Carlos Alcaraz has tipped British star Oliver Tarvet to ‘go far’ in tennis following their Wimbledon showdown on Centre Court on Tuesday. Alcaraz, who has landed the last two Wimbledon men’s singles titles, produced a 6-1 6-4 6-4 second-round win over world No.733 Tarvet.

The problem for Tarvet though, was that standing across the net from him was the darling of tennis and defending champion. Tarvet might have been the newfound home hero, but Carlos Alcaraz has become hugely popular in these parts,

After being pushed to five sets in his opening match, two-time defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz enjoyed a more routine 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over British qualifier Oliver Tarvet on Wednesday.