Wimbledon 2025: Carlos Alcraz taken to 5 sets in opening round
Two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated Italy’s Fabio Fognini in the first round of Wimbledon. At the same time, British player Oliver Tarvet has also reached the next round. Alcaraz, is the second seed in this tournament. At the same time, Italy’s Jannik Sinner is at number one.
22-year-old Spanish player Alcaraz won 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 in a match that lasted more than 4 hours. This match was played on the Center Court, which was the first day of this Grand Slam tournament to be held on grass.
Alcaraz’s 19th consecutive win
This is Alcaraz’s 19th consecutive win. Earlier this month, he won his fifth Grand Slam title by defeating Jannik Sinner in the French Open and then also won the Queens title on British grass. Now his next match will be against 21-year-old Tarvet, who defeated Switzerland’s Leandro Riedi in his first match at Wimbledon.
Sabalenka’s 50th win as World No. 1
World No. 1 female tennis player Aryna Sabalenka started the tournament with a great win. Sabalenka, who entered the grass court as a title contender, defeated Canada’s Carson Branstine 6-1, 7-5 in consecutive sets in the first round.
This was Sabalenka’s 50th win in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) as World No. 1. She became the 9th player to do so. Before her, Martina Hingis, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Ash Barty and Iga Swiatek have done so.
Daniil Medvedev suffered an upset in the first round
Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune, the tournament’s 8th & 9th seeds upsets in the first round. Rune was defeated by Nicolas Jarry 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 and Medvedev was defeated by Benjamin Bonzi 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2.
