Defending Olympic Champion Alexander Zverev Shockingly Exits Wimbledon-2025 in First Round Upset

The Olympic champion in singles from 2020 and currently ranked third in the world, German tennis player **[Alexander Zverev](https://www.example.com/tags/21996-aleksandr-zverev/)**, was eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon 2025.

In his opening match, Zverev (3) lost to the 72nd-ranked player from France, **Arthur Rinderknech**, with scores of 6:7 (3:7), 7:6 (10:8), 3:6, 7:6 (7:5), 4:6.

The encounter between Zverev and Rinderknech lasted 4 hours and 44 minutes, excluding a break in the day. During the match, Alexander hit 31 aces, committed five double faults, and failed to convert nine break points. Arthur recorded 25 aces, made three double faults, and successfully converted three out of twelve break points.

It’s worth mentioning that the first two sets of the match were played on June 30, but the match had to be postponed to July 1 due to the imposition of a curfew in London.

Rinderknech’s next opponent at Wimbledon will be Chile’s 110th-ranked player and lucky loser, **Cristian Garin.**