Carlos Alcaraz rushed to the aid of an elderly supporter who collapsed on Centre Court, resulting in the defending Wimbledon champion’s match against Fabio Fognini to be suspended.

Carlos Alcaraz leads the centre court crowd in a round of applause for Fabio Fognini on his last appearance at Wimbledon, after the Italian was beaten by the reigning Wimbledon champion in a five-set clash.

On the hottest opening day in Wimbledon history, Alcaraz was 3-0 up in the fifth set against Fabio Fognini when the match was paused for a medical incident in the stands