Wimbledon: Royer into second round as Tsitsipas forced out with injury
Valentin Royer benefited Stefanos Tsitsipas retirement (6-3, 6-2, 0-0) at Wimbledon. He will play French qualifier Adrian Mannarino in the next round
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Wimbledon, 2025 © Action Plus /Psnewz
French qualifier Valentin Royer moved into the second round of Wimbledon when Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 24 seed, retired at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
Royer, ranked No 113, led 6-3, 6-2, 0-0 when Tsitsipas, ranked No 26, was forced to withdraw with a back injury.
This withdrawal continues a difficult year for the Greek, who lost in the second and first rounds on Roland-Garros and the Australian Open respectively earlier this season.
Despite a promising title run in Dubai, Tsitsipas has struggled for form and consistency in a season that has seen him slump to 26th in the world – a ranking that is almost certain to drop further following today’s early exit at Wimbledon.
The Frenchman will face French qualifier Adrian Mannarino next.
London (Grand Slam), other first-round results (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 53.500.000, most recent results first):
- Jack Draper vs. Sebastian Baez
- Hugo Gaston vs. Jakub Mensik
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Jack Pinnington Jones
- Alexander Shevchenko vs. Reilly Opelka
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Yunchaokete Bu
- Rinky Hijikata vs. David Goffin
- Ben Shelton vs. Alex Bolt
- Marcos Giron vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli
- Alexandre Muller vs. Novak Djokovic
- Flavio Cobolli vs. Beibit Zhukayev
- Raphael Collignon vs. Marin Cilic
- Gael Monfils vs. Ugo Humbert
- Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Marton Fucsovics
- Francisco Comesana vs. Corentin Moutet
- Grigor Dimitrov vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Damir Dzumhur vs. Tomas Machac
- Quentin Halys vs. August Holmgren
- Sebastian Ofner vs. Hamad Medjedovic
- Jannik Sinner vs. Luca Nardi
- Daniel Evans vs. Jay Clarke
- Jesper De Jong vs. Christopher Eubanks
- Jaume Munar vs. Alexander Bublik
- Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Mariano Navone vs. Denis Shapovalov
- Pedro Martinez Portero vs. George Loffhagen
- Alex Michelsen vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
- Arthur Cazaux vs. Adam Walton
- Alex De Minaur vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
- James McCabe vs. Fabian Marozsan
- Jaime Faria vs. Lorenzo Sonego
- Johannus Monday vs. Tommy Paul
- Chun-Hsin Tseng vs. Aleksandar Vukic
- Taylor Fritz vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
- Arthur Rinderknech vs. Alexander Zverev
- Brandon Holt vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Jenson Brooksby vs. Tallon Griekspoor
- Shintaro Mochizuki vs. Giulio Zeppieri
- Matteo Arnaldi vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Gabriel Diallo vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Andrey Rublev vs. Laslo Djere
- Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Filip Misolic
- Cristian Garin vs. Chris Rodesch
- Ethan Quinn vs. Henry Searle
- Matteo Berrettini vs. Kamil Majchrzak
- Mackenzie McDonald vs. Karen Khachanov
- Billy Harris vs. Dusan Lajovic
- Jacob Fearnley vs. Joao Fonseca
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. James Duckworth: monday
- Francisco Cerundolo vs. Nuno Borges: monday
- Luciano Darderi vs. Roman Safiullin: monday
- Fabio Fognini vs. Carlos Alcaraz: monday
- Holger Rune vs. Nicolas Jarry: monday
- Zizou Bergs vs. Lloyd Harris: monday
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Arthur Fery: monday
- Cameron Norrie vs. Roberto Bautista Agut: monday
- Frances Tiafoe (12) beat Elmer Moller: 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
- Benjamin Bonzi beat Daniil Medvedev (9): 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2
- Adrian Mannarino beat Christopher O’Connell: 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
- Mattia Bellucci beat Oliver Crawford (WC): 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
- Jiri Lehecka (23) beat Hugo Dellien: 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6
- Learner Tien beat Nishesh Basavareddy: 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-2
- Jordan Thompson beat Vit Kopriva: 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-1
- Oliver Tarvet (Q) beat Leandro Riedi (Q): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
