The two-time defending champion beat the American No. 5 seed in four sets on a sweltering afternoon on Centre Court.

Wimbledon is braced for the women's final today with either Iga Swiatek or Amanda Anisimova to be crowned women's singles champion for the first time. Anisimova defeated Aryna Sabalenka in a highly-charged semi-final On Friday. Swiatek overcame Belinda Bencic.

Oddsmakers have Alcaraz as the -138 favorite to win Wimbledon, and he owns -600 odds to defeat Fritz in the first semifinal Friday. What’s most astonishing about Alcaraz’s parallel streaks is that he’s not whitewashing opponents.