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Ghana: Alcaraz escapes Wimbledon first-round scare

Ghana: Alcaraz escapes Wimbledon first-round scare

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Ghanaian Times
Published on 2025-07-02 08:48:30

 Two-time defending cham­pion, Carlos Alcaraz, avoided a seismic shock against Italian, veteran Fabio Fognini, in the Wimbledon first round to set up a meeting with British qualifier Oliver Tarvet.

Alcaraz dug deep to win 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 2-6 6-1 as he opened the Centre Court play on a sweltering first day of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.

The 22-year-old Spaniard quickly secured victory when an entertaining contest resumed after a 15-minute pause in the deciding…

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