Carlos Alcaraz continues to threaten Djokovic with statement Wimbledon win vs Oscar Otte

Carlos Alcaraz has booked his spot in the second week of Wimbledon with a statement 6-3 6-1 6-2 win over Oscar Otte in just an hour and 38 minutes. The Spaniard is playing at the All England Club for just the second time and had already achieved a career-best showing by reaching the third round but made it one further with Friday evening's victory. He is the highest seed left in defending champion Novak Djokovic's half of the draw and continues to look like a threat to the top seed's chances.

Fifth seed Alcaraz faced a tough test in the world No 36, who played a memorable five-set match against Andy Murray on Centre Court last year. But the Spanish teenager started as he meant to go on, breaking to love in the first game.

It was then the 19-year-old's turn to fend off a break point to go 4-2 up and he responded by creating three more break point chances of his own in the next game, as Otte forced errors from the fifth seed to keep his deficit to just one break. But Alcaraz broke again to love with the German serving at 3-5 to take the opening set.

And the five-time title winner carried his momentum straight into set two, coming through two lengthy games to break Otte twice and find himself leading 5-0 as he looked firmly in control in his first-ever Wimbledon third-round match. The 28-year-old managed to hold and get himself on the board but it was too little, too late in the second set and Alcaraz served it out for a 6-3 6-1 lead.

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