Wimbledon 2025 live updates: Day 1 scores and results with Alcaraz ahead after shock Medvedev exit – The New York Times

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The 2025 Wimbledon Championships are up and running, with two-time defending men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz currently in action on Centre Court.
Alcaraz leads veteran Fabio Fognini two sets to one, with women’s world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka already into the second round after beating Canada’s Carson Branstine 6-1, 7-5 on No. 1 Court.
U.S. 12th seed Frances Tiafoe dispatched Elmer Møller in straight sets but men’s ninth seed Daniil Medvedev is out after losing in four to Benjamin Bonzi, while Stefanos Tsitsipas (24) retired with a back issue after two sets against Valentin Royer.
Brit Emma Raducanu features later on a bright and hot first day, with little chance of rain interruptions and temperatures reaching 90F (32C).
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Is that the moment Fognini's resistance has finally been broken?
A beautifully disguised forehand drop shot — no one hits the shot like he does — helps Alcaraz pinch the third set 7-5, and he leads by two sets to one.
And he loves it, too.
He forces Fognini to net then almost collapses in on himself, roaring with delight as he is doubled over in celebration.
Alcaraz takes the third set 7-5 and will now fancy his chances of outlasting the veteran in the fourth.
Carlos Alcaraz just held to love to lead 6-5 in the third.
Can Fabio Fognini hold his serve to take us to a tiebreak?
Fognini is having a time of it on Centre Court in what is his last ever Wimbledon, aged 38.
He's just broken Alcaraz back for 5-4 and relished pumping up the crowd after winning an incredible rally to earn himself a break point.
Alcaraz did not look impressed by being outdone for showmanship, and he looks frazzled at the moment, struggling badly for consistency against the unpredictable Italian.
Oh, Fabio! Brilliant stuff from the flamboyant Italian, 38 years young.
Earlier in the third set, Alcaraz responded to a Fognini break with an immediate one of his own. And Fognini has just given Alcaraz a taste of his own medicine.
With Alcaraz 5-3 up and a game away from the set, Fognini ended a superb rally with a twisting shot to Alcaraz's right. Carlos did so well to swing it back over the net but Fognini floated into an aerial backhand volley, caressed into open court.
Crowd on their feet. English cricket icon Stuart Broad clapping along delightedly behind David Beckham. And Fognini breaks for 4-5!
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Glad you asked. Some live scores:
And the results from earlier today:
Some scores on the doors:
And the results from earlier:
The men's and women's doubles don't start until Wednesday, and the mixed doubles until Friday.
Let's take a look at what's happening today all across SW19!
Alcaraz summed up his own performance during the tiebreak that he lost.
“I can't serve and I can't return.”
That has been about the size of it, though Fognini's serving has been outstanding.
The fresh Wimbledon courts appear slower than the week-old Queen's courts Alcaraz won his last title on, and he hasn't quite adjusted yet.
I may have just jinxed Fabio Fognini.
Curious to see what on earth was going on in his match against Carlos Alcaraz, I popped onto Centre Court to see how the veteran Italian had just won the second set and was up a break in the third.
He was promptly broken to love before Alcaraz held comfortably for 3-2. Still, work to be done for the two-time defending champion.
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OK, Fabio Fognini! He's here to play.
The 38-year-old veteran, partner of former pro Flavia Pennetta, has just taken the second set in a tiebreak, 7-6(5) against champion Carlos Alcaraz!
Fognini raced to 6-2 ahead before Alcaraz came back to 6-5… but with Fognini in at the net Alcaraz shovelled a makeable shot into the tramlines.
The crowd at Centre Court erupted with delight. Is a shock on the cards? It's currently 1-1 in the third set…
It has also proved to be a short Wimbledon for the 24th seed, after Stefanos Tsitsipas retired from his first-round match on Court 12.
Tsitsipas was serving to stay in the second set after losing the first, 6-3. He fought back from 0-40 too, only to still lose it 6-2 against Valentin Royer.
And that proved enough, as Tsitsipas succumbed to what appeared to be a back issue.
As for Royer, the 24-year-old Frenchman and world No. 113, is through to the second round on his first Wimbledon appearance.
World No. 123 Adrian Mannarino awaits next, after Royer’s compatriot knocked out Australia’s Christopher O’Connell in straight sets on Court 5.
“This is special for me today,” Bonzi said on court.
“This is my first top-10 win in a Slam, it’s always special in this tournament, the atmosphere, the colours, the green grass, and everything, I love this place.
“Daniil is a great player, he did two semi-finals, I knew it was a tough match but sometimes it’s better to play this kind of player in the first round, anything can happen, so I’m very happy with the win.
“Today it’s 50/50 at the beginning of the match, the grass is perfect, I love to play on this surface. You have nothing to lose, so it’s a good time to play my A game.”
Daniil Medvedev’s torrid Grand Slam form continued with a first-round defeat at Wimbledon.
The former world No. 1 was beaten by Benjamin Bonzi, handing Medvedev his third consecutive major defeat against an unseeded opponent.
Learner Tien of the U.S. knocked the 29-year-old Russian out of the Australian Open in the second round, then Britain’s Cameron Norrie beat Medvedev at the French Open.
An unseeded opponent again proved the 2021 US Open champion’s undoing at the All England Club, with Bonzi recovering from a second-set blip to claim the match 7-6(2), 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 in the searing London heat.
It is only the second win against top-10 opposition for Bonzi, following his victory over Casper Ruud en route to the ATP 250 Moselle Open title last year.
For Medvedev, it is another crushing blow. He reached the Wimbledon semifinals last year but just 12 months later, his credentials as one of the world’s best have again slipped further away.
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Daniil Medvedev stunned in Wimbledon first round by unseeded Benjamin Bonzi
The ninth seed is gone on day one at Wimbledon!
News line incoming…
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If you build it, they will come and all that.
In the women's singles, Greet Minnen has withdrawn, replaced by lucky loser Solana Sierra, who will face Olivia Gadecki in the first round.
In the men's, Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta has pulled out and instead lucky loser Cristian Garin is up against Chris Rodesch of Luxembourg.
An Australian Tennis Magazine journalist sat next to me in the media centre just let out a chuckle.
The reason is that Aussie Jordan Thompson just sealed a five-set comeback win, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(1), 6-1.
Thompson was two sets down against Czech Vit Kopriva but fought back on Court 9.

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