On July 2, the first round of Wimbledon was in full swing, and the men's singles competition continued to be upset, with No. 18 seed Báez and No. 19 seed Jarry being upset and suffering a round of defeat. The Chinese won by a big margin, with Zhang Zhizhen and Shang Juncheng winning 3-0 at the same time to easily advance to the second round.
- The 2 top seeds are out of the game
Eighteenth seed Báez, ranked 18th in the world, will face Brandon Nakajima, ranked 64th in the world, in the first round. Báez was in poor form throughout the match, with a three-set deficit across the board and a one-sided match. Báez eventually lost three sets in a row 2-6, 3-6, 4-6, and was outscored 0-3 in the first round.
Nineteenth-seeded Jarry is ranked 19th in the world and faces world No. 120 Shapovalov in the first round. This game of ranking and strength gap was played completely opposite to expectations. Jarry was suppressed by Shapovalov throughout the court, and his serve and attack were not as good as his opponent's, and finally lost three sets in a row 1-6, 5-7, 4-6, and went out with a big score of 0-3.
- China's 2-game winning streak was a surprise
For the first time, the Chinese team had two men's singles players advance to the Wimbledon main draw by virtue of their rankings, but what they didn't expect was that both of them won in the first round and continued to make history.
No. 32 seed Zhang Zhizhen's first-round opponent was Jean Weiye, and Zhang Zhizhen served very well, blasting 14 aces in the whole court, trying to ensure that all service games were successfully held. In terms of return and attack, Zhang Zhizhen was equally good, breaking serve at key moments in all three sets, and finally won comfortably 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the second round. This is the first time that Zhang Zhizhen has won his first Wimbledon main draw and made another big personal breakthrough.
Shang Juncheng's first-round opponent was Garin. In this game, there was not much difference in the strength of the two sides, and the three sets were very intense, Shang Juncheng played more patiently, and finally won in straight sets 7-5, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, and won 3-0 and advanced to the second round. This is Shang Juncheng's first time participating in the Wimbledon main draw, the first time he has won the Wimbledon main draw, and it is also a major personal breakthrough.
In other matches, world No. 3 Alcaraz 3-0 Layal, world No. 5 Medvedev 3-0 Kovacevic, 10th seed Dimitrov 3-0 Lajovic, Wawrinka 3-0 Bloom and Ruud 3-0 Usain Bolt all advanced to the second round.