Carlos Alcaraz continues his defense of back-to-back Wimbledon tennis titles with a Friday semifinal against No. 5 Taylor Fritz.

It was a hard-fought match, but Belinda Bencic is advancing to the semifinal at Wimbledon. In an extremely tight match, Bencic upset No. 7 Mirra Andreeva in straight sets (7-6, 7-6) to advance at the tournament.

Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6) to move within one victory of a third consecutive Wimbledon championship.

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