Wimbledon
The second round of tennis Wimbledon (UK/London, turf, Grand Slam) took place on the 2nd, with second seed C. Alcalas (Spain) defeating qualifying winner O. Turbet (UK), ranked 733rd in the world, in straight sets 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, and advanced to the third round for the fourth consecutive year. With this victory, Alkaras achieved his career-high 20 consecutive matches.[Osaka Naomi vs. Pavlychenkova 1 point news]This is the fifth time in five years that 22-year-old Alkaras has participated in the tournament. In both 2023 and 2024, they defeated N. Djokovic (Serbia) in the finals to win the second consecutive title, and are aiming for a third consecutive title in this tournament. In the first round of this tournament, he defeated F. Fognini (Italy), ranked 138th in the world, after a full set of battles and advanced to the second round. In the first set of the second round, Alkaras took the lead in the second and sixth games to score breaks. In the second set, Alkaras allowed a break in the second game, but then broke back in the third game. Furthermore, he successfully made his second break in the 9th game, making it two sets. In the third set, Alkaras managed to break in the fifth and seventh games. Throughout the match, he scored 38 winners and advanced to the third round. The ATP of the Men’s Professional Tennis Association has posted Alkaras’ comments on its official website. “I want to praise Oliver (Turbett) in his second tour match. To be honest, he plays really well.” “I know that his first match on the centre court was a really difficult match, but he did a great level of play. I thought I had to concentrate from the start and play my best. I played really well today. I’m really happy with my play today.” “I found the right way to have fun after every game.” “When I get on the court, I’m just trying to have fun. Whether you win or lose doesn’t matter. I’ve been setting a great winning streak for the last two or three months and just having fun.” Since losing to H. Lune (Denmark), currently ranked eighth in the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadel (Spain/Barcelona, Red Clay, ATP500) in April, Alcalas has won two tournaments: BNL Italian International (Italy/Roma, Red Clay, ATP1000) and the French Open (France/Paris, Red Clay, Grand Slam), and has won 20 consecutive matches. Attention is focused on how far he can improve his winning streak by winning three consecutive Wimbledon. In addition, the winner, Alkaras will face either 25th seed F. Auger Aliasim (Canada) and J. Stolf (Germany), ranked 125th in the world in the third round.
