Top seed Carlos Alcaraz made a flying start to his Wimbledon campaign.
TOP SEED CARLOS Alcaraz made a flying start to his Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday as defending women’s champion Elena Rybakina recovered from a set down to reach the second round.
Chardy, who had previously announced that Wimbledon would be the final tournament of his career, drew first blood in the third set to lead 4-2 but Alcaraz hit back strongly, sealing a 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 win with an ace. The Kazakh third seed was caught cold in the opening set, double-faulting on her first point on the way to losing her first service game to unseeded American Shelby Rogers but she rallied strongly to win 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.Alamy Stock Photo Elena Rybakina in action against Shelby Rogers. Alamy Stock Photo
Despite winning two events on the second-tier Challenger Tour last month, the 36-year-old missed out on a seeding for Wimbledon and has not been beyond the third round of a Grand Slam since 2017.“I do believe I’m one of the best grass-court players in the world, and I’m physically feeling really good,” he said. “I prepared well, so there’s no reason why I can’t have a good tournament.
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