Carlos Alcaraz edged out a determined Fabio Fognini 7-5, 6-7 (1), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 in a massive first round battle that set the stage for the rest of Day 1. Neither player was willing to concede, keeping up their intensity while remaining strategic with ball placement to break each other's serves.

John McEnroe believes Carlos Alcaraz has been warned that he can’t afford to underestimate players at Wimbledon after he flirted with a shock first-round defeat at the hands of Fabio Fognini. Alcaraz stepped onto Centre Court with a 14-0 win streak at the grass-court Grand Slam as he has won the last two editions while he also won his last 18 top-level matches as he started the tournament on the back of title runs at the Italian Open,