Day 1 (R1 bottom half)
27 of the 32 matches on the schedule were completed, there was 1 mid-match retirement, and 4 matches were suspended (due to poor light/curfew). Temperatures reached 32.3C, making it the hottest opening day on record for Wimbledon.
5-set watch
6 of the completed matches went to 5 sets and 2 more matches will be going to 5 sets, after being suspended at 2 sets all.
Alcaraz struggled but came through in 5 sets on Centre Court against an inspired Fognini, who was making his final appearance at Wimbledon before retirement. Alcaraz is now 14-1 in 5 set matches.
Seeded players Rune and Berrettini were both upset in 5 sets by Jarry and Majchrzak respectively.
Thompson, Auger-Aliassime and Darderi all came through 5-setters, defeating Kopriva, Duckworth and Safiullin respectively.
The Fritz-Mpetshi Perricard match and the Zeppieri-Mochizuki match were both suspended at 2 sets all.
Seeds
It was a day of carnage for the seeds, who went 7-7 today.
Alcaraz went through in 5 sets. Rublev, Lehecka and Auger-Aliassime went through in 4. Tiafoe, Khachanov and Davidovich Fokina were the only seeds to go through in straight sets.
Zverev-Rinderknech was suspended at 1 set all, and Fritz-Mpetshi Perricard was supended at 2 sets all.
There were too many upsets to write about but, in brief, we lost the following seeds:
[8] Rune, [9] Medvedev, [16] F. Cerundolo, [20] Popyrin, [24] Tsitsipas (ret.), [31] Griekspoor and [32] Berrettini.
Home players
Of the 13 Brits in the men’s singles draw, 7 played today and they went 4-3.
Norrie, B. Harris, Fery and Tarvet (the lowest ranked player in the draw at #733) went through. Fearnley, Crawford and Searle went out.
In case you were wondering, Monday is on Tuesday…
Qualifiers and lucky losers
9 qualifiers and 2 lucky losers played today. They went 5-4 which, funnily enough is a better win rate than the seeds.
Jarry, Royer, Mannarino, Tarvet and [LL] Garin went through. Riedi, Misolic, Rodesch and [LL] Lajovic went out. The match between Zeppieri and Mochizuki (both qualifiers) was suspended.
Odds and ends
3 out of 4 teenagers in the draw played today, Fonseca (18 years old) and Tien (19 years old) both went through.
At the other end of the age range, Mannarino (who turned 37 yesterday) was the oldest player to go through.
5 players with OHBHs were in action. Mpetshi Perricard’s match was suspended. All the other players lost (Tsitsipas, Lajovic, O’Connell, Altmaier).
Mpetshi Perricard served 33 aces over 4 sets in a match that has not yet been completed, easily the highest number of aces of the day. He set a new Wimbledon record for the fastest serve, 153 mph (previous record 148 mph Taylor Dent, 2010).
27 of the 32 matches on the schedule were completed, there was 1 mid-match retirement, and 4 matches were suspended (due to poor light/curfew). Temperatures reached 32.3C, making it the hottest opening day on record for Wimbledon.
5-set watch
6 of the completed matches went to 5 sets and 2 more matches will be going to 5 sets, after being suspended at 2 sets all.
Alcaraz struggled but came through in 5 sets on Centre Court against an inspired Fognini, who was making his final appearance at Wimbledon before retirement. Alcaraz is now 14-1 in 5 set matches.
Seeded players Rune and Berrettini were both upset in 5 sets by Jarry and Majchrzak respectively.
Thompson, Auger-Aliassime and Darderi all came through 5-setters, defeating Kopriva, Duckworth and Safiullin respectively.
The Fritz-Mpetshi Perricard match and the Zeppieri-Mochizuki match were both suspended at 2 sets all.
Seeds
It was a day of carnage for the seeds, who went 7-7 today.
Alcaraz went through in 5 sets. Rublev, Lehecka and Auger-Aliassime went through in 4. Tiafoe, Khachanov and Davidovich Fokina were the only seeds to go through in straight sets.
Zverev-Rinderknech was suspended at 1 set all, and Fritz-Mpetshi Perricard was supended at 2 sets all.
There were too many upsets to write about but, in brief, we lost the following seeds:
[8] Rune, [9] Medvedev, [16] F. Cerundolo, [20] Popyrin, [24] Tsitsipas (ret.), [31] Griekspoor and [32] Berrettini.
Home players
Of the 13 Brits in the men’s singles draw, 7 played today and they went 4-3.
Norrie, B. Harris, Fery and Tarvet (the lowest ranked player in the draw at #733) went through. Fearnley, Crawford and Searle went out.
In case you were wondering, Monday is on Tuesday…
Qualifiers and lucky losers
9 qualifiers and 2 lucky losers played today. They went 5-4 which, funnily enough is a better win rate than the seeds.
Jarry, Royer, Mannarino, Tarvet and [LL] Garin went through. Riedi, Misolic, Rodesch and [LL] Lajovic went out. The match between Zeppieri and Mochizuki (both qualifiers) was suspended.
Odds and ends
3 out of 4 teenagers in the draw played today, Fonseca (18 years old) and Tien (19 years old) both went through.
At the other end of the age range, Mannarino (who turned 37 yesterday) was the oldest player to go through.
5 players with OHBHs were in action. Mpetshi Perricard’s match was suspended. All the other players lost (Tsitsipas, Lajovic, O’Connell, Altmaier).
Mpetshi Perricard served 33 aces over 4 sets in a match that has not yet been completed, easily the highest number of aces of the day. He set a new Wimbledon record for the fastest serve, 153 mph (previous record 148 mph Taylor Dent, 2010).