Alcaraz opens title defence with battling win over Lajal

Credit: BBC Sport- Published 3 days ago
Carlos Alcaraz opens his title defence at Wimbledon with a hard-fought victory over qualifier Mark Lajal, while Jannik Sinner also reaches the second round.

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Carlos Alcaraz

Spanish tennis player (born 2003)
Frances Tiafoe talks to BBC Sport at Wimbledon on his third-round clash with Carlos Alcaraz & Coco Gauff's rise to the top.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 8 hours ago

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Aleksandar Vukic on court one to move into the third round of Wimbledon 2024.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 day ago


Mark Lajal

Estonian tennis player (born 2003)
Watch the best shots as defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Mark Lajal 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 6-2 in an entertaining match on Centre Court in the first round at..
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 3 days ago

Watch the best shots as defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Mark Lajal 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 6-2 in an entertaining match on Centre Court in the first round at..
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 3 days ago


Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament held in London
Watch highlights as John Peers and Rinky Hijikata beat Andy and Jamie Murray in straight-sets in the men's doubles at Wimbledon.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 42 minutes ago

Wimbledon Centre Court rises to acclaim Andy Murray, with the likes of Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe and Novak Djokovic in attendance.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 44 minutes ago

A look back at the career of Andy Murray from his childhood through to Grand Slam and Olympic victories.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 44 minutes ago

Both 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz were knocked out in the second round at Wimbledon.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 55 minutes ago

The BBC has comprehensive live coverage of Wimbledon across TV, iPlayer, radio, Sounds, online and the mobile app from 1-14 July.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 hour ago


Jannik Sinner

Italian tennis player (born 2001)
Jannik Sinner defeats Matteo Berrettini in an epic all-Italian showdown to reach the third round at Wimbledon.
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 day ago

Watch highlights as Jannik Sinner beats Matteo Berrettini in a closely-contested encounter finishing 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 7-7 (7-4) on Centre Court at..
Credit: BBC Sport - Published 1 day ago

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