London, england – britain’s Alfie Hewett launched his Wimbledon title defense with a commanding victory over Spain’s Daniel Caverzaschi on Wednesday. The match concluded in just 54 minutes, showcasing Hewett’s dominance on court three.

Hewett, a decorated athlete with ten major singles titles and an notable 22 doubles championships alongside compatriot Gordon Reid, secured a extensive 6-1, 6-2 win.This victory marks a strong start to his campaign for back-to-back titles at SW19.

Last year, Hewett finally achieved a career Grand Slam by winning his first Wimbledon title. He is now focused on repeating that success. The second seed will next face China’s Ji Zhenxu in the quarter-finals.

Notably, Hewett and his doubles partner, Gordon Reid, are on course to possibly meet in the final. Reid also advanced to the quarter-finals after a hard-fought victory against Belgium’s joachim Gerard. The score was 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (10-6).

Reid’s quarter-final opponent will be Argentina’s fourth seed, Gustavo Fernandez. The dynamic duo will begin their pursuit of a third consecutive doubles title on wednesday. Simultaneously occurring, British wildcard Dahnon Ward suffered a first-round defeat against Spanish third seed Martin de la Puente, losing 6-2, 6-0.