The 2025 Wimbledon Championships are up and operating, with two-time defending males’s champion Carlos Alcaraz beginning his marketing campaign on Centre Courtroom later at present.
The ladies’s world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is already in motion on day one, as she faces Canada’s Carson Branstine on No. 1 Courtroom. Residence hope Emma Raducanu additionally options on the schedule.
In the meantime, U.S. twelfth seed Frances Tiafoe is thru to the second spherical after beating Elmer Møller in straight units.
It’s a brilliant, sizzling opening day too — with little probability of rain interruptions and temperatures reaching 90F (32C).
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