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

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,

Aryna Sabalenka has come back after being two points from dropping the opening set of her second-round Wimbledon match three times.