Wimbledon Day 2 Upsets, Featuring Ben Shelton, Elina Svitolina

There were several big upsets on Day 2 of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, as Ben Shelton, Elina Svitolina, and Donna Vekić were all eliminated as the thrilling first-round action continued. Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams was also beaten on her return to the Wimbledon stage, bowing out in the first round against Maya Joint.

Wimbledon Upsets, Featuring Ben Shelton and Elina Svitolina

Men’s Singles

After four seeded players were sent packing on Day 1, the second day at the All England Club featured more dramatic upsets.

Shelton was stunned in the first round by Otto Virtanen, losing 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8), 2-6, 6-7 (9). This marked the fourth seed’s first exit in the first round of a Grand Slam since the 2023 French Open.

18th seed Francisco Cerúndolo was beaten by Jaume Munar in straight sets, losing 1-6, 4-6, 3-6.

Ugo Humbert lost a thrilling clash against Zizou Bergs. The 27th seed came back from two sets down but couldn’t complete the comeback, losing 2-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6.

Tomás Martín Etcheverry came up second best against Lorenzo Sonego. The 29th seed suffered a 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (4) loss against the Italian.

30th seed Alejandro Tabilo was beaten by Kamil Majchrzak. The Chilean suffered a 3-6, 5-7, 5-7 defeat.

After a stunning run to the semifinals at the French Open, Matteo Arnaldi was beaten in the first round of the Wimbledon Championships. The 32nd seed won the first set against Quentin Halys but suffered a 6-3, 1-6, 6-7 (5), 3-6 loss.

Women’s Singles

Three seeded players were beaten on Day 2 of the Wimbledon Championships in the women’s singles draw. Svitolina headlined the list of shock exits, suffering a 5-7, 2-6 loss against compatriot Daria Snigur.

The eighth seed, a two-time semifinalist at Wimbledon, looked out of sorts as she crashed out in the first round at SW19 for the first time since 2018.

Clara Tauson went up against Maria Sakkari in a tricky first-round clash. The 24th seed suffered a 3-6, 3-6 defeat, marking her fourth Wimbledon exit in the first round.

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Donna Vekić wasn’t able to build on her impressive triumph at the HSBC Championships as she suffered a first-round exit at Wimbledon. The 31st seed won the first set of her clash against Ashlyn Krueger but ended up losing 6-3, 6-7 (3), 4-6 in a close match.

With the first round in the books, the second round of the men’s and women’s singles draw will begin on Wednesday. Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka will headline the action on Day 3, with Novak Djokovic set to face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the pick of the matches.