US Edition"Does No One Want to Play Wimbledon?" - Fans Shocked After Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Rune & Others Exit on Horrible Day 1 for Seeds
- The 2025 Wimbledon men's draw began with a major upset as seven seeded players, including Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Rune, and Berrettini, were eliminated on Day 1.
- The extreme heat reaching 33 degrees Celsius challenged players’ endurance under fast grass court conditions, influencing the early exits and retirements.
- Nicolas Jarry overcame a two-set deficit to defeat eighth seed Holger Rune 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, while Daniil Medvedev lost in four sets to Benjamin Bonzi.
- Jarry delivered 10 aces and allowed only three points on his serve during the comeback, earning a top-10 win for the first time in more than a year, while Tsitsipas was forced to retire due to an ongoing back injury.
- These early high-profile departures opened the draw for lower-ranked players like Learner Tien, who will face Jarry on July 2, highlighting the tournament's unpredictability and mental toughness demands.
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"Does no one want to play Wimbledon?" - Fans shocked after Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Rune & others exit on horrible Day 1 for seeds
Day 1 of matches at Wimbledon saw major upsets for seeded players like Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune, as they struggled to cope with the challenges of playing on grass.
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Marietta Daily JournalHolger Rune, Daniil Medvedev stunned in Wimbledon openers
A pair of Top 10 seeds were stunned Monday in the opening round at Wimbledon, with No. 8 Holger Rune and No. 9 Daniil Medvedev ousted in London.
The Russian Daniil Medvedev, semifinalist of the Wimbledon tournament last year, fell to the first of change by losing this Monday against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi by 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (3) and 6-2.wf_cms.rss.read_more
The first round of Wimbledon 2025 has been giving a lot to talk about because large ones ranked both in the ATP and in the WTA. While the main favorites such as Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic are still alive, figures such as Alexander Zverev (N°3), Lorenzo Musetti (N°7), Holger Rune (N°9) and Daniil Medvedev (N°16) said good-bye. They are joined by players such as Stéfanos Tsitsipás (N°24) and Matteo Berrettini (N°32), who tend…
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