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Wimbledon 2023: Carlos Alcaraz warned to reduce number of unforced errors to win SW19

Carlos Alcaraz has been warned by Eurosport expert Mats Wilander that he can’t afford to make as many unforced errors as he did against Alexandre Muller if he’s going to win Wimbledon. Alcaraz made a total of 41 unforced errors during his 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 win over Frenchman Muller in the second round on Friday. Ad Although it wasn’t vintage tennis from the 20-year-old, his victory was never in doubt, even if he was dragged into a tie-breaker in the second round.

Wimbledon 2023: Cameron Norrie suffers shock Christopher Eubanks loss to leave Liam Broady as last British man standing

Cameron Norrie suffered a shock Wimbledon exit to American Christopher Eubanks in the second round to leave Liam Broady as the only remaining British hope in the men’s singles draw. Norrie was the 12th seed at the All England Club but fell to a 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-7(3) loss to the big-serving world No. 43 on Court No.

Manas Dhamne Qualifies For Junior Wimbledon Championships

Young Manas Dhamne qualified for the boys singles main draw at the prestigious Wimbledon championships on Friday with a three-set win over 10th seed Atakan Karahan but Aryan Shah missed out with a second-round defeat. The 15-year-old Dhamne beat his opponent from Turkey 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-8 in the second and final qualifying round. Dhamne, placed 78th in junior ITF ranking list, had two match points in the second set as he served for the match at 40-15 in the 10th game but the 69th ranked Karahan stretched it to the decider.

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.