Wimbledon baked in its hottest-ever opening day on Monday, but the unprecedented London heat didn’t stop players from putting on a show on the grass.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar LONDON (Reuters) -Wimbledon experienced its hottest start on a scorching Monday as temperatures went past 30 degrees Celsius, transforming the All England Club into a sizzling spectacle of sun hats,

Players, staff and spectators contend with sweltering conditions as Wimbledon records the hottest opening day in the tournament's history.

Carlos Alcaraz survived Wimbledon's hottest-ever opening day although the Spaniard was far from his sizzling best as he began his quest for a hat-trick of titles with a big scare against Fabio Fognini at the All England Club on Monday.

Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning match point against Fabio Fognini in the first round at Wimbledon. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN').

For Wimbledon favorite Carlos Alcaraz, he's just lucky to play another match after surviving Monday's terrifying five-set win over Fabio Fognini 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 in the opening round. Alcaraz,

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Twice Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur's tournament lasted only one hour and 25 minutes as the Tunisian retired in her first-round match against Viktoriya Tomova on Monday.

Tunisian Ons Jabeur, a finalist at Wimbledon for two of the past three years, retired during the second set of her first match at the 2025 edition of the grass-court Grand Slam on Monday in London.