The favourites to win the men’s singles category at Wimbledon 2023, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, have moved swiftly to the second round after getting a win over their opponents in straight sets rather comfortably.
The defending champion and second seed, Novak Djokovic, was up against Argentinian Pedro Cachin and defeated him in three consecutive sets: 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). It seemed like the match was a practice session for Djokovic, who had a great time on the grass court.
Carlos Alcaraz also defeated his French counterpart, Jeremy Chardy, easily. The number one seed Spaniard dominated, winning in straight sets 6-0, 6-2, 7-5. The scoreline shows Alcaraz was all over Chardy and did not even let him win a single game in the first set.
Earlier in the day, Jannik Sinner also managed to register a sweet victory in the first round and has his place booked in the next one. Casper Ruud, the fourth seed, also won his first-round match yesterday, even though he dropped a set on the way to the victory.
There were a few upsets as well, as the eleventh seed Canadian, Felix Auger-Aliassime, was knocked out of Wimbledon 2023 by American Michael Mmoh in a very intense battle. Mmoh is an unseeded player, and hence it was a huge upset just on the first day of the Grand Slam.
The rain has played a spoilsport in the matches so far, as we have a lot of important matches to be played later in the day. The third seed, Daniil Medvedev, will be up against Arthur Fery; home player Andy Murray will be up against Ryan Peniston; and Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas will be continuing with their matches as soon as the rain stops.
The second-round matches are going to be a lot of fun, with a few big upsets on the cards.
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