Champion Carlos Alcaraz has ploughed through the first crisis of his Wimbledon reign, finding his best tennis at a precarious moment to turn the tide against his pal Frances Tiafoe and blast into the last-16.
Watched under the roof of Centre Court by Rain Man star Dustin Hoffman amid a downpour outside, Alcaraz offered his best marathon man impression, getting stronger as a hugely entertaining match progressed before eventually prevailing 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 in three hours 50 minutes.
But there was a genuine scare for the holder, who had a strangely sluggish afternoon against his great American friend until the real danger came when he was two sets to one down and 0-30 down on his serve at 4-4 in the fourth.
