Alcaraz cruises into Wimbledon third round
The Hindu
Carlos Alcaraz swept into the third round of Wimbledon on Friday, beating Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz swept into the third round of Wimbledon on Friday, beating Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3.
The Spanish top seed, who reached the last 16 last year, is attempting to become the third-youngest player in the Open Era to win the title after Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg.
The 20-year-old, seen as the greatest threat to defending champion Novak Djokovic, won his opening match against French veteran Jeremy Chardy on Tuesday.
But heavy rain has played havoc with the schedule at the All England Club - Djokovic, in action later Friday against Stan Wawrinka, is a round ahead of his rival.
A single break was enough for Alcaraz to seal the first set and he won the second-set tie-break to take an iron grip on the contest.
He broke 84th-ranked Muller again in the eighth game of the third set and served out for the match.
The U.S. Open champion won his first grass court title at Queen’s last month.
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