Having wound himself up for this duel with a declaration that he could beat “anybody”, Oliver Tarvet played as if he believed it, treating Carlos Alcaraz almost as just another one of his hitting partners at the University of San Diego.

Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the third round at Wimbledon 2025 with a straight-sets win over Britain’s Oliver Tarvet, beating him 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in just over two hours on Wednesday. After a tough five-setter against Fabio Fognini in the first round,

For one game at least, it looked like Carlos Alcaraz could be in for another surprisingly tough encounter on Wimbledon’s Centre Court.