Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz cruised to a 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in an opening-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday in London.
The 20-year-old Spaniard breezed through the first two sets and overcame a 4-2 deficit in the third to dispatch the 36-year-old Chardy in one hour and 53 minutes.
“I think I played really well at the beginning of the match,” Alcaraz said during his on-court interview. “In the third set, he found his level. I was in trouble, but I like to play rallies, I like to play battles, and I’m really happy to have played a great level. Both of us in the third set. It was really close, but I’m really happy to get through this first round.”
Alcaraz is bidding for his second major title. He won the U.S. Open in 2022.
Alcaraz advanced to the second round to face the winner of the match between Frenchmen Arthur Rinderknech and Alexandre Muller.
Alcarez’s convincing victory on Tuesday was upstaged by the arrival of eight-time champion Roger Federer, who received a standing ovation of approximately 1 1/2 minutes. Federer and his wife, Mirka, joined Catherine, the Princess of Wales, in the Royal Box.
–Field Level Media