Wimbledon 2023: Alcaraz vs Muller 2nd round preview, Head-to-head record, when and where to watch

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz takes on Alexandre Muller within the second spherical of The Championships Wimbledon 2023 on the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in London on Friday.

The conflict is scheduled to be the primary match on the Centre Court on the fifth day of this yr’s version.

World No. 1 Alcaraz comes into the match after a two-day relaxation put up his 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 first-round win over Frenchman and Muller’s compatriot Jeremy Chardy. Alcaraz cruised by means of the primary two units earlier than Chardy, enjoying his last skilled singles match, confirmed some battle within the third.

The 20-year-old Spaniard has quickly improved on grass this season, claiming his maiden title on the tune-up occasion at Queen’s.

He subsequent faces World No. 84 Muller who comes into the second-round conflict after a 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over fellow Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech. It was Muller’s first-ever fundamental draw match on grass on the junior or professional degree. He did, nevertheless, compete within the qualifying spherical in Halle in 2021 in addition to Wimbledon within the final two years.

Muller reached his maiden tour-level last on the ATP250 occasion in Marrakech this yr.

As per atptour.com, Muller describes himself as “a player with a solid baseline game.” He likes lengthy factors with a whole lot of pictures however could be aggressive when wanted.

About dealing with Alcaraz, he stated, “It’s going to be a very good experience to play against Carlos, the No. 1 in the world, on a big court.”

“I will play every point like it is the last point of my career. I will enjoy it.”

Head-to-head file

This would be the first assembly between Alcaraz and Muller.