Alcaraz dazzles as he beats Otte to set up Sinner clash in Wimbledon last 16
Carlos Alcaraz won against Oscar Otte 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday evening. He’ll play Italian Jannik Sinner, the No 10 seed, in the next round
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the No 5 seed, beat German Oscar Otte, the No 32 seed, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the last 16 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Friday evening.
Alcaraz, ranked No 7, will face Italian Jannik Sinner, the No 10 seed, next.
The 19-year-old Spaniard won against German Jan-Lennard Struff (4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4) and Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor (6-4, 7-6, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds, Otte, ranked No 36, won against Peter Gojowczyk (6-1, 6-2, 6-1) and American qualifier Christian Harrison (3-1 ret.).
London (Grand Slam), other third-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 40.350.000, most recent results first):
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Rafael Nadal
- Nick Kyrgios vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Alex Molcan vs. Taylor Fritz
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Daniel Elahi Galan Riveros
- Alex De Minaur vs. Liam Broady
- Richard Gasquet vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Jack Sock vs. Jason Murray Kubler
- Cristian Garin vs. Jenson Brooksby
- Cameron Norrie vs. Steve Johnson: friday
- Jannik Sinner beat John Isner (20): 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Novak Djokovic (1) beat Miomir Kecmanovic (25): 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
- Tommy Paul (30) beat Jiri Vesely: 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
- David Goffin beat Ugo Humbert: 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-5
- Frances Tiafoe (23) beat Alexander Bublik: 3-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3), 6-4
- Tim van Rijthoven (WC) beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (22): 6-4, 6-3, 6-4