In fact, his future doubles partner: Emma Raducanu. The pair’s paths have diverged quite considerably since breakout seasons as teenagers, Raducanu winning a maiden major in Flushing Meadows in 2021, Alcaraz following suit the year after.

Emma Raducanu will be hoping history repeats itself after she beat Mimi Xu to reach the second round at Wimbledon. The 22-year-old was handed an intriguing opening match against fellow Briton Xu, who received a wildcard to make her Grand Slam debut.

Raducanu’s Wimbledon win over Vondrousova four years ago was her breakthrough match. Within a few weeks she was a Grand Slam champion in New York, while her Czech rival went on to win the title here two years later.