Alcaraz survives, Sabalenka cruises on Wimbledon’s hottest opening day
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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts during his first round match against Italy's Fabio Fognini, Wimbledon, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain, June 30, 2025. — Reuters
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London: Carlos Alcaraz survived a major fear at his Wimbledon opener on Monday, while Arina Subalinka kept it cool to develop the hottest opening day in the history of the tournament.
On Monday, the All England Club was at the top of the temperature 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit), leaving behind the previous record for the start of the 29.3 -centigrade tournament in 2001.
Alcaraz won 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 in a horrific collision in the Center Court for four hours and 37 minutes.
It was the first time that Roger Federer easily defeated Alejandro Fla in 2010 that a defending champion was taken to the fifth set in the first phase of Wimbledon.
Al -Caraz removed a contradictory display, which included 62 unmanned mistakes as the world number two refused to wake up in the heat.
Specialized said, “I don’t know why this is probably the last Wimbledon of Fabio because the level he has shown shows that he can still play three or four years more.”
“It is never easy to play in the Center Court for the first match of any tournament. Wimbledon is special and different. I just tried to perform my best but I would say that I could play better.”
During the match, a 22 -year -old man fled to help a spectator who fell into the stands, and handed over a water bottle when physics came to help a woman.
Alakaraz, who never lost in the first round of Grand Slam in the 18th hearing, is facing the British Qualifier Oliver Tarweet in the second phase.
Five times the Grand Slam champion Borne Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and seven -time champion Novak Djokovic is bidding to become the fifth person in the open period to win at least three Wimbledon title.
Looking for a shed from the London Heat View with players and fans, former England captain David Beckham saw the action from the Royal Box, with former England manager Garrett South Gate.
The top women’s seeds Subalinka used an ice pack to defeat the heat during the victory of 6-1, 7-5 against Canada’s Qualifier Carson Branstine.
The 27 -year -old Belarusian is the Grand Slam champion three times, but this year’s Australian Open and the French Open final suffered a three -seat defeat.
The World No.1 was never ahead of the Wimbledon semi -finals and lost the last year’s tournament from a shoulder injury.
“I felt really good. I am very grateful to be healthy and ready to compete and stay in the first round,” Sublinka said, which is the Czech World No. 48 My Bozkova.
Mercury grows
Twice, Wimbledon’s finalist ounces Jabor, due to uncontrollable, tears broke into tears before retiring from his first round match against Victoria Tomova.
Tunisia’s Jabor was 7-6 (7/5), 2-0 when it ended his confrontation with Bulgaria’s World No. 111.
Former US Open Champion Daniel Medvedev, who has been the Wimbledon semi -finalist for the past two years, has suffered a defect against France’s Benjamin Bunzi.
Bonzi won 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in three hours and seven minutes, at the end of the match, Russian Russian broke its racket against his chair.
Elsewhere, Danish eighth seed Holger Ron threw two sets to lose Chile’s world number 143 Nicolas Jerry, while the former finalist Meto Barrettini crashed and Stephanos retired with Sispass injury.
Former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko was defeated by Britain’s Sony Crutch 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.
The Australian Open Champion Madison Keys Elena-Gabriella came from a seat to beat Russia 6-7, (4/7), 7-5, 7-5, but the ninth seed Pola Badosa lost to Katie Bolt in the UK in three sets.
Former US Open Champion Emma Radokano defeated fellow Burton Mimi Xu 6-3, 6-3 to book a second round date with Wimbledon winner Marketta Wandrosova.
The matches between the third seed Alexander Zurio and Arthur Randerkinich and the fifth seed Taylor Furts and the Giani Ampeti Pararard were suspended due to 2300 local time curfews in Wimbledon.
Wimbledon has a heat rule to protect the health of players.
It allows for women’s matches to take a 10 -minute break between the second and third sets between the second and third and the third sets for men’s matches, when the heat pressure index is at 30.1 ° C.
