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2024 Wimbledon Championships
ITF
ATP Tour
WTA Tour
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Wimbledon, London, England
1-14 2024
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will take on Aleksander Vukic in the second round of the Wimbledon on 3 July.
Previous round
Alcaraz endured a sharp end of the second set before he could exert control, ultimately coming through 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-2 against Mark Lajal of Estonia on 1 July.
Meanwhile, Vukic advanced to the second round of the tournament by winning against Austrian Sebastian Ofner 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8) on 1 July.
Wimbledon record
Alcaraz won the 2023 Wimbledon after defeating Jérémy Chardy, Alexandre Müller, Nicolas Jarry, Matteo Berrettini, Holger Rune, Daniil Medvedev and Novak Djokovic.
The Spaniard has won fourteen ATP Tour-level singles titles, including three major titles (at the 2022 US Open, 2023 Wimbledon and 2024 French Open).
Vukic, on the other hand, will be making his second appearance in the second round of Wimbledon - his best performance in the tournament.
The Australian player has won one ITF Futures singles title and made his main draw ATP singles debut in 2018 and his Grand Slam debut at the 2020 French Open,
What was said?
Asked if he can beat Alcaraz, Vukic said: “Oh, definitely. Everyone’s beatable, everyone’s human. If things go my way, if I play well, serve well or if he doesn’t have his best day – hundred per cent I can win.
“The more I’m playing these guys, the more you realise they’re playing the same sport. Obviously, they’re the best at the sport, but they can also sometimes not play well.
“Who knows? Sometimes you wake up and have low energy. Or what if his girlfriend’s pissed him off or something like that the day before? Things happen and you need to try to capitalise.”
Head-to-Head record
Alcaraz and Vukic have met once across all professional tournaments.
Vukic emerged as a 6-4, 6-7, 3-6 winner over then-17-year-old Alcaraz in the 2020 French Open.
The last five Wimbledon singles champions (men)
2018 - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2019 - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2021 - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2022 - Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2023 - Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
The last five Wimbledon singles champions (women)
2018 - Angelique Kerber (USA)
2019 - Simona Halep (Romania)
2021 - Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
2022 - Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
2023 - Markéta Vondroušová (Czech Republic)
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