Alcaraz says dad ‘just a fan’ after Djokovic filmed

Carlos Alcaraz insisted his father changed into just “a massive fan of tennis” after he reportedly filmed Novak Djokovic in a schooling consultation at Wimbledon.

Spanish top seed Alcaraz, who beat Denmark’s Holger Rune in his area-very last on Wednesday, admitted “possibly it is genuine” while requested approximately the difficulty in his submit-healthy press convention.

“My father is a large fan of tennis,” he said after his astounding 7-6 (7/three), 6-4, 6-four victory on Centre Court.

“He does not most effective watch my fits. I think he gets into the membership at eleven:00 am, gets out at 10:00 pm, watching fits, watching exercise from everyone.

“Being in a position to look at Djokovic in real existence, yeah, likely it’s miles genuine he’s filmed the periods.”

US Open champion Alcaraz, who is thru to his first Wimbledon semi-very last, remains heading in the right direction for a ability name showdown with protecting champion Djokovic on Sunday.

But he denied any filming would provide him a aggressive gain.

“I do not think so,” he stated. “I suggest, I actually have numerous videos from Djokovic on each platform. I suppose it’s now not a bonus for me.”

Alcaraz admitted it had been difficult to stand his pal and fellow 20-yr-vintage Rune.

“It’s not clean to play against a person that I’ve played so typically,” he stated. “When we were younger, we grew up collectively, same age. For me is not virtually clean to play in opposition to.”

The global primary said he become searching ahead to his remaining-four conflict against Russian 1/3 seed Daniil Medvedev.

“He’s gambling outstanding here on grass,” he stated. “He has had a high-quality, first rate 12 months as nicely… But I am going to enjoy the semi-very last.

“I think I’m playing outstanding, loads of confidence right now. So it will be a really correct healthy I assume.”A landmark overview of women’s soccer in England has referred to as for wholesale trade throughout the sport; from improving minimum requirements for experts to “speedy boom” within the development of younger expertise.

The overview, chaired by means of the former England global Karen Carney, argues that to finance necessary adaptations, new answers must also be considered, such as permitting girls’s football to be broadcast at 3pm on a Saturday and elevating prize money inside the women’s FA Cup to fit the men’s opposition.“It’s about minimal requirements, it’s approximately what desires to be executed if we’re going to move this game ahead,” Carney said. “I’m surely happy with the overview sparking conversations and bringing more human beings to the table. I’ve never visible that level of interest earlier than and I’ve been worried in the sport long enough. But those suggestions ought to be taken significantly, they ought to be acted upon and that they ought to be acted upon with urgency. We’ve had such an exquisite 18 months, but we want to preserve it pushing.”