The persistent demise of the free-roaming avian life in Wimbledon persists
In the ongoing Wimbledon 2025 tournament, a record-breaking 23 seeds, including 13 men and 10 women, have been eliminated in the first two days, marking one of the biggest upsets in Grand Slam seeding history.
On the men's side, the remaining top seeds are Jannik Sinner (No. 1), Carlos Alcaraz (No. 2), and Novak Djokovic (seeded in the top 5). Jannik Sinner started strong with a straight-sets win, while two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz secured a tough five-set victory in the opening round. Seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic won his opener in four sets and remains a strong contender. Other American men like Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, and Tommy Paul are still in the draw.
Several top-10 men, including No. 3 Alexander Zverev and No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti, were upset in the first round, contributing to this historic exodus of seeds.
On the women's side, Aryna Sabalenka, the No. 1 seed and world No. 1, is the only top-5 seeded woman still remaining. Notable early exits include No. 2 Coco Gauff, No. 3 Jessica Pegula, No. 4 Jasmine Paolini (last year’s runner-up), and No. 5 Zheng Qinwen. Additional seeded women outside the top 5 who lost early include Diana Shnaider (No. 12), Beatriz Haddad Maia (No. 21), Donna Vekic (No. 22), and Leylah Fernandez (No. 29).
Aryna Sabalenka won her second-round match against Marie Bouzkova, while Frances Tiafoe, seeded No. 12, lost to unseeded British player Cameron Norrie in the second round. German tennis hope Eva Lys reached the second round but lost to No. 30 seed Linda Noskova. Lys believes her experience at Wimbledon will help her in the future, despite not reaching the top 32.
Notable matches include Emma Raducanu's victory over Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, in the second round. Jan-Lennard Struff, the last remaining German man at Wimbledon after Alexander Zverev's first-round exit, had an impressive performance against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Struff fended off four set points in a thrilling tiebreak in the second set, but the match was suspended due to darkness at 3:6, 7:6 (11:9) in Struff's favor and will resume on Thursday.
Unfortunately, young hopeful Ella Seidel injured her right ankle and suffered a ligament tear during her match at Wimbledon. Seidel had already lost her first-round match to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
In summary, the key remaining top seeds are Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic on the men's side, and Aryna Sabalenka as the lone survivor among the top five women's seeds at Wimbledon 2025. The tournament continues to offer exciting matches and surprises as it progresses.
Despite the record-breaking number of seeds being eliminated in the first two days of Wimbledon 2025, notable men remaining in the tournament include Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, and Tommy Paul. On the women's side, Aryna Sabalenka is the only top-5 seeded player still standing, with other seeded players such as Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini, and Zheng Qinwen being among the early exits.
