Alcaraz cruises into Wimbledon third round
LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz swept into the third round of Wimbledon on Friday, beating Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3.
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Wimbledon 2023: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz passes tricky Alexandre Muller test to reach third round
Carlos Alcaraz continued his quest for a maiden Wimbledon title by overcoming a tricky test against Frenchman Alexandre Muller in the second round. The world No. 1 was uncharacteristically sloppy at times, making 41 unforced errors, but did enough to battle his way to a 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 win in two hours and 34 minutes.
Wimbledon 2023: Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka Cruise Into Third Round
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.
Alcaraz overcomes Muller despite error-strewn performance
LONDON : Top seed Carlos Alcaraz cantered into the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 win over 84th-ranked Alexandre Muller on Friday, putting on an entertaining if error-strewn performance for an appreciative Centre Court crowd.
Carlos Alcaraz withstands errors to advance at Wimbledon - ESPN
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz moved into the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-4, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win over 84th-ranked Alexandre Muller on Friday, putting on an entertaining if error-strewn performance on Centre Court.
French Open day two
PARIS : Highlights of the second day at the French Open on Monday (times GMT):
'Never easy' - Jannik Sinner happy with start after 2023 French Open victory over Alexandre Muller
Jannik Sinner was pleased to get through the first round of the French Open, where it is «never easy». The 21-year-old Italian is one of the contenders to take over from tennis’ Big Three given the absence of competition specialist Rafael Nadal leaves just Novak Djokovic in contention. Ad Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev are the top two seeds, but Sinner is another player who could find his way into the final.
French Open day two
PARIS : Highlights of the second day at the French Open on Monday (times GMT):