Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 2, 2025 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his second round match against Britain's Oliver Tarvet REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
LONDON (Reuters) -Carlos Alcaraz was in no mood to suffer probably the biggest upset in Wimbledon history as he ended world number 733 Ollie Tarvet's hopes of a fairytale victory to reach the third round with a clinical 6-1 6-4 6-4 win on Wednesday.
Fired up by a home crowd who could not get enough of Tarvet's tireless running and dogged resistance, the Briton was more than a capable sparring partner for Alcaraz, whose heavyweight hitting was in the end simply too much for the lowest-ranked player to begin the men’s singles draw.
