Spain's Carlos Alcaraz booed for talking Euro 2024 final after Wimbledon win in London

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz had the Wimbledon crowd in his corner after he defeated Daniil Medvedev in Friday's men's singles semifinal.

Then the defending champion brought up soccer.

Alcaraz, 21, was cheered in the post-match interview when it was mentioned that he would be going to the Wimbledon final – on Sunday – for the second year in a row.

But the boos rained down when he later said, "It’s going to be a really good day for the Spanish people as well with the Euro Cup."

England and Spain are playing in Sunday's final of the UEFA European Championship, so that didn't go over well with the Wimbledon crowd in London.

"I didn’t say Spain was going to win," Alcaraz responded diplomatically. "I was just saying it was going to be a fun day."

Alcaraz lost the first set to Medvedev but won in four sets.

Alcaraz will face 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in a rematch of last year's final.

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Djokovic beat Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets in the second semifinal to reach his 10th Wimbledon final and sixth in a row.

Alcaraz won last year's final in five sets for his first Wimbledon crown. He won his first French Open title last month.

Djokovic has won Wimbledon seven times – most recently in 2022 – and his 24 Grand Slam singles titles are the most in men's tennis history.

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