Tarvet, the world No 733 from St Albans used his speed, skill and inventiveness to twice break the Alcaraz serve, thrilling the home crowd who were officially ‘Oliver’s Army’ for the afternoon.

Spain`s tennis star Carlos Alcaraz defeated British Oliver Tarvet to advance in the third round of Wimbledon 2025. The Spaniard, who was made to work hard by the 38-year-old Fabio Fognini earlier in the first round in the five-set match,

Carlos Alcaraz eased into the third round at Wimbledon following a straight-sets victory over home hopeful Oliver Tarvet. After being pushed all the way in his opening match in SW19 by Fabio Fognini, Alcaraz had no such issues as he cruised to a 6-1 6-4 6-4 win in two hours and 16 minutes.