Carlos Alcaraz helps ill spectator during Wimbledon’s hottest opening day

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Wimbledon It began on Monday with the hottest first day in history as temperatures reached around 90 degrees Fahrenheit at the All-England Lawn Tennis & Cloak Club.

The athlete’s requirements were on the list of concerns, Carlos Alcalazthe two-time defensive men’s singles champion confirmed that the centre court patrons will also take care of them in the heat.

Play was interrupted after the crowd got sick due to the heat in the four and a half hours of match against 38-year-old Fabioponini.

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Carlos Alcaraz will attack the forehand against Fabio Fognini at Wimbledon 2025 at all England Lawn Tennis and Crockett Club. (Geoff Burke-Imagn image)

Alcaraz quickly helped the cause, grabbing a bottle of water near his bench and running to the audience in question. Members of Wimbledon Security brought umbrellas to shade people.

BBC The underground temperature reported reaching 32.2 degrees Celsius (90.1 degrees Fahrenheit) around 4pm. Previous record on the first day of Wimbledon was 29.3 degrees Celsius in 2001.

It will resume with The final setafter beating Fognini in the second game, it was 2-0. He took a final set, 6-1, and gave a big celebration that could have been studded with some relief.

Carlos Alcaraz handed him a bottle of water to support the sick audience during his first round match against Fabio Fognini. (Rob Newell -Camerasport)

The match was not expected to be long as it was France’s open victory over Jannik Sinner, as Alcaraz was supposed to handle Fognini easily in the first round.

However, his career-high 19th straight win was in a marathon. The 22-year-old was tested by Fognini, who plans to retire after this year.

Carlos Alcaraz is facing Fabio Fognini at Wimbledon 2025. (Geoff Burke-Imagn image)

Fognini never passed the third round at Wimbledon, but after beating Alcaraz in the second set, he was looking for one of the decisive fifths, after defeating him 6-2 in the fourth.

However, much of Alkaraz’s struggle was self-harm. He had nine double faults and 62 forced errors compared to a 52 victory shot. He also faced a breakpoint of 21. This is something that no one will enter the first day on Monday.

Alcaraz found him screaming something in the coach’s box during the game. Social media translated his words in Spanish as Fognini believed he had more tennis left.