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.

The man British rookie Oliver Tarvet defeated in the Wimbledon first round has urged Carlos Alcaraz not to take him lightly. Tarvet arrived at the tournament ranked 733rd in the world and he came through qualifying to make it into the men's main draw.

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.