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Powys County Times
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Oliver Tarvet toasts the ‘most special day' after impressing Carlos Alcaraz
Oliver Tarvet admitted facing Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon was the 'most special day of my life'. Tarvet, ranked 733 in the world, completed a remarkable journey from total unknown to taking on the defending champion on Centre Court. It might have seemed like some kind of fever dream to most of us, but the 21-year-old mixed it with the five-time grand slam winner before succumbing to a 6-1 6-4 6-4 defeat. 'It's not every day that you get to play against maybe the best player in the world,' said the right-hander from St Albans. 'So yeah, it was really important for me going into the match to enjoy it, enjoy the opportunity. 'I think I did a pretty good job of kind of enjoying the moment and trying to also play some good tennis at the same time. 'I kind of knew that the first set might be difficult because it's not a stage that I'm used to. 'Even though the first set scoreline was 6-1, I still had break points in three games. I definitely had chances. I think that should give me confidence that I was competing. From qualifying to Carlos 🤍 Ollie Tarvet's remarkable @Wimbledon ends in the second round against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #Wimbledon — LTA (@the_LTA) July 2, 2025 'Credit to him, he plays the big points just incredibly well. That's the difference. You kind of feel like you're in the set, you lose it 6-1, it's tough. 'But yeah, even though it was not the result that I wanted today, it was definitely the most special day of my life.' Tarvet will not see much of the £99,000 he has earned for coming through qualifying and reaching the second round as he is still a US college student playing under national association rules. But he certainly gave Alcaraz a run for his money, breaking the two-time Wimbledon champion's serve twice. Alcaraz, now on a 20-match winning streak after his title successes in Rome, at the French Open and at Queen's Club, was full of praise for his opponent. 'I told him just congratulations for the run, keep it going, keep working hard,' he said. 'It seems like he's a really nice guy and a really nice, hard worker. It seems like he loves tennis. He played with such a good passion out there, that is really important. 'How far he can go, I don't know. If he chooses to stay in college, the level that we can see in college is pretty high. 'Let's see, if he keeps working hard, if he keeps practising hard and playing in a professional level, I think he can go far.' Elsewhere in SW19, teenage sensation Joao Fonseca brought hundreds of rowdy Brazilian fans to Court 12 and delighted them all by beating American Jenson Brooksby 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 to set up an all-South American clash with Chile's Nicolas Jarry.
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Oliver Tarvet toasts the ‘most special day' after impressing Carlos Alcaraz
Oliver Tarvet admitted facing Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon was the 'most special day of my life'. Tarvet, ranked 733 in the world, completed a remarkable journey from total unknown to taking on the defending champion on Centre Court. Advertisement It might have seemed like some kind of fever dream to most of us, but the 21-year-old mixed it with the five-time grand slam winner before succumbing to a 6-1 6-4 6-4 defeat. 'It's not every day that you get to play against maybe the best player in the world,' said the right-hander from St Albans. Oliver Tarvet took the acclaim of Centre Court (Mike Egerton/PA) 'So yeah, it was really important for me going into the match to enjoy it, enjoy the opportunity. 'I think I did a pretty good job of kind of enjoying the moment and trying to also play some good tennis at the same time. 'I kind of knew that the first set might be difficult because it's not a stage that I'm used to. Advertisement 'Even though the first set scoreline was 6-1, I still had break points in three games. I definitely had chances. I think that should give me confidence that I was competing. 'Credit to him, he plays the big points just incredibly well. That's the difference. You kind of feel like you're in the set, you lose it 6-1, it's tough. 'But yeah, even though it was not the result that I wanted today, it was definitely the most special day of my life.' Tarvet will not see much of the £99,000 he has earned for coming through qualifying and reaching the second round as he is still a US college student playing under national association rules. Advertisement But he certainly gave Alcaraz a run for his money, breaking the two-time Wimbledon champion's serve twice. Alcaraz, now on a 20-match winning streak after his title successes in Rome, at the French Open and at Queen's Club, was full of praise for his opponent. Carlos Alcaraz is on a 20-match winning run (Mike Egerton/PA) 'I told him just congratulations for the run, keep it going, keep working hard,' he said. 'It seems like he's a really nice guy and a really nice, hard worker. It seems like he loves tennis. He played with such a good passion out there, that is really important. 'How far he can go, I don't know. If he chooses to stay in college, the level that we can see in college is pretty high. Advertisement 'Let's see, if he keeps working hard, if he keeps practising hard and playing in a professional level, I think he can go far.' Elsewhere in SW19, teenage sensation Joao Fonseca brought hundreds of rowdy Brazilian fans to Court 12 and delighted them all by beating American Jenson Brooksby 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 to set up an all-South American clash with Chile's Nicolas Jarry. Russian 14th seed Andrey Rublev dropped the opening set against South African Lloyd Harris, but hit back to win in four and will face Adrian Mannarino of France in round three.
Glasgow Times
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Oliver Tarvet wins Centre Court acclaim in entertaining loss to Carlos Alcaraz
The 21-year-old will not see much of the £99,000 he has earned for reaching the second round as he is still a US college student playing under national association rules. But Tarvet still enjoyed his Centre Court debut despite being unable to cash in on an inconsistent display from the defending champion, eventually losing an entertaining encounter 6-1 6-4 6-4. 'Big praise to Oliver,' said 22-year-old Alcaraz. 'Only his second match on the tour and I just love his game. Some great tennis. I had to be really focused and play my best tennis.' Carlos Alcaraz said he loves Oliver Tarvet's game (Mike Egerton/PA) Tarvet, the world number 733 from St Albans used his speed, skill and inventiveness to twice break the Alcaraz serve, thrilling the home crowd who were officially 'Oliver's Army' for the afternoon. Alcaraz had never faced a British player in SW19, but he got a taste of that unique atmosphere when Tarvet got a first game on the board by winning a 27-shot rally with a drop-shot followed by a forehand volley. The din was cranked up further at the start of the second set when Tarvet finally converted a break point at the ninth attempt and celebrated with a waggle of his index finger. Alcaraz had struggled on serve in his first match, a five-set ordeal against soon-to-be-retired 38-year-old Fabio Fognini, and Tarvet was also making service games a chore for the second seed. Carlos Alcaraz eventually came through in three sets (Mike Egerton/PA) But when the driver is a little wayward off the tee, he still has plenty of other clubs in his bag to choose from and a stunning backhand smash put him on the way to moving two sets up. There was still time for Tarvet to help himself to another break in the third, but it was quickly snuffed out with Alcaraz wrapping up victory in two-and-a-quarter hours. He added: 'Playing someone from here is not easy but once again the crowd were really respectful. I know it's not personal.' Teenage sensation Joao Fonseca brought hundreds of rowdy Brazilian fans to Court 12 and delighted them all by beating American Jenson Brooksby 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 to set up an all-South American clash with Chile's Nicolas Jarry. Russian 14th seed Andrey Rublev dropped the opening set against South African Lloyd Harris but hit back to win in four and will face Adrian Mannarino of France in round three.
Leader Live
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Oliver Tarvet wins Centre Court acclaim in entertaining loss to Carlos Alcaraz
The 21-year-old will not see much of the £99,000 he has earned for reaching the second round as he is still a US college student playing under national association rules. But Tarvet still enjoyed his Centre Court debut despite being unable to cash in on an inconsistent display from the defending champion, eventually losing an entertaining encounter 6-1 6-4 6-4. 'Big praise to Oliver,' said 22-year-old Alcaraz. 'Only his second match on the tour and I just love his game. Some great tennis. I had to be really focused and play my best tennis.' Tarvet, the world number 733 from St Albans used his speed, skill and inventiveness to twice break the Alcaraz serve, thrilling the home crowd who were officially 'Oliver's Army' for the had never faced a British player in SW19, but he got a taste of that unique atmosphere when Tarvet got a first game on the board by winning a 27-shot rally with a drop-shot followed by a forehand volley. The din was cranked up further at the start of the second set when Tarvet finally converted a break point at the ninth attempt and celebrated with a waggle of his index finger. Alcaraz had struggled on serve in his first match, a five-set ordeal against soon-to-be-retired 38-year-old Fabio Fognini, and Tarvet was also making service games a chore for the second seed. But when the driver is a little wayward off the tee, he still has plenty of other clubs in his bag to choose from and a stunning backhand smash put him on the way to moving two sets up. There was still time for Tarvet to help himself to another break in the third, but it was quickly snuffed out with Alcaraz wrapping up victory in two-and-a-quarter hours. He added: 'Playing someone from here is not easy but once again the crowd were really respectful. I know it's not personal.' Teenage sensation Joao Fonseca brought hundreds of rowdy Brazilian fans to Court 12 and delighted them all by beating American Jenson Brooksby 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 to set up an all-South American clash with Chile's Nicolas Jarry. Russian 14th seed Andrey Rublev dropped the opening set against South African Lloyd Harris but hit back to win in four and will face Adrian Mannarino of France in round three.
