Wimbledon 2025: A Shocking Beginning
The Wimbledon 2025 tournament kicked off with surprising developments. Eight players from the top 10 exited the tournament in the first round, marking an unprecedented occurrence in the history of Grand Slam events in the Open Era.
This was reported by Opta Ace.
Notably, Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska (42) contributed to this surprise by defeating world number two Coco Gauff in her opening match. The American was unable to hold back her tears after the loss.
Among the men, the following players have already exited: Alexander Zverev (3), Holger Rune (8), Lorenzo Musetti (7), and Daniil Medvedev (9). In the women's draw, Jessica Pegula (3), Zheng Qinwen (8), and Paula Badosa (9) also left the tournament.
It's worth noting that the day before, Elina Svitolina easily defeated Hungarian player Anna Bondar (75) in her opening match at Wimbledon. Yulia Starodubtseva triumphed over British player Francesca Jones (122).
However, Marta Kostyuk was unable to advance past the first round, losing to Slovenian player Veronika Erjavec (171).
