World number one Carlos Alcaraz reached the second round in Wimbledon without much effort. The 20-year-old Spaniard defeated Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-0, 6-2, 7-5. He only had a few difficulties in the third set.
After 1:53 hours, Alcaraz, who recently won the preparatory tournament in Queens, converted his first match point on Court 1, which was covered because of the rain.
For Chardy (36) it was the last game of his tennis career. The Frenchman had already announced in advance that Wimbledon would be his last tournament.
On the second day of the tournament, the German tennis pros were initially doomed to watch. Due to rain, the outdoor courts could not be played until late afternoon.
This also affected Olympic champion Alexander Zverev. Last year’s semi-finalist Tatjana Maria’s game against Romanian Sorana Cirstea has already been postponed to Wednesday.