Unlike his top rival Jannik Sinner – who conceded just 17 games to his opponents in the first three rounds of Wimbledon and did not lose a single set – Carlos Alcaraz has not had a perfect run so far and has had to struggle more than expected to enter the second week.

Sinner is the second man in the Open era, which began in 1968, to cede just 17 games through three completed matches at the All England Club.