Overview

• Alcaraz battled nerves to edge Fabio Fognini 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 in a 4½-hour opener at Wimbledon.
• Fognini, playing his final appearance at SW19, twice forced deciding sets and asked for Alcaraz’s match-worn shirt as a gift for his son.
• Play was halted in the fifth set when a 79-year-old spectator collapsed from heat stress and Alcaraz fetched water before resuming the match.
• John McEnroe, citing comments from Fognini’s wife Flavia Pennetta, urged the Italian to retire immediately after his spirited performance.
• Alcaraz will face British qualifier Oliver Tarvet in round two as Fognini hinted this match may serve as his goodbye to tennis.