Wimbledon 2024, Day 1 Highlights: Alcaraz, Raducanu reach second round; Sabalenka, Azarenka withdraw due to injury

Carlos Alcaraz began his title defence with a 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-2 win over Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal in first round of men’s singles on the opening day of Wimbledon 2024 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), London on Monday.

Former US Open champion and local favourite Emma Raducanu, awarded a wildcard, defeated lucky loser Renata Zarazua of Mexico 7-6(0), 6-3 in her first match at the grass Major since 2022. Raducanu was supposed to face Ekaterina Alexandrova but the 22nd-seeded Russian pulled out of the tournament with an injury.

Third and 16th-Belarusians Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka also withdrew due to injuries. Their spots were taken by Russia’s Erika Andreeva and France’s Elsa Jacquemot, respectively.

Second seed Coco Gauff comfortably made it to the second round with a 6-1, 6-2 win over fellow American Caroline Dolehide.

Here’s the full list of first-round results from day one of Wimbledon 2024:

Centre Court

Men’s Singles – [3] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) beat [Q] Mark Lajal (EST) 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-2

Women’s Singles – [WC] Emma Raducanu (GBR) beat [LL] Renata Zarazua (MEX) 7-6(0), 6-3

Women’s Singles – [2] Coco Gauff (USA) beat Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-1, 6-2

Court No. 1

Men’s Singles – [5] Daniil Medvedev beat Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

Women’s Singles – [LL] Erika Andreeva beat Emina Bektas (USA) 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3

Men’s Singles – [1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs Yannick Hanfmann (GER) – in progress

Court No. 2

Men’s Singles – [10] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) beat Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-4, 7-5

Men’s Singles – Stan Wawrinka (SUI) beat [WC] Charles Broom (GBR) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

Women’s Singles – [WC] Naomi Osaka (JPN) beat Diane Parry (FRA) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Sloane Stephens (USA) beat [LL] Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 6-3, 6-3

Women’s Singles – Bianca Andreescu (CAN) beat Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 6-4, 6-2

Court No. 3

Men’s Singles – [8] Casper Ruud (NOR) beat [Q] Alex Bolt (AUS) 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4

Women’s Singles – [7] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) beat Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 7-5, 6-3

Women’s Singles – [12] Madison Keys (USA) beat Martina Trevisan (ITA) 6-4, 7-6(4)

Men’s Singles – [12] Tommy Paul (USA) beat Pedro Martinez (ESP) 6-2, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

Court No. 12

Women’s Singles – [9] Maria Sakkari (GRE) beat [Q] McCartney Kessler (USA) 6-3, 6-1

Men’s Singles – Matteo Berrettini (ITA) beat Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 7-6(3), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

Men’s Singles – Botic van De Zandschulp (NED) beat [WC] Liam Broady (GBR) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Women’s Singles – [24] Mirra Andreeva vs Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE) – in progress

Court No. 18

Women’s Singles – Greet Minnen (BEL) beat [WC] Heather Watson (GBR) 7-5, 6-4

Men’s Singles – Gael Monfils (FRA) beat [22] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

Women’s Singles – [Q] Lulu Sun (NZL) beat [8] Qinwen Zheng (CHN) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Men’s Singles – [14] Ben Shelton (USA) vs [Q] Mattia Bellucci (ITA) – in progress

Court No. 4

Women’s Singles – [28] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) beat Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 6-1, 7-6(1)

Women’s Singles – [18] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) beat Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 6-3, 6-2

Men’s Singles – Arthur Cazaux (FRA) beat [Q] Zizou Bergs (BEL) 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-7(4), 7-6(8)

Court No. 5

Women’s Singles – Varvara Gracheva (FRA) beat Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 6-3, 6-1

Men’s Singles – [32] Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) beat [Q] Maxime Janvier (FRA) 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Yafan Wang (CHN) beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4

Men’s Singles – Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) beat [31] Mariano Navone (ARG) 6-4, 7-6(2), 6-4

Court No. 6

Men’s Singles – Juncheng Shang (CHN) beat [Q] Cristian Garin (CHI) 7-5, 6-4, 6-4

Men’s Singles – Alexandre Muller (FRA) beat [Q] Hugo Gaston (FRA) 6-4, 7-6(2), 7-6(5)

Women’s Singles – Donna Vekic (CRO) beat Xiyu Wang (CHN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Men’s Singles – Sumit Nagal (IND) vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) – in progress

Court No. 7

Men’s Singles – Borna Coric (CRO) beat [Q] Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-3

Women’s Singles – Arantxa Rus (NED) beat Yue Yuan (CHN) 6-2, 6-3

Men’s Singles – Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) beat Sebastian Ofner (AUT) 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(8)

Court No. 8

Men’s Singles – Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) beat Fabian Marozsan (HUN) 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-3

Women’s Singles – Elise Mertens (BEL) beat Nao Hibino (JPN) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Clara Burel (FRA) beat [Q] Eva Lys (GER) 6-2, 6-4

Men’s Singles – Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) beat Maximilian Marterer (GER) 6-3, 6-1, 6-4

Court No. 9

Women’s Singles – Zhu Lin (CHN) beat Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 6-0, 6-4

Women’s Singles – [Q] Anca Todoni (ROU) beat [LL] Olga Danilovic (SRB) 7-5, 6-1

Men’s Singles – [Q] Lloyd Harris (RSA) beat Alex Michelsen (USA) 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(9)

Men’s Singles – [Q] Otto Virtanen (FIN) beat Max Purcell (AUS) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

Court No. 10

Men’s Singles – Jordan Thompson (AUS) beat Pavel Kotov 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Women’s Singles – Daria Saville (AUS) beat Peyton Stearns (USA) 6-4, 6-2

Women’s Singles – [Q] Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) beat Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 6-4, 6-3

Women’s Singles – [26] Linda Noskova (CZE) vs Sara Errani (ITA) – in progress

Court No. 14

Men’s Singles – Denis Shapovalov (CAN) beat [19] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 6-1, 7-5, 6-4

Women’s Singles – [14] Daria Kasatkina beat Zhang Shuai (CHN) 6-3, 6-0

Women’s Singles – Diana Shnaider beat Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5

Men’s Singles – [27] Tallon Griekspoor (NED) beat [LL] Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-4

Court No. 15

Men’s Singles – [29] Frances Tiafoe (USA) beat Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) 6-7(5), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3

Men’s Singles – [16] Ugo Humbert (FRA) beat Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-7(3), 6-1

Women’s Singles – [Q] Sonay Kartal (GBR) beat [29] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0

Court No. 16

Men’s Singles – Fabio Fognini (ITA) beat [LL] Luka Van Assche (FRA) 6-1, 6-3, 7-5

Men’s Singles – Daniel Altmaier (GER) beat [WC] Arthur Fery (GBR) 4-6, 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1

Women’s Singles – [WC] Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR) beat Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 6-2, 6-1

Women’s Singles – [19] Emma Navarro (USA) beat Qiang Wang (CHN) 6-0, 6-2

Court No. 17

Women’s Singles – [25] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Taylor Townsend (USA) 7-6(4), 6-1

Men’s Singles – Brandon Nakashima (USA) beat [18] Sebastian Baez (ARG) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4

Men’s Singles – [23] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) beat Jakub Mensik (CZE) 4-6, 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

Women’s Singles – Paula Badosa (ESP) beat Karolina Muchova (CZE) 6-3, 6-2