Carlos Alcaraz Advances Amid Shaky Start at Wimbledon

Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame a shaky start against unseeded Australian Aleksandar Vukic to seal a 7-6(5) 6-2 6-2 victory. Despite initial setbacks and a tense tiebreak, Alcaraz found his form to advance to the third round. He quickly wrapped up the second and third sets, dashing Vukic's hopes.

Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz made a shaky start against unseeded Australian Aleksandar Vukic but moved through the gears to seal a 7-6(5) 6-2 6-2 win and reach the third round on Wednesday. Alcaraz broke for a 4-2 lead as Vukic miscued an overhead smash at the net but the Spaniard handed the advantage back to his 69th-ranked opponent three games later and was broken again in the opening set.

He recovered to force a tiebreak, where he took a healthy 5-1 lead, but allowed Vukic to win three straight points only to raise his level again and take the set as Spanish fans breathed a sigh of relief on Court One. The French Open champion, who is bidding for a fourth Grand Slam title, did not give Vukic any more opportunities and closed out the second set quickly before easing through the third.