On Thursday, it was announced that two-time Wimbledon champion Alcaraz had joined the British player in becoming a global tennis ambassador for Evian. He said he was “honoured” by the new deal, and championed the brand’s influence on his own hydration routines.

Emma Raducanu is set to team up with Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open mixed doubles in August, with the duo's relationship continuing to be a hot topic

It has all the ingredients of a Richard Curtis summer hit: two remarkably good-looking leads in Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz (she of the magazine covers, he of the bullet-speed aces), a “meet-cute” over the tennis nets,