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.

Muller, 26, who has spent most of his professional career on the second-tier Challenger circuit, was able to pressure Alcaraz into an uncharacteristic 41 unforced errors. But the smiling young Spaniard's all-around game, a mixture of power and exquisite touch, was just too strong.

After breaking serve in the seventh game, Alcaraz won the first set on his fourth set point with a big serve. He raced to a 6-0 lead in the second-set tiebreaker before ultimately winning it with a glorious half-volley.

Alcaraz, who made it to the fourth round at Wimbledon last year, produced a searing passing shot to break serve in the ninth game of the final set and wrapped up the match on his serve with a forehand winner.

Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round by beating Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Medvedev's previous best effort at Wimbledon was the fourth round in 2021, but he thinks he is finally feeling at home at the grass-court Grand Slam.

«Getting there. Maybe at the door. Not inside, but at the door,» Medvedev said. «It's perfect. This match was much better than the first one. I felt that I was doing many, many things good.»

In other second-round matches, No. 6 Holger Rune swept Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4 and Matteo Berrettini upset No. 15 Alex De Minaur 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

No. 14 Lorenzo Musetti won Friday's only matchup of seeded men's players with a 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 17 Hubert Hurkacz to reach the fourth round. No. 8 Jannik Sinner is into the fourth as well after beating