Tarvet, the world No 733 from St Albans used his speed, skill and inventiveness to twice break the Alcaraz serve, thrilling the home crowd who were officially ‘Oliver’s Army’ for the afternoon.

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

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,