Carlos Alcaraz wins battle of the young guns to reach first Wimbledon semi-final

World number one Alcaraz and sixth seed Rune played doubles together when they were 14.
Carlos Alcaraz wins battle of the young guns to reach first Wimbledon semi-final

LAST FOUR: Carlos Alcaraz beat Holger Rune in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals (John Walton/PA)

Carlos Alcaraz beat fellow young gun and childhood friend Holger Rune to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time.

World number one Alcaraz and sixth seed Rune played doubles together when they were 14 and now the duo were the first men under 21 to face each other in a Wimbledon quarter-final in the open era.

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