Coco Gauff, Alexander Zverev and the seeds eliminated in the first round at Wimbledon

The first round of Wimbledon 2025 has witnessed a record exodus of seeded players in both the men's and women's tournaments.

A total of 23 seeded players have been conquered in the opening round at the All England Club with high-profile casualties including French Open champion Coco Gauff and Australian Open finalist Alexander Zverev.

We've taken a look at the seeded players who have been eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon 2025.

Seeded players who have fallen at Wimbledon

Men

Alexander Zverev

Third seed Alexander Zverev was the highest-seeded player to fall in the opening round after losing in five sets to Arthur Rinderknech.

The heavy-hitting Frenchman did not drop serve once against Zverev, who secured the biggest win of his career by eliminating the three-time Grand Slam finalist.

Lorenzo Musetti

Former Wimbledon semi-finalist and seventh seed Lorenzo Musetti was downed by Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.

Holger Rune

Eighth seed Holger Rune spurned a two-set advantage to lose in five sets to Nicolas Jarry, who is ranked 143rd in the world.

The Dane appeared to be in complete control of the contest until Jarry seized the initiative by claiming a tight third set before the Chilean prevailed in the fourth and fifth sets.

Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev was the fourth Top 10 seed to bow out in the first round of Wimbledon as he succumbed to a 7-6, 6-3, 6-6, 6-2 defeat to Benjamin Bonzi.

The loss marked consecutive first round Grand Slam exits for the Russian after he crashed out at the French Open to Cameron Norrie.

Francisco Cerundolo

16th seed Francisco Cerundolo endured the same fate as his French Open first round exit as he bowed out to Nuno Borges at Wimbledon.

The Argentine claimed the opening set 6-4 before Borges fired back to win in four sets, which included a final set bagel.

Ugo Humbert

Ugo Humbert's 2025 Wimbledon campaign ended prematurely as the 18th seed was defeated by compatriot Gael Monfils in a five-set thriller.

Alexei Popyrin

A record number of Brits won on the opening day of Wimbledon, which included Arthur Fery's impressive triumph over 20th seed Alexei Popyrin.

Australian Popyrin fell 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to Fery, who was ranked 461 in the world prior to the match and had never won a professional tour-level match before the contest.

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsistipas was a high-profile retirement as the 24th seed was forced to withdraw from his match against qualifier Valentin Royer with a back injury.

Denis Shapovalov

27th seed Denis Shapovalov suffered his earliest exit from the All England Club since 2019 as he fell to a four-set defeat against Argentine Mariano Navonne.

Alex Michelsen

Alex Michelsen's superb surge up the world rankings has failed to translate to performances on the Grand Slam stage as the 30th seed crashed out in the first round at Wimbledon for the second successive year following a five-set defeat to Miomir Kecmanovic.

Tallon Griekspoor

31st seed Tallon Griekspoor was handed a tough opening contest against the in-form Jenson Brooksby and the Eastbourne finalist prevailed in a comfortable straight-sets victory.

Matteo Berrettini

2021 Wimbledon finalist and 32nd seed Matteo Berrettini suffered a shock exit at the hands of Kamil Majchrzak, who had trained with the Italian prior to the tournament commencing.

Berrettini had never lost in the first round at Wimbledon but fell to a 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 defeat against Majchrzak, who was making his first appearance at the All England Club since 2022.

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Women

Coco Gauff

French Open champion and second seed Coco Gauff was arguably the biggest casualty of the opening round as she was eliminated by Dayana Yastremska 7-6, 6-1.

The American was ultimately outplayed by her opponent, who is reportedly allergic to grass, although she exhibited no signs of struggle as she put Gauff on the back foot to seal her biggest career triumph.

Jessica Pegula

Jessica Pegula's elimination marked the first time in the Open Era that two of the top three women's seeds have exited in the first round as she joined Gauff in crashing out of the tournament.

Third seed Pegula had claimed the Bad Homburg title in the build-up to Wimbledon but was comprehensively beaten by Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-2, 6-3.

Zheng Qinwen

Fifth seed Zheng Qinwen encountered the dangerous Katerina Siniakova in the first round and was beaten 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 by the Czech star.

Paula Badosa

Paula Badosa appeared to be on course to knocking out home favourite Katie Boulter as she broke serve in the deciding set.

However, the Brit fought back instantaneously before seeing off the ninth seed 6-2 3-6 6-4 in a thrilling comeback win.

Karolina Muchova

15th seed Karolina Muchova was soundly beaten 7-5, 6-2 by Wang Xinyu of China, who extended her rich vein of form after reaching her first WTA Tour final in Berlin at the end of June.

Jelena Ostapenko

Former Grand Slam champion Jelena Ostapenko was another seeded player to taste defeat at the hands of a British player as she was beaten 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 by Sonay Kartal in a statement win for the 23-year-old.

Magdalena Frech

25th seed Magdalena Frech could only registered five games in her first round clash with Victoria Mboko as the prodigious Canadian come out on top 6-3, 6-2 on her first appearance at Wimbledon.

Marta Kostyuk

Marta Kostyuk's tough grass-court season continued as the 26th seed was eliminated by Veronika Erjavec in three sets.

Magda Linette

Former Australian Open semi-finalist Magda Linette relinquished a set advantage to lose 7-6, 1-6, 4-6 to Elsa Jacquemot, who was making her second Wimbledon appearance.

McCartney Kessler

McCartney Kessler was seeded after claiming the Nottingham Open title in June but she was beaten in straight-sets by 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, who appears to be on the comeback trail after suffering with a shoulder issue since her All England Club success.

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