Carlos Alcaraz 'a bit jealous' that Roger Federer didn't watch his first-round Wimbledon win over Jeremy Chardy

Carlos Alcaraz joked that he was “jealous” that Roger Federer wasn’t watching him as he blazed his way through the first round at Wimbledon. Eight-time champion Federer was in attendance at the All England Club on Tuesday for a special ceremony to celebrate his achievements. Ad However, he was in the Royal Box on Centre Court where Elena Rybakina started her title defence, rather than on Court One where Alcaraz was playing.

Wimbledon'I love him!' — Wilander says Alcaraz is 'so important for our sport'3 HOURS AGO “After the match I was with the phone checking everything I have, all the stories, all the posts, I saw that Roger Federer was here. I was a little bit jealous,” said Alcaraz with a smile after his win over Jeremy Chardy. “Honestly, I want Roger Federer to watch one of my matches obviously.

I wish to talk a little bit with him. For me would be amazing. “I hope to see him around more than once.” Alcaraz has taken the tennis world by storm over the last 18 months, winning his first Grand Slam title at the 2022 US Open and reaching world No.

1. He didn’t get the chance to face Federer before he retired last September, but said he was watching clips of the 20-time Grand Slam champion to help him improve on grass. Alcaraz also hopes to follow in Federer’s footsteps by winning Wimbledon.

“To win the tournament, that's the main goal right now for me,” said Alcaraz, who won his first grass title at Queen’s last month. “I have a lot of confidence right now. The main goal for me this tournament is to win it.” Alcaraz beats Chardy to reach second round Wilander: Alcaraz is so important for our sport Alcaraz has said he hopes to meet defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final.