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.

Oliver Tarvet’s fairytale run at Wimbledon was brought to an end on his Centre Court debut as Carlos Alcaraz reached the third round with a straight-sets win. Alcaraz prevailed 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 against Tarvet, who at No733 was the lowest-ranked player in the men’s draw this year.

For one game at least, it looked like Carlos Alcaraz could be in for another surprisingly tough encounter on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. But after saving three break points in his opening service