Overview

• A record-tying 23 seeded players failed to reach the second round, the most since Wimbledon adopted a 32-seed format in 2001.
• Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will open his title defence against qualifier Oliver Tarvet, a world No. 733 university student playing his second main-draw match.
• British No. 1 Emma Raducanu is set to face former champion Marketa Vondrousova in a rematch of their 2021 all-England encounter, which Raducanu won in straight sets.
• Seven British players—including Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie, Katie Boulter, Sonay Kartal, Arthur Fery and Billy Harris—have reached round two, marking a record home advance on day one.
• High-profile casualties such as second seed Coco Gauff and third seed Alexander Zverev underlined the tournament’s unpredictable nature.