1st Round Mailbag (SEED CARNAGE: Medvedev, Gauff, Zverev, Rune, Musetti) | Wimbledon 2025

On the 2025 Wimbledon 1st Round Mailbag, Gill Gross answers your questions about one of the most chaotic opening two days in tournament history. We’ll talk 90’s generation decline, Carlos Alcaraz’s surprise 5-setter against Fabio Fognini, Daniil Medvedev upset defeat against Benjamin Bonzi, Holger Rune’s blown lead against Nicolas Jarry, Jannik Sinner’s firing of his physical team, a comprehensive upset surprise meter, Stefanos Tsitsipas’s retirement due to a back injury, how the heat got to Berrettini and Musetti, the epic 5-set showdown between Taylor Frtiz and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Coco Gauff’s disappointing showing versus Dayana Yastremska, another opening round win for Joao Fonseca and Alexander Bublik’s Wimbledon letdown against an impressive Jaume Munar.

0:00 Intro

1:50 90’s Gen Decline

7:10 Alcaraz d. Fognini

12:08 Medvedev Upset

21:55 Rune Upset

33:37 Sinner Fires Physio

36:36 Upset Surprise Meter

43:20 Tsitsipas Retirement

52:35 Rapid Fire

1:02:12 Berrettini & Musetti

1:05:58 Fritz d. Perricard

1:17:26 Gauff Upset

1:21:30 Fonseca d. Fearnley

1:23:36 Bublik Upset

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