Carlos Alcaraz, locked in a five-set struggle at Centre Court, looked toward his coach Monday and shouted something about how Fabio Fognini -- 38 years old, retiring after this season, winless in 2025 -- looked as if he could keep playing until he's 50.

Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time reigning champion and present World No. 2, barely avoided a startling first-round loss on Centre Court by 38-year-old Fabio Fognini in a fierce five-set battle. Tension also rose as temperatures soared above 32 degrees Celsius,

Alcaraz hopes to become the first player on the men's tour since Bjorn Borg to complete the French Open-Wimbledon double in consecutive years. Alcaraz is only the third defending Wimbledon champion all-time to be taken to five sets in the first round of the following year's Grand Slam.