At the same time, Alcaraz's draw should have been simplified due to the elimination of several top players in these first days of the tournament. As top analyst José Moron pointed out on his official X profile,

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

Two weeks ago, the US Open stole the attention away from Wimbledon by announcing a star-studded Mixed Doubles competition. Alcaraz is paired with Emma Raducanu, and Zheng teamed up with Jack Draper (maybe fellow British stars Raducanu and Draper should team up instead).