LONDON, July 4 (Xinhua) — The No. 1 seed, Carlos Alcaraz, started his Wimbledon journey on a wet Tuesday. However, due to the roof over No. 1 Court, his opening-round match proceeded unhindered. The Spaniard easily dispatched French participant Jeremy Chardy 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to advance.
During the tense third set, Alcaraz remained composed, at the same time as Chardy rallied from an early break to take a 4-2 lead. Undeterred, the world No. 1 managed to regain management, breaking again within the subsequent sport and holding regular within the subsequent to stage the set at 4-4.
The 20-year-old, recent off securing his first grass-court title at Queens final week, demonstrated his rising confidence on the floor. He broke once more within the twelfth sport to finalize the set, concluding a 59-minute tussle and securing his victory in a single hour and 53 minutes.
In his third stint on the All England Club, the 2022 US Open champion is keen to surpass his private greatest – a fourth-round look recorded final season. Next, Alcaraz faces the winner of an all-French showdown between Alexandre Muller and Arthur Rinderknech.
In the ladies’s division, defending champion Elena Rybakina rebounded from a set all the way down to defeat American Shelby Rogers 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 within the day’s opening match on Centre Court. The world No. 3 capitalized on 4 of her eight break alternatives, all coming within the ultimate two units, whereas Rogers solely managed to interrupt as soon as within the first set.
Up subsequent for Rybakina is the winner of the match between Nao Hibino of Japan and French veteran Alize Cornet.