The first day of Wimbledon was quite fantastic, thanks in particular to an exceptional match between Fabio Fognini and Carlos Alcaraz, but also because several heads of series have lost foot. Taylor Fritz trembles a lot, Leandro Riedi experienced failure. Unlike Emma Raducanu or Madison Keys.
Riedi, the spoiled opportunity Without disrespecting an Oliver Tarvet (ATP 733) who made his match, being in particular a remarkable placidity in the important moments, it must be recognized that Leandro Riedi clearly missed his first outing in a large Grand Chelem painting. Beaten 6-4 6-4 6-4 by the British qualified, the Thurgovien-also out of the qualifiers-never put the ingredients on the table to be able to offer this 2nd dream round against Carlos Alcaraz in the heart of the legendary short center. Otherwise how to explain his 51 direct faults and his total inability to get a break ball? Yes, it’s stupid, very stupid, such an opportunity that slides between the fingers …
Mal-rewarded fognini The brilliant Fabio Fognini fell back in the 138th world place and no longer win a lot of matches, but for having lived so many great moments in his career, he is one of those who continue to play with the hope of being able to relive beautiful posters, to be able to regain salt of the highest level, at least for a few hours. And by attributing Carlos Alcaraz to him as an adversary, the draw had filled the Italian, which is rightly nourished by the great shorts, of the rawers that make salivate, at the atmospheres which remind him of his most beautiful years. So Monday on the short center, the former 9th ATP released one of his best performances of the last 3-4 years to spend very close to a crime of Lèse majesté against the double title holder, facing which he made several high class gestures and struck more winning strokes (defeat 5-7 7-6 5-7 6-6). Carlitos was hot. Very hot!
Class! She is embodied by Carlos Alcaraz, who had only praise for a literally admirable fognini and who enchanted Wimbledon. “”I don’t know why Fabio has played her latest Wimbledonlaunched the Spaniard. In view of the level that has been his today (Editor’s note: Monday), He could play another 3-4 years without problem.”
MEDVEDEV TIME The little feeling of the day came from the legs inspired by Benjamin Bonzi, who overturned Daniil Medvedev thanks to a foolproof realism. Double semi-finalist-Beaten each time by the future winner (Carlos Alcaraz) in 2023 and 2024-, the Russian was unable to make the 64th world (7-6 3-6 7-6 6-2) flank) and will in fact lead to precious points in the ATP hierarchy. Not convincing enough about its put into play, the US Open 2021 winner can bite their fingers. So far, his Grand Chelem season is appalling (2nd round in Melbourne, 1st round in Roland and 1st round in Wimb), unworthy of a former boss of the circuit. “”But frankly, I couldn’t do much more“, he whispered on Monday. Before being surprised:”I saw Benjamin’s match against Quentin Halys in Halle; He did not put two balls back in a row in the court. And there he did not miss anything …“
Fritz and the wind of the ball Unless you are called Novak Djokovic or perhaps Carlos Alcaraz (or even Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer at the time), it is not good to chain the titles on the eve of a Grand Chelem tournament. For having forgotten this obviousness, Taylor Fritz, winner at Stuttgart and Eastbourne in June, finds himself in the Petchi this morning, the American to come back to the court to try to victoriously finish his thought in front of Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard, the French who led 2 sets 0 at a time on Monday evening. The two men are now at 6-7 6-7 6-4 7-6. Yet GMP, serving machine, led 5-1 in the tie-break of the 4th round…
LA “FRENCH ANSWER” Badly served by the draw, with several of his representatives forced to do battle with heads of series, French tennis responded in this tournament opening. A few minutes after Bonzi’s success on Medvedev, Valentin Royer (ATP 113) dropped another head, that of Stefanos Tsitsipas (ATP 26), far too bad for 1:12 to want to strive to prolong the thought that was his on the London lawn (6-3 6-2, abandonment). And this Tuesday, Mpeshi Perricard and Arthur Rinderknech (against Alexander Zverev) find the courts with the intention of going to the end of the surprise that they have hidden on Monday evening before the curfew.
CHILI SIN RUNE! Nicolas Jarry had never gathered a handicap of two sets to nothing during his career. The Chilean giant waited for his almost 30 years to finally live such a moment. Released from the qualifiers, the winner of the Geneva Open 2023 indeed offered the scalp of a Holger Rune who had landed at Church Road with the firm intention of shaking up the established order (4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4). Missed! In the 2nd round, Chile Sin Rune…
Keys suffering Winner of the Australian Open and quarter finalist of Roland-Garros, Madison Keys had trouble getting rid of the Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse (WTA 58). After letting the initial round to the tie-break spin, the 30-year-old had to tighten the game to pass the shoulder and avoid a first defeat in the 1st round in London (6-7 7-5 7-5). But how laborious it was!
Nose stake Ons Jabeur, who has always dreamed of affirming Wimbledon, will not do this this year, since she immediately abandoned in front of Viktoriya Tomova (ATP 111), while she was led 7-6 2-0. Melting on the London trophy, the Tunisian will no doubt never do it, since when approaching her 31 years, she who fell to 59th in the world is only a shadow, unable to regain consistency. Finalist in 2022 and 2023, Jabeur at the time let the chance of a life in front of Elena Rybakina, then Marketa Vondrousova.
Sierra, possible beautiful story What if Solana Sierra made us a “Eva Lys”, the German Lucky Loser in Melbourne and 8th finalist then? On Monday morning, Argentina was to embark on other skies, return to play less flashy tournaments than Wimbledon after its elimination in the 3rd qualifying round. But the package to the very last second of Greet Minnen came to change everything. Thus the current 101st WTA was drafted to face Olivia Gadecki. And guess what? It won 6-2 7-6. What make him want to make other wonders. In any case, she will have nothing to lose Wednesday in front of Katie Boulter, who made Paula Badosa stumble, Mrs. Tsitsipas.
Radan et the attention Almost 4 years after having the world of tennis waves in handing over the US Open, Emma Raducanu again makes headlines. Especially because it will be associated with Carlos Alcaraz in a mixed double at the next US Open. However, the Briton hopes to be talked about for something else. By winning 6-3 6-3 its 1st round against his compatriot Mingge XU (WTA 318), the world world took a first step in the right direction. It will be a question of chaining Wednesday against … Marketa Vondrousova, Queen of Wimbledon 2023. Another pair of sleeves!
Sun in the shade Surprising quarter finalist last year, Lulu Sun will not reissue such a performance this summer. The Geneva who defends the colors of New Zealand bit the dust in front of Marie Bouzkova (6-4 6-4).
Arnaud Cerutti
