British qualifier Oliver Tarvet is confident he "can win against anyone" at Wimbledon ahead of his second-round meeting with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Tarvet is ranked 733rd in the world, but opened his account at SW19 with a comfortable 6-4 6-4 6-4 win over Leandro Riedi on Monday.

He now faces a tough test against Alcaraz, who is a two-time defending champion at Wimbledon and is fresh off his incredible French Open final victory.

However, the Spaniard was forced to go the distance in his opener, outlasting Fabio Fognini in five sets to earn a 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 2-6 6-1 win in four hours and 37 minutes.

Tarvet is not shying away from the challenge in front of him, though.

"I feel like nothing has changed," said Tarvet. "I've come here and not really set myself any expectations.

"I'm quietly confident I can win against anyone. Alcaraz isn't an exception to that.

"He's done an incredible amount in the tennis world. He's a difficult guy not to respect. I will just go out there and try and treat it like another match.

"At the end of the day, for me, I try and play the ball, not the player."

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Alcaraz's victory on Monday means he is now one of four players in the Open Era to win each of his first 18 opening men’s singles matches at grand slam events, along with Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer.

The 22-year-old (33 matches, 30-3) has become the fastest player to achieve 30 ATP-level match wins on grass in the Open Era, surpassing Rod Laver and Tony Roche (34 each).

Alcaraz acknowledged the heat made things difficult, but he is determined to improve before the second round.

"I tried my best, but I can be better. I need to improve in the next round," said Alcaraz.

"Playing in such a high heat is really difficult to deal with, and it is even tougher when you're playing long matches, long rallies.

"Part of the match, you can feel down a little bit because of the sun hitting all the time. I have to be ready to battle."