Alcaraz rallies past Tiafoe at Wimbledon

Alcaraz avoided a surprising exit and got past Tiafoe 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Friday to reach Wimbledon's fourth round in an entertaining match filled with moments of brilliance and a series of momentum swings across its 3 hours, 50 minutes.

He and Tiafoe shared a long embrace at the net when it was over. Alcaraz told Tiafoe how great it was to see him play electric tennis once more. Tiafoe told Alcaraz he hated him (not really, of course), then told him to go on another big run. 'Better tennis is ahead of me': Is Frances Tiafoe coming alive again?

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World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz battled back in style to defeat Frances Tiafoe in five gruelling sets in their third-round clash at Wimbledon on Friday afternoon.