In fact, his future doubles partner: Emma Raducanu. The pair’s paths have diverged quite considerably since breakout seasons as teenagers, Raducanu winning a maiden major in Flushing Meadows in 2021, Alcaraz following suit the year after.

Emma Raducanu goes up against a fellow Briton on the opening day of Wimbledon as she faces Mimi Xu on Court One. In her pre-tournament press conference, Raducanu said she is not expecting much from herself at SW19, but defeat to a player ranked 300th in the world would be a huge disappointment.

EMMA RADUCANU survived the heat of Wimbledon’s hottest opening day – but almost got wiped out by a stray champagne cork. Mimi Xu, a South Wales schoolgirl, was sent back to the classroom she lost