Day 1 Recap

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June 30, 2025

Quick Served: Day 1 — Wimbledon's Record-Breaking Start!

Wimbledon's first day brought intense heat and even more intense on-court action. Jon Wertheim breaks down all the drama from SW19, where "close but not quite" became the unexpected theme, leading to ten seeded players making early exits.

Dive into everything you might've missed, including why it was a strong showing for South American players, and get a preview of Tuesday's key matchups.

Plus, Jon shares a unique story about a player who once delivered Uber Eats to fund their tennis career.

Catch up on the full Day 1 recap and what to expect next.

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The match between No. 5 Taylor Fritz and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard was suspended before the fifth set due to local curfew. Mpetshi Perricard took the first two sets before Fritz evened the match by winning the next two.

Mpetshi Perricard was two points away from winning while leading 5-2 in the fourth-set tiebreaker before Fritz came back to steal the set and extend the match.

The decision to postpone was met with booing from the crowd while Fritz, who looked to be frustrated by the call, unsuccessfully pled his case to continue. The match on the No. 1 Court was played with the retractable roof closed and artificial lights on.

Wimbledon has an 11 p.m. local curfew, and matches can be stopped before then if the umpire believes there is a chance they will not finish on time.

No. 3 Alexander Zverev and Arthur Rinderknech’s match was also suspended. It’s tied 1-1 heading into the third set. Neither player broke serve in each of the two sets they played.

Both matches will resume on Tuesday.

No. 9 Paula Badosa def. by Katie Boulter
No. 20 Jelena Ostapenko def. by Sonay Kartal
No. 32 McCartney Kessler def. by Marketa Vondrousova
Ons Jabeur retired against Viktoriya Tomova

No. 8 Holger Rune def. by Nicolas Jarry
No. 9 Daniil Medvedev def. by Benjamin Bonzi
No. 16. Francisco Cerundolo def. by Nuno Borges
No. 20 Alexei Popyrin def. by Arthur Fery
No. 24 Stefanos Tsitsipas retired against Valentin Royer
No. 31 Tallon Griekspoor def. by Jenson Brooksby
No. 32 Matteo Berrettini def. by Kamil Majchrzak

Have You Watched Our Wimbledon Draw Show?

With the tournament underway, you can track Andy and JW’s picks to see what they got right—and more importantly, what they got wrong!

11 — Madison Keys is the first woman to win in the First Round at Wimbledon in each of her first 11 main draw appearances since Agnieszka Radwanska (2006-2016).

30 — Carlos Alcaraz became the fastest player to win 30 ATP-level matches on grass in the Open Era. 33 matches—30-3 record.

4 — Learner Tien is now the fourth American teenager since 2000 to win a Men’s Single’s main draw match at Wimbledon joining Andy Roddick, Ryan Harrison, and Frances Tiafoe.

153 — Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard smashed a 153 mph serve against Taylor Fritz, setting a Wimbledon record.

Matches To Watch: Tuesday, July 1

No. 17 Barbora Krejcikova vs. Alexandra Eala: The 2024 singles champ begins her title defense against the rising 20-year-old from the Philippians who reached last week’s final in Eastbourne.

Petra Kvitova vs. No. 10 Emma Navarro: Kvitova, the 2011 and 2014 champ, is playing her final Wimbledon. Navarro reached the quarterfinals in last years championship & is 4-2 at SW19.

No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. Luca Nardi: World No. 1 Sinner begins his quest for his fourth major and first Wimbledon title against fellow Italian Nardi in their first ever matchup.

Alexandre Muller vs. No. 6 Novak Djokovic: Djokovic starts his journey for his historic 25th major against Muller who has yet to win a match on grass this season.

Jack Draper, Ben Shelton, Tommy Paul, Coco Gauff, Jess Pegula, and Iga Swiatek are all in action on Tuesday.