Alcaraz’s quarterfinal conqueror from last year, German second seed Zverev is his likely semifinal opponent, but he would first have to hand 10-time champion Djokovic his earliest departure since 2018 in the quarterfinals to get there.
The swinging lefty serves of British 15th seed Jack Draper, who beat him at the Queen’s Club last year, could prove a tricky hurdle in the fourth round. Alcaraz opens against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Shevchenko, a player he beat in Madrid on clay last year.
Djokovic going for number 11
Not since 2018 when he fell to Hyeon Chung in the fourth round as the 14th seed has Djokovic been seeded as low at the Slam he has dominated more than any other.
Seeded seventh, largely down to having reduced his…