Live from Wimbledon Day 2 - Huge names gone, what’s going on?

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Tennis, Wimbledon, Sports, Sports & Recreation

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Day 2 at Wimbledon was hot, it was humid, and there was havoc as more seeds fell at the first hurdle.

In Part 1 we discuss the shock exit of Coco Gauff at the hands of Dayana Yastremska and what it says about the difficulty of backing up a French Open win when Wimbledon is right around the corner. We also lost recent title winner Jessica Pegula and then Zheng Qinwen. Some big names did go through, most notably Iga Swiatek and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova. Finally, we cover Petra Kvitova’s last match on the grass courts of SW19.

In Part 2 (36m44s) we talk though the matches held over from last night, in which there were very different fates for a fang-tastic Fritz who fought back to beat Giovanni MPetshi Perricard, and a chastened Zverev who went down to Arthur Rinderknech. We discuss some difficult moments in his press conference and what he needs to change to find his form. There were emotional wins today for veterans Dan Evans and Gael Monfils, and whilst Musetti struggled with his post-injury form, big names Sinner, Draper and Djokovic all went through with relative ease.

In Part 3 (72m08s) we look ahead to tomorrow’s order of play and its tantalising line-up of second round matches, many of which are now not quite what we expected.

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1:09.7	If you're joining us live just after watching Novak Djokovic escape with a four-set win,
1:15.5	then thank goodness he didn't lose because honestly there just isn't room in the agenda for another upset.
1:22.9	The agenda is full, Novak, because over the last two days, Wimbledon 2025 has equaled the grand slam record for the most seeds ever to lose in round one of a major.
1:37.8	It has been absolute decimation here over the last 48 hours.
1:42.9	And we're here in this incredible spot overlooking the
1:46.1	grounds where people are now pouring out of centre court and leaving for the night. Matt's
1:50.5	announcement I'm sure will be made shortly. The temperature is finally cooled to something
1:55.6	approaching bearable. We're here to try and digest everything that's happened here on day two of the
2:02.9	championships. Matt, are you okay? It feels like quite a big day for stats. It has been a big day.
2:08.7	We thought yesterday was a big day and we, turns out we hadn't seen anything yet because
2:13.4	today decimation is the word. It has been truly wild.
2:17.9	Yes, we've equaled that all-time slam record for most seeds.
2:22.7	Men and women combined to lose with 23 seeds losing in the first round.
2:28.4	There's still one who hasn't finished.
2:30.3	Brandon Nakashima is two sets to one up.
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