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Wimbledon started on Monday with its hottest opening day in history, while the temperatures of the Tennis and Croquet Club of the All England lawn reached around 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
While the conditions for athletes were at the top of the list of concerns, Carlos Alcaraz, the double champion of male singles in defense, made sure that the customers of Center Court were also taken care of in the heat.
During his four -hour and a half match against Fabio Fognini, 38, the game was suspended after a spectator fell ill due to the heat.
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Carlos Alcaraz strikes a forehand against Fabio Fognini during Wimbledon 2025 in All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. (Images Geoff Burke-Imagn)
Alcaraz was quick to help the cause, grabbing a bottle of water near his bench and going to the spectator in question. A Wimbledon security member has also brought an umbrella to help shade the person.
The BBC reported that the air temperature on the ground had reached 32.2 degrees Celsius (90.1 degrees fahrenheit) around 4 p.m. BST. The previous record during the Wimbledon opening day was 29.3 degrees Celsius in 2001.
The game resumed in the last set, which was in favor of Alcaraz, 2-0, after having broken Fognini in the second match. He took the final set, 6-1, and let out a great celebration which could have had a certain relief sprinkled in there.
Carlos Alcaraz spent a bottle of water to help with a sick spectator during his first round match against Fabio Fognini. (Rob Newell – Camerasport)
This match should not be long because Alcaraz, fresh out of a French victory over Jannik Sinner, was supposed to easily manage Fognini in the first round.
However, his best consecutive career victory was a marathon because the 22 -year -old was tested by Fognini, who plans to retire after this year.
Carlos Alcaraz serves against Fabio Fognini at Wimbledon 2025. (Images Geoff Burke-Imagn)
Fognini had never exceeded the third round in Wimbledon, but he was looking for the upheaval of the year after defeating Alcaraz in the second set, and taking him, 6-2, in the fourth to force a fifth decisive.
However, many Alcaraz difficulties were self-inflicted. He had nine double faults and 62 uns forked errors against 52 winning shots. He also faced 21 break points, which no one sounded to enter the day of the opening on Monday.
Alcaraz was even seen by shouting something in his coach’s box during the match. Social media translated his words into Spanish because he thought that Fognini had even more tennis in him.
Carlos Alcaraz is preparing to serve against Fabio Fognini in Wimbledon. (Images Geoff Burke-Imagn)
But Alcaraz finally did the job, while helping to help one of the many participants to look at him start his way to three peat potential.
