Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 11:59am on 02 Jul 2025,Wednesday Sports
A record-breaking 23 seeded players exited in the first round at Wimbledon 2025, including 13 men and 10 women. Top women seeds fell: No. 2 Coco Gauff lost 7‑6(3), 6‑1 to Dayana Yastremska, committing nine double faults; No. 3 Jessica Pegula was defeated by Elisabetta Cocciaretto; and No. 5 Zheng Qinwen was beaten by Katerina Siniakova. On the men’s side, No. 3 Alexander Zverev suffered a staggering five-set defeat to Arthur Rinderknech, admitting post-match emotional toll and loneliness. Also out early: Medvedev, Rune, Musetti among others, marking one of the most turbulent tournament openings ever. (PC: AFP)
