A sensational day with a Pole in the lead role! Here's what you missed at Wimbledon
Correspondence from London
Kamil Majchrzak has been waiting well over three years for a victory in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, since the Australian Open 2022. When he drew Matteo Berrettini, few people gave him a chance against the former tournament finalist. And yet, it was the Pole who came out on top after a thrilling five sets. You can read more about this match here >>> .
However, surprises appeared earlier, from the very first hours of the tournament. One of the first matches was the clash between the British Sonay Kartal and Jelena Ostapenko, who is invariably considered a dangerous rival for each of the favorites. Today, however, the Latvian was not herself at all - in the third set she was already losing 0:5, but finally won the honorary game. You can read more about this match here >>> .
In terms of ranking, the biggest sensation was Arthur Fery's victory. The Briton is listed at only 461st place in the ATP rankings and in the first round he faced Alexei Popyrin, seeded 20th. The 22-year-old, who is playing at Wimbledon thanks to a wild card, was better. He lost only one set. You can find more about this match here >>> .
Stefanos Tsitsipas complained of health problems, which ultimately resulted in his retirement after losing two sets to the Frenchman Valentin Royer, who is ranked 113th in the ATP ranking. The Greek will record another drop in the ranking of the best tennis players in the world and is in real danger of losing his seeding in the coming weeks .
Ons Jabeur also retired after just two games of the second set. The Tunisian had managed to reach the final twice in London, but this time health problems did not allow her to even finish the first round match with Victoria Tomova .
Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz won their matches with some difficulty, but Holger Rune and Daniil Medvedev failed, losing to Nicolas Jarry and Benjamin Bonzi, respectively. Madison Keys also had major problems, but she saved herself in the end of the match against Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
Here are today's complete Wimbledon results:
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