Defending champion Alcaraz cruises into third round at Wimbledon

LONDON, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz breezed past Aleksander Vukic in straight sets to reach the men's singles third round at the Wimbledon Championships here on Wednesday.

Alcaraz, 21, held off a strong challenge from his Australian opponent in the first set, and needed only one hour and 48 minutes before seeing off the world No. 69 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-2.

The third-seeded Spaniard will