For one game at least, it looked like Carlos Alcaraz could be in for another surprisingly tough encounter on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. But after saving three break points in his opening service game against 733rd-ranked Ollie Tarvet,

For one game at least, it looked like Carlos Alcaraz could be in for another surprisingly tough encounter on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. While he had to face another eight break points along the way — saving all but two — it was a considerably smoother win than his 4½ hour,

Paolini, beaten by Barbora Krejcikova in the 2024 Wimbledon title match, slumped to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 defeat against Russian world number 62 Kamilla Rakhimova. Sabalenka bucked the trend, out-duelling 48th-ranked Marie Bouzkova 7-6 (7/4),