Tennis-Alcaraz learning to keep nerves in check after reaching Wimbledon final

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 12, 2024 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning his semi final match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev REUTERS/Paul Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz had a case of the jitters in the first set of his Wimbledon semi-final victory over Daniil Medvedev on Friday but said he managed to calm his nerves and turn the match on its head to set up a box-office encounter with Novak Djokovic.

Medvedev took the opening set in a tiebreak as an erratic Alcaraz struggled for consistency, but the Spaniard fought his way back into the contest before wrapping up a 6-7(1) 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory.