Having wound himself up for this duel with a declaration that he could beat “anybody”, Oliver Tarvet played as if he believed it, treating Carlos Alcaraz almost as just another one of his hitting partners at the University of San Diego.

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.

Carlos Alcaraz will look to dodge an embarrassing upset on Centre Court this afternoon as he meets Briton Oliver Tarvet in the second round at Wimbledon. The world No733, a St Albans native, has his work cut out for him after he upset Leandro Riedi in his first-round tie 6-4 6-4 6-4, ranked some 200 places above him globally.