Tsitsipas and Medvedev Both Stunned On Day 1 of Wimbledon Championships

Monday, 30 June 2025 at 17:45

byErik Virostko

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev were both stunned on the first day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.

Only a couple of years ago, it appeared that the likes of Tsitsipas and Medvedev would lead tennis in the following years. The Russian player reached the World No. 1 rank on the ATP Tour, while Tsitsipas challenged for Grand Slam titles and beat some of the legends of the game.

Now, they both exited the 2025 Wimbledon Championships already in the first round, and given their recent form, it's not even an upset it would have been a few years ago.

Medvedev was the first to step onto the court, opening the play on Court 2. The Russian player took on Benjamin Bonzi, who lost to Quentin Halys in Halle just before Medvedev beat Halys himself.

However, despite his recent good run of form, Medvedev didn't play at his best against Bonzi. But what was even worse for the Russian was the fact that his opponent played incredibly well, which the 2021 US Open champion even complained about during the match.

After there were no break points seen in the first set, it had to be decided in a tie-break, which Bonzi won 7-2. Medvedev then responded by winning the second set 6-3, but he once again lost the third set in a tie-break, 3-6. The Russian player then didn't look like himself in the third set, losing the match 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-7(3), 2-6.

It was obviously a disappointing loss for Medvedev, but he didn't seem to be too bothered by the loss. Speaking during his post-match press conference, he remained optimistic.

"For me it’s a matter of confidence. If not for the results in Halle, I would be here and say something is definitely missing. It’s just a matter of a couple of matches. This year I lost a lot of close calls."

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"When I start winning them, I can climb up the rankings. For the moment, I’m not that worried. If I finish the year ranked somewhere around 15th in the world, maybe I’ll be more worried. For the moment, I’m not."

Tsitsipas, on the other hand, has a real reason to be worried. The Greek player took on Valentin Royer in his first-round match, and he exited the tournament without even winning a set.

Tsitsipas lost the first two sets of the match 3-6, 2-6 before retiring because of a back injury. It has been bothering him for some time, and it's clear that the Greek player is struggling, both physically and mentally.

Tsitsipas' issue seems to be much more troubling than that of Medvedev. If he can't regularly compete because of his health, it will be difficult for him to return to the Top 10 and challenge for the Grand Slams again.