Pakistan, July 3 -- Carlos Alcaraz will aim to avoid one of Wimbledon's greatest upsets against British amateur Oliver Tarvet on Wednesday after a record-breaking number of seeds crashed out at the All England Club.

Two days of searing temperatures in London were already forgotten as play on the outside courts was delayed by persistent drizzle.

But the rain will not hinder defending champion Alcaraz in his second-round match against Tarvet on the covered Center Court.

Their contest will follow the match between women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka and Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic.

Alcaraz's meeting with the British qualifier is a classic David against Goliath encounter.

While the Spaniard, a five-time Grand Slam champion,...