Carlos Alcaraz was forced to sweat under the center of the Sun, but defending Wimbledon Champion eventually bounced the witty Fabio Fognini in five hundred thriller to reach the second round. The Spaniard, who was aimed at winning his third straight title Wimbledon, overcame an inconsistent game and the fourth compiled decline to win 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1.
Alcaraz, who runs on 18 winging lanes coming to SW19, looked far from his best for a large part of the match. Fognini, 38, but still dangerous on the day, pushed seed no. However, the Spaniard reappeared his rhythm in the referee, racing on the lead 3-0 and ended strongly after a short delay caused by medical emergency room in the crowd.
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“I don’t know why it’s his last Wimbledon, because with the level he showed, he can play three or four years,” said Alcaraz, who improved to 14-1 in five hundreds. “I have to give him recognition for such a great match. Fabio is such a great player, in his entire career has shown the level he has. I’m just a little sad that it’s his last Wimbledon, but glad to share the court with him.”
Rune stunned
For court 3 Chilean qualifier Nicols Jarry organized a stunning comeback, which upset the eighth seed Holger Rune 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4-4-4-dan his first career loss after led two sets.
Jarry, included no. 143, fired 31 aces and kept peace in the heat, sealed his first victory of TOP 10 a year. Rune, which appeared under control soon, began to physically fight in the fourth set and needed treatment on the knee. Although he fought in the fifth time, Jarry broke in 4-4 and served a match for one of his greatest victories of his career.
The defeat contributes to the heavy day for the best seeds, with the Rune joining Stefanos Titsipas and Daniil Medvedev at the first exit. Jarry will face the American teenager of the pupil Tien next time.
Raducan, a key march forward
On the Women’s side, No. 6 Seed American Madison Keys surpassed both the sick rival and the heat to provide 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-5 the first victory over Elena-Gabriela Ruse in Wimbledon.
He seemed that Ruse, who bought the first set with aggressive shots, fought at 32C Heat during the second set. Despite the wrapping of ice towels around her neck, she needed treatment after the coach checked her blood pressure and accompanied her out of court.
The break lasted almost 10 minutes, during which Keys concentrated by practicing her portions. Ruse, which ended 5-3, suffered a cramp in the right thigh and collapsed, but recovered to the level of the set of 5-5 and approached the agitation of the sixth seed.
On Monday, Emma Raducan made a confidence in her Wimbledon campaign and released around the British and the Wild Mingge XU card with a victory of 6-3, 6-3.
Raducan sailed through the opening set, but was tested in the second, with the XU broke its administration twice before the US Open 2021 championship regained control.
After reaching the fourth round in Wimbledon in 2021 and 2023, Raducan faces a demanding way if he hopes that this performance is matching this year. In the second round, he will meet the defending champion Markta Vondrouov, with the potential clearance of the third round against the highest seed of Aryna Sabalenka is coming.
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Meanwhile, seed no. No. 23 Jiri Lehlecka from the Czech Republic came from the orchard to defeat Bolivia Hugo Dellien 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (0).
No. 16 Francisco Cerndolo from Argentina had soon slipped when he fell on Portuguese Nuno Borges 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-0. In another upset, Arthur Fery Great Britain excited the home crowd by defeating seed no. 20 Alexei Poporin from Australia 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
The next winner of the first round on Monday included British Cameron Norrie and Oliver Tarvet, a student of American teenager Tien, French Adrian Mannarino, Italian Mattia Bellucci, Australian Jordan Thompson, Brazilian Joo Fonseca, South African Lloyd Harris.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
June 30, 2025
