Wimbledon 25: Alcaraz , Sabalenka sail through in next round

 


The first two days of Wimbledon witnessed major upsets, with 23 seeded players—both men and women—crashing out in the opening round. However, Day 3 was relatively calm, with no major surprises. Top women's seed Aryna Sabalenka and men's second seed Carlos Alcaraz advanced comfortably to the third round, both securing straight-set victories.

Sabalenka faced unseeded Czech player Marie Bouzkova, ranked 45th in the world. Although the Belarusian star won in straight sets (7-6, 6-4), the match was far from one-sided. Bouzkova put up a strong fight in the opening set, with both players breaking each other’s serve once. The set eventually went to a tiebreak, where Sabalenka prevailed. The second set followed a similar pattern, but Bouzkova failed to hold one of her service games, which proved costly.

Sabalenka had shown impressive form at last month’s French Open as well, reaching the final and even winning the first set before eventually losing to Coco Gauff. Having recovered from that disappointment, she entered Wimbledon with renewed focus. Gauff, the reigning French Open champion, has already exited in the first round, clearing a potentially major obstacle from Sabalenka’s path to the title. The world number one appears firmly on track in her pursuit of the Wimbledon crown.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, on the other hand, had a shaky start to his campaign. In the opening round, he was pushed to five sets by Italy’s Fabio Fognini. But in his second-round match, he had a much smoother ride against Britain’s wild card entrant, Henry Searle—ranked 719th in the world. While Alcaraz was the clear favorite, the slew of upsets in the tournament so far had left little room for complacency. Still, the reigning French Open champion calmed all nerves with a dominant performance, beating Searle in straight sets (6-1, 6-4, 6-4).

Searle struggled to match Alcaraz’s intensity, particularly in the opening set. He showed more fight in the second and third sets but was undone by his inconsistent serve. The Spaniard broke Searle’s serve six times, while Searle could manage just two breaks in return. Alcaraz’s experience and shot-making variety proved too much for the young Brit. With this convincing win, Alcaraz moves into the third round and continues his quest for a Wimbledon hat-trick.


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