Alcaraz will face American Frances Tiafoe in the third round on Friday.

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Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz overcomes slow start to sail into Wimbledon third round

ByAdmin10 months ago

Carlos Alcaraz survived a first-set wobble before racing into the Wimbledon third round.

The defending champion from Spain was broken twice by Australian world number 69 Aleksandar Vukic after serving for the opening set.

Vukic, 28, had form for upsetting the Spaniard, having beaten the then 17-year-old in French Open qualifying four years ago.

Carlos Alcaraz hits a forehand on his way to victory — Carlos Alcaraz on his way to victory (Zac Goodwin/PA)

But there was to be no repeat as Alcaraz managed to break back to force a tie-break, which he dominated, and never looked back.

The 21-year-old went on to register a 7-6 (5) 6-2 6-2 victory, spending just an hour and 48 minutes on Court One.

"I'm really happy about my performance today," he said. "The first set was the key for me. He served for the set and then I played a really good tie-break.

"In the second and third I played a really high level so I'm really happy about it."

Carlos Alcaraz, you CAN'T do that 😱#Wimbledon | @carlosalcaraz pic.twitter.com/DYUN6cwBjR
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 3, 2024

Alcaraz will face American Frances Tiafoe in the third round on Friday.

"I'm going for him," he added. "We played a really good match in the US Open. I know he is a really talented player, a tough one, even tougher on grass with his style.

"It's going to be a very difficult match for me. I'm ready to take that challenge, put on a show and hopefully take him."