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.

Spain`s tennis star Carlos Alcaraz defeated British Oliver Tarvet to advance in the third round of Wimbledon 2025. The Spaniard, who was made to work hard by the 38-year-old Fabio Fognini earlier in the first round in the five-set match,

Carlos Alcaraz ended Oliver Tarvet’s Wimbledon fairytale as the defending champion moved into the third round with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over the British amateur on Wednesday. After a record-breaking number of seeds crashed out at the All England Club in the first round,