Carlos Alcaraz moves into Wimbledon third round

Carlos Alcaraz was in no mood to suffer probably the biggest upset in Wimbledon history as he ended world number 733 Ollie Tarvet's hopes of a fairytale victory to reach the third round with a clinical 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win on Wednesday.

Fired up by a home crowd who could not get enough of Tarvet's tireless running and dogged resistance, the Briton was more than a capable sparring partner for Alcaraz, whose heavyweight hitting was in the end simply too much for the lowest-ranked player to begin the men’s singles draw.

Qualifier Tarvet's first-round opponent had described him as a wall, but twice defending champion Alcaraz is the sort of wrecking ball who pays little heed to such obstructions.

The five-time Grand Slam champion had to save eight break points in the first set, but lost only one game and broke twice himself to move ahead in the contest.

The 21-year-old Tarvet, a US college student in San Diego, finally broke the Spaniard's serve to go 2-0 up in the second set but that seemed to jolt Alcaraz awake and he won the next four points to break back immediately.