Alcaraz, Sabalenka reach Wimbledon third round

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the third round of Wimbledon, cruising past British qualifier Oliver Tarvet 6-1 6-4 6-4.

The Spanish second seed, who notched his 20th consecutive victory on tour, will face either Felix Auger-Aliassime or Jan-Lennard Struff in the next round.

Russian 17th seed Karen Khachanov edged past Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki 1-6 7-6(7) 4-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round, while compatriot Andrey Rublev, seeded 14th, rallied from a set down to beat South Africa's Lloyd Harris 6-7(1) 6-4 7-6(5) 6-3.

Elsewhere, Cameron Norrie became the first Briton to reach the men's third round after he fought back to upset American 12th seed Frances Tiafoe 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-5.

Brazilian teen sensation Joao Fonseca also advanced to the third round on Wednesday, battling past American Jenson Brooksby 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4.

Women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was forced to battle through a difficult opening set before going on to beat Czech Marie Bouzkova, a former Wimbledon quarter-finalist, 7-6(4) 6-4.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys fired off 19 winners to claim a 6-4 6-2 win over Serbian Olga Danilovic in an hour and 15 minutes to reach the third round, while Briton Sonay Kartal sealed a comfortable 6-2 6-2 victory over Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova to move into round three.