Having wound himself up for this duel with a declaration that he could beat “anybody”, Oliver Tarvet played as if he believed it, treating Carlos Alcaraz almost as just another one of his hitting partners at the University of San Diego.

After being blown away by the world No 2 in the first set, the British qualifier competed gamely in a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 defeat and an advert for a US university education

Carlos Alcaraz has tipped British star Oliver Tarvet to ‘go far’ in tennis following their Wimbledon showdown on Centre Court on Tuesday. Alcaraz, who has landed the last two Wimbledon men’s singles titles, produced a 6-1 6-4 6-4 second-round win over world No.733 Tarvet.