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Wimbledon began on Monday with his hottest opening day in history as the temperatures of All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club rose up to about 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
While the conditions for the athletes were at the top of the worry list, Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending men’s single champion, made sure that patrons at Center Court were also taken care of in the heat.
During his four and a half hours of fighting against the 38 -year -old Fabio Fognini, the game was suspended after a spectator fell ill due to the heat.
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Carlos Alcaraz hits a forhand against Fabio Fognini during Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. (GEOFF BURKE-FORIVED PICTURES)
Alcaraz was quick to help the cause and grabbed a water bottle near his bench and drove it over to that spectator. A member of Wimbledon Security also brought an umbrella over to help shade the person.
The BBC reported that the air temperature on the grounds reached 32.2 degrees Celsius (90.1 degrees Fahrenheit) around 10 pm. 16.00 BST. The previous record during Wimbledon’s opening day was 29.3 degrees Celsius in 2001.
Games resume in the last set that was to Alcaraz’s advantage, 2-0, after breaking Fognini in the second game. He took the last set, 6-1, and let a big party that might have had some relief sprinkled in there.
Carlos Alcaraz passed a bottle of water to help with a sick spectator during his first round match against Fabio Fognini. (Rob Newell – Camerasport)
This match was not expected to be long, as Alcaraz, fresh from a French open victory over Jannik Sinner, should easily handle Fognini in the first round.
However, his career-best 19. Just victory was a marathon when the 22-year-old was tested by Fognini, who plans to retire after this year.
Carlos Alcaraz serves against Fabio Fognini in Wimbledon 2025. (GEOFF BURKE-FORIVED PICTURES)
Fognini had never reached it past the third round of Wimbledon, but he searched for this year’s revolt after defeating Alcaraz in the second set and taken him down, 6-2, in the fourth to force a crucial fifth.
However, a lot of Alcaraz’s matches were self -inflicted. He had nine double faults and 62 unforeseen errors compared to 52 winning shots. He also faced 21 break points, something that no one catches into Monday’s opening day.
Alcaraz was even spotted and shouted something about his coach box during the match. Social media translated his words in Spanish when he thought Fognini had much more tennis left in him.
Carlos Alcaraz is preparing to serve against Fabio Fognini in Wimbledon. (GEOFF BURKE-FORIVED PICTURES)
But Alcaraz got the job done in the end, while he also made sure to help one of the many who were present to see him begin his way to a potential three-peat.
