The Spaniard, a double holder of the title, imposed himself against the modest British Oliver Tarvet (733rd), two days after his marathon against Fabio Fognini.
The double title holder Carlos Alcaraz said Wednesday “Glad to have won two games already”in response to the early elimination of many series heads in Wimbledon, a phenomenon that encourages it to be “Even more concentrated”. Among the victims of the massacre are four members of the top 10: Alexander Zverev (n ° 3), Lorenzo Musetti (n ° 7), Holger Rune (n ° 8) and Daniil Medvedev (n ° 9). In total, thirteen heads of production was broken in the first round of the male painting, a record shared in Grand Slam with the 2004 edition of the Australian Open.
“It’s quite shocking”reacted Alcaraz on Wednesday after his victory against the British little thumbnipper Oliver Tarvet (733rd), two days after the five sets won against the Italian veteran Fabio Fognini (138th). “In the first round, I had a foot outside”he recalled. With these cascading eliminations, “I try to be even more focused on my matches, on my tournament”he added.
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“Each match is different, anything can happen to tennis. So I’m happy to have won two games already ”he concluded. Alcaraz pocketed an twentieth victory in a row on Wednesday, a series that includes titles in Rome, Roland-Garros and the Queen’s. He has not lost since April.
At a press conference, he explained that he had congratulated his opponent of the day, a 21-year-old Englishman playing on the university circuit in the United States, to whom he advised to “Continue working hard”. “It seems to be a good guy, a big hard worker. He loves tennis and he plays with passion, it’s very important ”he said.
