Wimbledon 2022: Carlos Alcaraz Wins Five-Set Thriller To Progress To Second Round
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Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz came back from two sets to one down to defeat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff and reach the Wimbledon second round
Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz came back from two sets to one down to defeat Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff and reach the Wimbledon second round on Monday. The 19-year-old fired 30 aces and 73 winners in a dazzling display of shot-making to win 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4.
Alcarez, the youngest man in the draw, next faces either Italy's Fabio Fognini or Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands.
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