India, July 1 -- Carlos Alcaraz survived a massive early scare in his attempt to complete a hat-trick of titles at Wimbledon, as he managed to pull through in the deciding set of a five-set encounter against Italian veteran Fabio Fognini in his first round matchup on Centre Court. Despite winning the Queens Club tournament and on the back of the French Open as well, Alcaraz was uncharacteristically sloppy and loose - a fact that earned him harsh criticism from many corners.

The 2023 and 2024 champion was lambasted by former British world number one and Wimbledon semifinalist Tim Henman. Speaking on BBC One, Henman didn't hold back on his assessment of a poor performance from Alcaraz that saw him drop sets two and four to be drawn into an...