Wimbledon 2025: Top Seeds Advance, Big Upsets Shake the Opening Rounds

 


Wimbledon 2025 is off to a rousing start with some top seeds advancing with difficulties  and some big upsets happening in the first two rounds with some big casualities including big names like Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune, Stefanos Tsitipas, Coco Gauff & Jessica Pegula 

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz & 7 time winner Novak Djokovic had to fight unexpectedly very hard before getting past their first rounds .

Top women's seed Aryna Sabalenka cruised past her first-round opponent to enter Round 2 of Wimbledon 2025 with ease, while Carlos Alcaraz battled for over four and a half hours to overcome Italy’s veteran Fabio Fognini in a five-set thriller. The opening rounds also witnessed major upsets as several top seeds, including Holger Rune, Daniil Medvedev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas, exited the tournament early. Meanwhile, Ons Jabeur was forced to retire due to the sweltering London heat.

Sabalenka Cruises, Alcaraz Survives Grueling Battle

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka barely broke a sweat as she defeated Canada’s Carson Branstine 6-1, 7-5. In stark contrast, defending French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz needed all five sets and 4 hours 37 minutes to edge past 38-year-old Fognini, who showcased why he’s regarded as a grass-court specialist. Despite struggling with double faults and long rallies, Alcaraz prevailed 7-5, 6-7(5-7), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1, firing 14 aces to Fognini’s 1 and capitalizing on key break-point chances.

Early Exits: Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Rune Stunned

The first round delivered several shock exits:

  • Daniil Medvedev lost to France’s unseeded Benjamin Bonzi 6-7(2-7), 6-3, 6-7(3-7), 2-6.
  • Stefanos Tsitsipas, trailing 3-6, 2-6, retired mid-match against France’s Valentin Royer.
  • Holger Rune squandered a two-set lead to fall 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to Chile’s Nicolas Jarry.

Other casualties included:

  • 20th seed Alexei Popyrin (lost to Britain’s Arthur Fery)
  • 16th seed Francisco Cerundolo (defeated by Portugal’s Nuno Borges)

Ons Jabeur Retires Mid-Match

Two-time Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur had to retire due to heat-related issues while trailing Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova 6-7(5-7), 0-2.

Top Seeds Progress as Expected

  • Men’s No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner defeated fellow Italian Luca Nardi 6-4, 6-3, 6-0.
  • 11th seed Alex de Minaur beat Spain’s Roberto Carballés Baena 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(7-2).
  • 13th seed Tommy Paul outplayed Britain’s Johannes Monday 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

In the women’s draw:

  • 8th seed Iga Świątek beat Russia’s Polina Kudermetova 7-5, 6-1.
  • 7th seed Mirra Andreeva defeated Egypt’s Mayar Sherif 6-3, 6-3.

More Upsets Follow on Day 2

  • Alexander Zverev, seeded 3rd, lost a tight five-set battle to France’s Arthur Rinderknech 6-7(3-7), 7-6(10-8), 3-6, 7-6(7-5), 4-6. Despite serving 31 aces to Rinderknech’s 25, Zverev couldn’t convert a single break point out of 9 chances.
  • Lorenzo Musetti (7th seed) fell in four sets to Nikoloz Basilashvili: 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
  • 3rd seed in the women’s singles, Jessica Pegula, was stunned by Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2, 6-3.
  • 5th seed Qinwen Zheng exited after a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 defeat to Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova.

In another latest major upset World No.2 * latest French Open winner  Coco Gauff has been knocked out of the Wimbledon after Dayana Yastremska beat her 7-6, 6-1 on Tuesday in the first round. 

However Elena Rybakina the 2022 Wimbledon women Champion has stormed into the second round of the women's singles with a clinical 6-2, 6-1 win over Elina Avanesyan.

Djokovic Survives Mid-Match Slump to Advance at Wimbledon

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic looked in control early on, committing just six unforced errors in a dominant first set. But what started as a smooth cruise turned into a tense struggle when he failed to convert 11 break point opportunities in the second set, allowing French No. 4 Alexandre Muller to push the match far closer than expected.

Centre Court was left baffled after a chaotic second-set tiebreak, in which Djokovic squandered six chances to take a two-sets-to-love lead. A 20-minute pause to close the roof, however, proved timely. During the break, Djokovic recharged—literally—with a bottle of his own-brand electrolyte drink handed over by a watchful member of his team.

Refreshed and refocused, Djokovic returned under the lights and reasserted his dominance, storming through the next two sets to secure a 6-1, 6-7 (7-9), 6-2, 6-2 win. Despite some shaky moments, he kept alive his relentless pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam title.


Wimbledon 2025 is off to a thrilling start, with top names advancing, old warriors defying expectations, and several seeded stars making early exits. As the tournament progresses, fans can expect more drama, endurance battles, and breakout performances on the hallowed grass courts of SW19.













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