The 22-year-old Spaniard, riding an 18-match winning streak, opens play on Centre Court against Fabio Fognini as he seeks to join an elite group with three consecutive Wimbledon championships.

Only four men have won three Wimbledon titles in a row in the Open era, which began in 1968: Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic.

Two weeks ago, the US Open stole the attention away from Wimbledon by announcing a star-studded Mixed Doubles competition. Alcaraz is paired with Emma Raducanu, and Zheng teamed up with Jack Draper (maybe fellow British stars Raducanu and Draper should team up instead).