The seeds are not alright
Yes, there’ve been upsets across the board—but also a lot of salt and sadness on the men’s side.
The Replay
The first week of Wimbledon certainly delivered in shock value. Only 13 of the men’s seeds and 14 of the women’s seeds made it to the third round, which finishes today.
On the men’s side, world No. 3 Alexander Zverev was sent home in the first round by Arthur Rinderknech (72), the Frenchman who’s been in better form ever since putting on a show and taking Jannik Sinner—however briefly—to 4-0 in the third set of their match at Roland Garros. Lorenzo Musetti (7), Holger Rune (8), Daniil Medvedev (9), and Francisco Cerundolo (19) were just some of the others to fall in round one, followed by surprise second-round losses from Tommy Paul (13), Frances Tiafoe (12), and Jack Draper (4). Draper, the new golden boy of British tennis, was perhaps the biggest upset of all (at least for those hoping for an instant Andy Murray redux), falling quite handily to veteran player Marin Čilić.
On the women’s side, there was only slightly less bloodshed. Despite her ranking, world No. 2 Coco Gauff…
