rattled and controlled the next five games against the left-handed.
He burned the opening set in 28 minutes. Many of the centre court seats are still open as fans were hoping for a refresh after seeing Alina Sabarenka’s two-hour and 54-minute quarter-final victory.
Alcaraz never put Norrie in the match. He combined 39 winners and 13 aces, using 26 unprotected errors.
“It’s very special to be able to play another semi-final here at Wimbledon,” Alcaraz said in an on-court interview after finishing the quarter-final match in 1 hour and 39 minutes.
Alcaraz scored 89% of his first serve points against Nolly, the best mark in the major matches of his young career.
He faces the fifth American Taylor Fritz and wins a spot in the final.
Alcaraz is about to become the fourth man to win the French Open and Wimbledon multiple times in the same year. He joined Borg (3 times: 1978-80), Rod Raber (1962, 1969), and Nadal (2008, 2010).
ESPN research, Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
