Carlos Alcaraz encountered an unexpected difficulty in the first round of "Wimbledon", reported FOCUS.
The champion of the last two years deceived Fabio Fognini after 7:5, 6:7(5), 7:5, 2:6, 6:1 in 4 hours and 37 minutes on the Center Court.
In the first set, the Spaniard prevailed in 81% of the points on the first serve, 58% on the second and broke once. In the second part, the two exchanged one break and a tiebreak followed. There, the 38-year-old Italian was more prudent, made fewer mistakes and tied the score.
In the third set, the former No. 1 in the rankings won 68% of the first serve games, 43% of the second and made 3 breaks, allowing two.
In the fourth set, Fognini was 91% effective on the first serve, 60% on the second and made two breaks. In the last set, Alcaraz was 80% effective on the first serve, 56% on the second and made two breaks.
In the second round, the second seed in the schedule will face local representative Oliver Tarvet. The Briton achieved success over Swiss Leandro Riedi with 6:4, 6:4, 6:4.