Alcaraz’s unseeded opponent was ranked 125th in the world and was competing in the Wimbledon third round for the fourth time, having never gone beyond. The Spaniard ensured the wait continues for the 35-year-old, who was a 2018 Australian Open doubles semi-finalist.

Carlos Alcaraz nearly had the stuffing knocked out of him by big-serving German Jan-Lennard Struff o win 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 25 minutes.

Alcaraz's tennis is so often a highlight reel but on grass, he does his most devastating work in the negative spaces of points.