The men's No. 3 tennis player won't be winning Wimbledon in 2025. Alexander Zverev's quest for his first Wimbledon championship came up short, as he was eliminated by Arthur Rinderknech in the first round on Tuesday.

World No. 3 Alexander Zverev experienced unwanted deja vu Tuesday at Wimbledon, losing in the opening round for the second time in his career at London's All England Lawn Tennis Club. Zverev held serve in the fourth set to force and win a tiebreak before Rinderknech responded with the biggest close-out of his career 7-6,

Zverev is the 12th men’s seed of 32 to exit Wimbledon in the first round this year, while Rinderknech will face lucky loser Cristian Garín of Chile in the second round Wednesday. For the German, the exit confirms the sense that he’s currently going backwards, regressing from nearly man to not even close.