Wimbledon: 2 times Defending Champ Carlos Alkaraj needs 5 sets to overcome Fabio Fagnini in the first round

Two -time defending champions Carlos alkaraj 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 before winning in the Center Court before win Wimbledon Monday

Alkaraj, the 2nd of the world, was a much more difficult time than anyone who had a lot more expected before extending his current win in his career best 19 matches.

First, Alkaraj is 22 years old and already five -time Grand Slam champions, including the latest of the French Open three weeks ago.

Plan to retire after this season, Fagnini is 38 years old, also consider that the All England Club has never been in the quarterfinals in the quarter -finals on the return of the French Open on the 27th. He earned the 138th place on Monday and entered with a 0-6 record in 2025.

Oh, and then it is: defeated in Wimbledon in the first round next year, Lleton Hout in the 21st and Manuel Santana in 76767, only the men who reign twice were champions.

Monday had a lot of time when Alkaraj seemed to be something less than his best, far away from the form he appeared His epic five sets, 5 1/2-hour return victory number 1 paradise sinner For the Championship in Rolend-Garros.

He has given twice the blame for nine times. He was confronted with a hard-to-belief of 21 break points. He made a more unexpected error of 62 years old than the winners, 52.

There was a moment where Alkaraj looked at his coach, Juan Carlos, the French Open Champion of 20, at the Ferroorro, 20, and shouted on how Fagnini could play until the age of 50.

When Alkaraj pushed a forehand long to cut the fourth set, Fganini turned his head towards his guest box, where his employee member stood to snap a photo with a cellphone. Things were images for Fagnini at that moment.

However, in the fifth early – the first year’s male champ after Roger Federer was first pushed for the first time – Alkaraj recovered himself.

When Spaniard broke the relationship towards the leadership 2-0 in the last set with the winner of the backhand volley, he pointed towards the stands, threw a uppercase and shouted, “Vamos!” In the next game, he saved a pair of brake points before he paused the match for more than 10 minutes because a spectator felt ill Recorded braking high temperatures For the first day of Wimbledon.

When they started again, Alkaraj pressed himself and faginini began to pass the rest of the way.