The No. 1 seed, Carlos Alcaraz, began his Wimbledon journey on a rainy Tuesday. However, thanks to the roof over No. 1 Court, his opening-round match proceeded unhindered. The Spaniard smoothly dispatched French player Jeremy Chardy 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to advance.

During the tense third set, Alcaraz remained composed, even as Chardy rallied from an early break to take a 4-2 lead. Undeterred, the world No. 1 managed to regain control, breaking back in the subsequent game and holding steady in the next to level the set at 4-4.

The 20-year-old, fresh off securing his first grass-court title at Queens last week, demonstrated his growing confidence on the surface. He broke again in the 12th game to finalize the set, concluding a 59-minute tussle and securing his victory in one hour and 53 minutes.

In his third stint at the All England Club, the 2022 US Open champion is eager to surpass his personal best - a fourth-round appearance recorded last season. Next, Alcaraz faces the winner of an all-French showdown between Alexandre Muller and Arthur Rinderknech.

In the women's division, defending champion Elena Rybakina rebounded from a set down to defeat American Shelby Rogers 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the day's opening match on Centre Court. The world No. 3 capitalized on four of her eight break opportunities, all coming in the final two sets, while Rogers only managed to break once in the first set.

Up next for Rybakina is the winner of the match between Nao Hibino of Japan and French veteran Alize Cornet.

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