Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz entertained followers on Court docket One with a surprising second-round victory over Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic.
The pair performed out an exhilarating topsy-turvy opening set earlier than the Spaniard took management and wrapped up a 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 6-2 victory.
Alcaraz is trying to win back-to-back main titles after triumphing on the French Open final month.
“I am actually pleased about my efficiency right now,” the 21-year-old mentioned.
“The primary set was the important thing for me to tug out all of the nerves. It was actually shut.”
After coming by way of a five-setter towards Sebastian Ofner within the first spherical, Vukic appeared fatigued and trailed 5-2 towards Alcaraz within the first set.
Nevertheless, he quickly sparked to life, coping with the three-time main winner’s mixture of artful drop photographs and highly effective groundstrokes to win successive breaks and pressure a tie-break.
It seemed like he would make one other comeback within the tie-break, scrapping his method again from 5-1 all the way down to 5-4.
However Alcaraz stepped up the depth to take the opener earlier than dominating within the last two units.
