Wimbledon 2025: Jabeur retires hurt; Alcaraz, Sabalenka and Raducanu in day one action - live

5m ago 07.38 EDT Two other results to tell you about, the first of these championships not affected by injury. No 14 seed Elina Svitolina is through after a straight sets win over Anna Bondar, while No 22 seed Donna Vekic has beaten Kimberly Birrell 6-0, 6-4. Share

8m ago 07.36 EDT Ons Jabeur retires hurt! The two-time Wimbledon finalist had a medical timeout in the first set, which she lost 7-6 (5) to Viktoriya Tomova, before bowing out with an injury when 2-0 down in the second set. I’m not sure of the cause of Jabeur’s injury, but that is a huge shame. Tomova progresses to the second round. View image in fullscreen Ons Jabeur’s Wimbledon is over after succumbing to injury. Photograph: John Walton/PA Share Updated at 07.38 EDT

10m ago 07.33 EDT This is the first year where there are no line judges, as Wimbledon gets it in line with the majority of ATP and WTA tournaments, along with two of the other three grand slam tournaments is using electronic line calling. The technology allowing challenges was first introduced in 2007, but will now be utilised to automatically call all outs, faults, and foot faults. Wimbledon say the system is almost failsafe, and that in the qualifying at Roehampton this year it broke just once for one point. For more info on that, click here for Connor Myers’s handy article on what new things to watch out for this year, from more expensive strawberries to the total prize money pot rising 7% to £53.5m. What to watch out for at Wimbledon 2025: no line judges and more expensive strawberries Read more Share

20m ago 07.24 EDT Having lost the first set to Kartal, Ostapenko looks visibly peeved and on a mission to put things right in the second, with some thunderous returns that are just too powerful for the Brit. The Latvian is 4-1 up in the second set and has another break point to make it 5-1. Share

28m ago 07.16 EDT Three matches in the men’s draw to update you on. Two Brits, the aforementioned Oliver Tarvet, at No 719 the lowest-ranked player at Wimbledon, and Oliver Crawford are both a set up against their respective opponents, Leandro Riedi and Monica Mattia Bellucci. Tarvet leads 6-4 and is a break up in the second set, 3-2. Crawford won the first-set tie-break 7-6 (2) and is on serve in the second set, 1-2. Elsewhere, No 12 seed American Frances Tiafoe is cruising against Elmer Møller, 6-3, 3-1. Share

38m ago 07.06 EDT Jabeur left the court for a medical timeout during her first set against Viktoriya Tomova. The Tunisian looked visibly upset in her chair and spent about 14 minutes off the court. It’s unclear what the issue is, or if it is just the heat – let’s hope she’s OK. Regardless of the cause, Jabeur is back out there, it’s 5-5 and Tomova’s serve. View image in fullscreen Ons Jabeur gets medical assistance in her chair. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP Share Updated at 07.07 EDT

43m ago 07.01 EDT Kartal beats Ostapenko to the first set, 7-5! From 3-0 down to now 6-5 up, Sonay Kartal now has a chance to serve for the first set against Jelena Ostapenko, the former French Open winner and Wimbledon semi-finalist! The British No 3 is really hitting his cleanly and looks very mobile at the back of the court, with Ostapenko visibly frustrated. In the set’s deciding game, Kartal sends an ace down the T to move to 40-0 up, and after a wayward forehand, an unforced error from Ostapenko gifts the first set to the Brit. She is halfway to a real shock here! View image in fullscreen Sonay Kartal takes the opening set from Jelena Ostapenko. Photograph: Joanna Chan/AP Share Updated at 07.06 EDT

49m ago 06.54 EDT Another player who has previously gone very deep into the women’s draw is Elina Svitolina, twice a semi-finalist in 2019 and 2023. She is giving the Hungarian Anna Bondar a bit of a pasting on court 18, 6-3 and a break up in the second set, 1-0. Share

1h ago 06.42 EDT Ons Jabeur, who was a beaten finalist here in both 2022 and 2023, has had a rocky start against a fellow unseeded player, Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, but after going a break down, has brought things back to 2-3. The Tunisian is back on serve, out on court 14. Share

1h ago 06.39 EDT Answers to my game. Thank you all for playing. 1) Wimbledon! The Southfields sign in the background and Waitrose plastic bag in the foreground were a bit of a giveaway. 2) Glastonbury, 2008. 3) I don’t need to tell you the answer, do I? 4) A tougher one but this is Rufus the Harris’s Hawk, used to keep pigeons away from the Wimbledon courts, pictured with handler Donna Davis. 5) Wimbledon. My Spanish is poor but “Cabeza, corazon, cojones” translates to “Head, heart, balls”. I assume they are off to see defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who starts his campaign on Centre Court against Fabio Fognini at 1.30pm BST. Share

1h ago 06.33 EDT “The grass looks simply amazing and people dressed as strawberries are daft but endearing,” emails Carrie Ilbrey. “So looking forward to the next two weeks.” View image in fullscreen The true spirit of Wimbo. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP Share

1h ago 06.28 EDT Another Brit wildcard, the 5ft3in Sonay Kartal, has had a tough start against the formidable Jelena Ostapenko on Court No 3. The former French Open champion had raced into a 3-0 lead in the first set but Kartal slowly clawed her way back into the match. Kartal held serve and now has two break points to get things back to 3-2, on serve but blows a forehand return wide and sends another forehand just wide to allow Ostapenko to get back to deuce. From there, the Latvian holds. A chance missed for the Brit, alas. Share

1h ago 06.21 EDT Out on Court 4, the lowest-ranked player in the men’s draw is 21-year‑old British qualifier Oliver Tarvet, who is currently on serve in the first set against Leandro Riedi. As mentioned in Tumaini Carayol’s piece on Sunday, the No 719 in the world spends most of his time playing tennis in college for the University of San Diego, something that has had a direct effect on the prize money he can claim. Players that qualify for the first round normally bag £66,000 but college rules in the US mean that under NCAA rules, players are restricted in how much they can claim from professional tournaments. On Friday, Tarvet explained players are allowed $10,000 (£7,290) in profit every year, as well as any expenses incurred during the events. “I know there have been complaints about it but I don’t want to speak too much about it and overstep the mark,” he told the BBC. “But in my opinion, I’ve worked hard to get this money. I don’t feel like it’s undeserved the money that I’ve got. I think it would be good to see a change in the rules of the NCAA, but at the same time, I don’t want to get involved. It’s not really my place. But I’ve done well this week. I think I deserve this money.” View image in fullscreen Oliver Tarvet in action on Monday. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian Share Updated at 07.29 EDT

2h ago 06.11 EDT Wimbledon is officially underway! Play has begun on the outer courts! Share

2h ago 06.10 EDT This wouldn’t be a Wimbledon liveblog without us mentioning the weather. Today’s weather is … scorchio! That’s bad news for the planet and bad news for the players. The latest heatwave is expected to push temperatures close to record levels for June and result in the hottest ever start to Wimbledon. Amber heat alerts remain in place until Tuesday evening for all of southern, western and eastern England with a warning of excess deaths particularly among those over 65, and increased demand on health and social care services. Meanwhile, the London fire brigade has highlighted a “severe” risk of wildfires. After the temperature rose to more than 30C (86F) in parts of southern England this weekend, it is forecast to hit 34C on Monday. This would make it the hottest day of the year so far, and just short of the UK’s record temperature for June of 35.6C, recorded in Southampton in 1976. UK weather: heatwave could result in hottest ever start to Wimbledon Read more Allow Instagram content? This article includes content provided by Instagram . We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Allow and continue Share

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