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#1 · (Edited)
Day 1 (R1 bottom half)
27 of the 32 matches on the schedule were completed, there was 1 mid-match retirement, and 4 matches were suspended (due to poor light/curfew). Temperatures reached 32.3C, making it the hottest opening day on record for Wimbledon.

5-set watch
6 of the completed matches went to 5 sets and 2 more matches will be going to 5 sets, after being suspended at 2 sets all.
Alcaraz struggled but came through in 5 sets on Centre Court against an inspired Fognini, who was making his final appearance at Wimbledon before retirement. Alcaraz is now 14-1 in 5 set matches.
Seeded players Rune and Berrettini were both upset in 5 sets by Jarry and Majchrzak respectively.
Thompson, Auger-Aliassime and Darderi all came through 5-setters, defeating Kopriva, Duckworth and Safiullin respectively.
The Fritz-Mpetshi Perricard match and the Zeppieri-Mochizuki match were both suspended at 2 sets all.

Seeds
It was a day of carnage for the seeds, who went 7-7 today.
Alcaraz went through in 5 sets. Rublev, Lehecka and Auger-Aliassime went through in 4. Tiafoe, Khachanov and Davidovich Fokina were the only seeds to go through in straight sets.
Zverev-Rinderknech was suspended at 1 set all, and Fritz-Mpetshi Perricard was supended at 2 sets all.

There were too many upsets to write about but, in brief, we lost the following seeds:
[8] Rune, [9] Medvedev, [16] F. Cerundolo, [20] Popyrin, [24] Tsitsipas (ret.), [31] Griekspoor and [32] Berrettini.

Home players
Of the 13 Brits in the men’s singles draw, 7 played today and they went 4-3.
Norrie, B. Harris, Fery and Tarvet (the lowest ranked player in the draw at #733) went through. Fearnley, Crawford and Searle went out.
In case you were wondering, Monday is on Tuesday…

Qualifiers and lucky losers
9 qualifiers and 2 lucky losers played today. They went 5-4 which, funnily enough is a better win rate than the seeds.
Jarry, Royer, Mannarino, Tarvet and [LL] Garin went through. Riedi, Misolic, Rodesch and [LL] Lajovic went out. The match between Zeppieri and Mochizuki (both qualifiers) was suspended.

Odds and ends
3 out of 4 teenagers in the draw played today, Fonseca (18 years old) and Tien (19 years old) both went through.
At the other end of the age range, Mannarino (who turned 37 yesterday) was the oldest player to go through.
5 players with OHBHs were in action. Mpetshi Perricard’s match was suspended. All the other players lost (Tsitsipas, Lajovic, O’Connell, Altmaier).
Mpetshi Perricard served 33 aces over 4 sets in a match that has not yet been completed, easily the highest number of aces of the day. He set a new Wimbledon record for the fastest serve, 153 mph (previous record 148 mph Taylor Dent, 2010).
 
#6 · (Edited)
I've been away for the past few days. Here is a mega-roundup of Days 2, 3 and 4, some of it is old news. I'll get back to doing daily roundups from tomorrow.


Roundup of Days 2, 3 and 4
5-set watch
3 of the 4 suspended matches carried over from day 1 (R1 bottom half) went to 5 sets:
Rinderknech upset Zverev, Fritz came through against Mpetshi Perricard, and Mochizuki won the battle of the qualifiers against Zeppieri.

There were 6 further 5-set matches on day 2 (R1 top half):
Monfils took out fellow countryman Humbert, Munar upset Bublik (another casualty of the ‘Halle curse’), Kecmanovic beat Michelsen; Cazaux, Fucsovics and de Jong also went through in 5.

There were 3 x 5-setters on day 3 (R2 bottom half):
Thompson and Fritz, who both came through 5-setters in their R1 match, did it again, beating Bonzi and Diallo respectively, and Khachanov also won in 5.

One of the suspended matches that was carried over from day 3 also went to 5 sets, with Rinderknech beating Garin. On day 4, Holmgren saved 3 MPs in his 5-set upset of Machac (more about Holmgren below). The only R2 match still to be completed, between Monfils and Fucsovics, was suspended at the end of the 4th set.

Total number of 5-setters played in R1 and R2 =21 including the Monfils-Fucsovics match that will be going to 5 (compared to 21 at this stage at both the AO and RG in 2025).

Seeds
5 seeds in the top half lost in R1: [7] Musetti, [18] Humbert, [27] Shapovalov, [28] Bublik and [30] Michelsen. A total of 13 seeds lost in R1, which ties AO 2004 for the most seeds lost in R1 of a slam since 32 seeds were introduced in Wimbledon 2001.

3 seeds lost in the bottom half of the draw in R2: [12] Tiafoe, [22] Lehecka and [25] Auger-Aliassime.
3 seeds lost in the top half of the draw in R2: [4] Draper, [13] Paul and [21] Machac.
There have been several strange scheduling decisions at this year's Wimbledon – in one of the most peculiar, the R2 match between [10] Shelton and Hijikata was suspended with Shelton about to serve for the match at 5-4 in the 3rd set.

12 seeds have reached R3 so far, 4 of them are top 10 players (Sinner, Alcaraz, Fritz and Djokovic), but it’s highly likely Shelton joins them making it 13 seeds and 5 top 10 players. (By comparison, 17 seeds and 6 top 10 players reached the same stage at the AO, and 15 seeds and 7 top 10 players at RG in 2025). Sinner and Cobolli are the only 2 seeds who have not yet dropped a set, but Shelton could he the 3rd.

Home players
In addition to the players who lost on day 1, Loffhagen, Monday, Searle and Clarke lost in R1. The big story is that Draper lost in R2 for the 3rd time in his last 3 appearances - Wimbledon success has eluded him and it remains the only slam where he has failed to reach the 2nd week. Fery, Tarvet, B. Harris, Pinnington Jones and Evans also lost in R2, which means that all the wild cards are out and Norrie is the only British man left in the competition. Special mention to Tarvet, who acquitted himself well on Centre Court in his R2 clash with Alcaraz, particularly given it was only his 2nd tour level match.

Qualifiers and lucky losers
On day 2, qualifiers Basilashvili, Cazaux, Holmgren, Mochizuki and [LL] Fucsovics all made it through to R2, joining Jarry, Royer, Mannarino, Tarvet and [LL] Garin.

The only ones to make it through to R3 are Jarry (with impressive wins over Rune and Tien), Holmgren and possibly Fucsovics (his match against Monfils was suspended). Special mention to Holmgren on 3 counts - out of 9 players making their slam debut, he is the only one to make it to this stage; he is the lowest ranked player remaining (#192); also, out of the 12 players with a OHBH in the main draw, he is one of only 2 remaining, along with Dimitrov.

Retirements
There have been a total of 3 retirements so far, all in R1. In addition to the retirement from Tsitsipas on day 1 (back injury), there were retirements from Baez (slipped on grass) and Medjedovic (?) on day 2.

Youngest and oldest
2 out of the 4 teenagers in the main draw are through to R3: Fonseca (18) and Mensik (19).
4 out of 9 players aged 35 and over in the main draw are through to R3: Struff (35), Cilic (36), Mannarino (37) and Djokovic(38). Monfils (38) may join them.
 
#10 · (Edited)
Roundup of Day 5 (R3 bottom half + completion of R2 top half)
Two R2 matches were completed and all eight R3 matches were played. One of the R3 matches went to 5 sets, bringing the total to 22 for the tournament so far.

Completion of R2 (top half)
Shelton served up 3 aces and an unreturned serve to complete his 3-set win against Hijikata in approximately 70 seconds.
The match between [LL] Fucsovics and Monfils resumed at the start of the 5th set, Fucsovics coming through in his 2nd consecutive 5-set win of the tournament.

R3 (bottom half)
Until now, it's been a tournament full of upsets. Today was the first day without any upsets of seeds by lower ranked players.

In matches involving seeds, Rublev went through in straight sets against Mannarino, while Alcaraz and Fritz both needed 4 sets against Struff and Davidovich Fokina respectively. Khachanov had the biggest battle, coming back from 2-5 down in the 5th set against Borges to win in a match TB.

In matches involving non-seeded players, Norrie and Majchrzak both went through in straight sets against Bellucci and Rinderknech respectively. In the South American derby, [Q] Jarry beat Fonseca in 4 sets. Thompson also needed 4 sets to come through against Darderi.

Odds and ends
Out of the 8 players who made it through to R4, most have not had an easy ride. 6 of them have played at least one 5-setter (all but Rublev and Norrie) and 3 of them have played two 5-setters (Fritz, Khachanov and Thompson).
With Mannarino making his exit, Jarry is the only qualifier left in the bottom half.
Thompson, a little surprisingly, served the highest number of aces of the day at 19.
Thompson (31) is the oldest man left in the bottom half and the only one over 30; Alcaraz (22) is the youngest.
 
#12 ·
Roundup of Day 6 (R3 top half)
All 8 matches on the schedule were completed.

5 seeds went through in straight sets against unseeded opponents.
Sinner only dropped 5 games in his win over Martinez, During the tournament so far, Sinner has not dropped serve, has not dropped a set, and has only dropped 17 games in total (the latter equalling an OE record for the fewest games dropped to reach R4 at Wimbledon in the men’s singles).
Djokovic beat Kecmanovic for his 100th win at Wimbledon, and Dimitrov beat Ofner for his 100th win at a slam.
Shelton won against [LL] Fucsovics, and de Minaur won against [Q] Holmgren, which means that Jarry is the only qualifier left in the competition.

2 seeds were defeated by lower ranked Italian players.
[22] Cobolli took out [15] Mensik in straight sets; he is the only player apart from Sinner who has not dropped a set all tournament.
Sonego defeated [29] Nakashima in the only 5-set match of the day and the longest match of the tournament, lasting 5 hr, 4 min. It is the 1st time 3 Italian men have reached R4 at Wimbledon.

In the only match involving 2 unseeded players, Cilic came through against Munar in 4 sets.

The last 16
10 seeded players are through (seeds 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 17, 19, 22).
We have 1 qualifier left, Jarry (#143). A second player, Majchzak, is also ranked outside the top 100 (#109).
12 of the players have reached R16 or better at Wimbledon previously. Of the remaining players, 2 have reached R16 or better at other slams (Jarry, Thompson) and 2 have not reached this stage before at a slam (Cobolli, Majchrzak).
We have only 4 players aged 23 and under (compared to 8 at the AO and 6 at RG this year) and 4 aged over 30 (compared to 2 at the AO and only 1 at RG).
In terms of nationality, we have 3 Italians, 2 Americans, 2 Russians, 2 Aussies, 1 Chilean, and the remaining 6 are from various European countries (Spain, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Poland, GB).

The thread is yours @FilipoSVK.
 
#13 ·
They finished Lightning Fast Day 6 long before sunset. Clinical performances on the main courts. Sinner dropped 5 games, Swiatek 5 games, Djokovic 7 games for a total play time of 5h 3m between 3 matches (8 sets) on Centre.

Court 1 was a tad slower with Navarro dropping a set, but the total time was still 5h 48m for 3 matches (8 sets).
 
#14 ·
The scheduling was interesting on Day 6 with so many singles matches happening at 11 AM BST at the same time. That means it seems you can watch up to 6 matches at the same time and you may miss many of them. Usually at this round there's like maybe 4-5 courts with singles matches but from what I see they have courts have only 2 singles matches max on Day 6 seemingly for anticipation of a long rain delay. While there was a rain delay I don't think it was as bad as what happened like 2 or 3 days ago I think.

Seems the only long match today was in Court 14 (with only 1 singles match) and that match was longer than all Centre Court matches combined :eek2: . On that matter the 2 max per court scheduling today worked, but for the rest it seems to mean the singles matches on the outside courts may have all been finished before around 6 PM BST already. Lots of matches to catch up on replay if you can't focus maybe on more than 3 at the same time. But overall probably the earliest end of a Wimbledon session in a long while.
 
#15 ·
it seems to mean the singles matches on the outside courts may have all been finished before around 6 PM BST already. Lots of matches to catch up on replay if you can't focus maybe on more than 3 at the same time. But overall probably the earliest end of a Wimbledon session in a long while.
No the Junior matches continued long after that, I was watching one until maybe 9pm.
 
#18 ·
I found yesterday's line up of matches quite dull. With the exception of the Nakashima Sonego and colbolli Mensik matches, the matches were all NID of the outcome. Only one of the other 6 went beyond 3 sets (Cilic Munar) and only because Munar went into an ultra grinding role.

I'm finding this years Wimbledon a little underwhelming so far. It seems the tour has never been weaker on grass. The title is going to one of 3 guys, this was obvious from the off, but even more so now. The gap isn't just wide, it's a chasm.
 
#19 ·
Roundup of Day 7 and 8 (R4)
All 8 matches were played. Out of those, 6 were played fully and 2 ended in retirements.

Five-setters
Only 1 five-setter was played, in which Jarry challenged the home player Norrie. Norrie climbed up to gain 2-0 lead on sets, but Jarry didn't give up and eventually tied the match to 2-2, but that costed him much as he got tired in the 5th set, costing him the match. Overall score was 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-7 6-3 for the Brit.

Seeds
7/10 seeds went through.
Only Khachanov won his match in straight sets against Majchrzak.
Alcaraz, Shelton, Cobolli and Djokovic went through in 4 sets.
Both Fritz and Sinner received a help with going through to the QFs via retirements of their opponents. Thompson retired when being down 0-1 on sets, and Dimitrov retired when beinng up 2-0 on sets and 2-2 in third.

Unseeded players
6 players in QFs were unseeded, out of which only 1 won his match.
As mentioned above, Norrie advanced through the Jarry challenge in 5 sets.
All other unseeded players (Cilic, Sonego, Thompson, Majchrzak) lost their matches.

Story of the round
Cobolli has made a QF round at a Slam level for the first time in his career. That's a huge achievement for the Italian who will play Djokovic in QFs. Can he grab probably the biggest win of his carrer? Let's see.

Retirements
2 matches ended in retirement in the QF round.
Thompson retired due to back injury, which was bothering him also before the tournament, against Fritz after losing the first set 1-6 and going down 0-3 in the second.
Dimitrov was extremely unlucky to lose the match via his own retirement after winning the first two sets against the world #1 Sinner die to pectoral muscle injury. It's also the 5th Slam in a row where his match ended in a retirement.

QFs insight
We have both #1 and #2 seeds in the QFs as expected.
Sinner will take on Shelton, with whom he won his last 5 matches and shouldn't have much issues with this match as well.
Norrie has always given Alcaraz troubles in their matches, but they never played on grass. Given their current forms and performance on the surface, Alcaraz should cruise to the SFs easily without issues.
The 7-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic will face Cobolli in their QFs. They have played each other only once in Shanghai, with Djokovic prevailing convincingly 6-1 6-2, and nothing else than a win is expected here as well.
Perhaps the closest match of all the QFs will be the one between Fritz and Khachanov. The Russian is leading 2-0 in their H2H, but they never played on grass, where Fritz is more comfortable. Fritz should take this one, but not without a fight from Khachanov.

QFs coming, stay tuned!
 
#20 ·
Roundup of Day 9 and 10 (QFs)
The tournament is slowly getting to its end as only 2 more rounds are to be played.
Over days 9 and 10, the QF Round took place, with all 4 matches being played as planned.

Bottom Half QFs
The bottom half played QFs on Day 9 (Tuesday).
In the first match, the #5 Fritz took on the #17 Khachanov. Pre-match odds predicted a medium-difficulty win for the American, and it turned out to be as accurate as ever. Fritz started their match with the first 2 sets won 6-3 and 6-4. The third set went the opposite way, with Khachanov upping his game and breadsticking Fritz 6-1. The fourth set was the most dramatic, with Khachanov breaking early, but Fritz bounced back later and took the break back. Both held their serves from them until the TB, where Fritz upped his game again and won the TB 7-4. The final scoreline was 6-3 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) for Fritz.
Another match of the day was much more one-sided than the first match. The #2 Alcaraz didn't give any chance to the home player, Norrie, and won pretty convincingly in straights 6-2 6-3 6-3. The beginning of the match was a bit shaky, but it went away quickly as Alcaraz started to dominate after saving 4 BPs in his first service game until the end of the match. Norrie was trying, but his game didn't have any noticeable weapons that could have hurt his opponent even slightly. The world #2 was on fire, and from saving those 4 BPs in the first service game, he let Norrie have only 1 more BP in the rest of the match.

Top Half QFs
The top half played QFs on Day 10 (Wednesday). Scorelines went in the reversed way: the first match ended in 3 and the second match in 4 sets.
The first match featured the world #1 Sinner taking on the world #10 Shelton. Sinner was the clear favourite according to the pre-match odds and bookmakers, and yet again, everything was perfectly correct. In the first set, both players were dominant on serves and didn't let each other have any BP. The set ended in the TB, with Shelton going up 2-0 quickly, but Sinner went on fire to win the next 7 points and the whole TB 7-2. The second and third sets both went like a copy-paste, with both players holding until the last game in each. It was Sinner who stepped up in the last game of each of those sets and broke Shelton in both cases. The final scoreline was 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4.
In the second match, the surprise of the tournament, Cobolli, faced the #6 seed and 7-time Wimbledon champion Djokovic. The opening set was very close, with each player breaking the opponent once, and it went all the way to the TB. Cobolli took the initial chance for a minibreak and gained a quick lead of 3-0. Djokovic struggled with Cobolli's pace, and despite getting the minibreak back, he lost his serve again at 6-6 and Cobolli served it out for the 8-6 win in TB. Djokovic upped his game in the next 3 sets, while Cobolli kept his level more or less for the whole match, but he had one or two weaker service games in each of sets 2, 3, and 4. Djokovic took every chance and won 6-7(6) 6-2 7-5 6-4.

SFs Insights
Despite many, many upsets over the whole tournament, the SFs lineup is perhaps still the best possible scenario for this year's Wimbledon edition.
In the first SF, the #1 seed Sinner will take on the #6 seed Djokovic in the most anticipated match of the tournament so far. The duo played two matches at Wimbledon in the past, with Djokovic prevailing in both cases, even from being down 2 sets in one of them. However, Sinner won their most recent clash in the SF of this year's RG in 3 sets, as well as the last 5 matches they played against each other. Sinner should be more ready than ever now to beat Djokovic on grass, and bookmakers and odds predict him winning in 4 sets at most. Djokovic's age, declined movement, stamina, and slower reactions might be huge limiting factors for him in this match. Sinner's excellent movement all over the court and lethal striking from both the FH and BH sides should be too much for him, although his mental toughness and achievements on the Wimbledon grass should not be overlooked. Sinner in 4 sets is the most possible scenario in this match.
Another SF will feature #5 seed Fritz and #2 seed Alcaraz. Fritz has won 2 grass titles this season so far (Stuttgart, Eastbourne) and is looking to the third and biggest one here in London. However, Alcaraz also won a title on grass this year (Queen's) and a total of 4/5 tournaments he was a part of over the last 2-3 months. He also won the last 2 Wimbledon editions, winning both finals against Djokovic. The two have played twice so far: Miami 2023 and the Laver Cup 2024, with Alcaraz winning both matches in 2 sets. He hasn't been that convincing over this year's edition, though, and Fritz has been on fire these last few weeks on grass. Also, grass suits Fritz's game a lot, especially his service and FH, and could be a factor against Alcaraz. However, his transition game and net game are nowhere near Alcaraz's level, and that's important on grass and could be a decisive point of this match. Alcaraz in 3 or in 4 sets are the most possible scenarios.


All in all, this SFs lineup was predicted by many people, considering the forms and results of all 4 players in this tournament over the years. An exciting Friday is before us, so be ready!
 
#22 · (Edited)
Roundup of Day 11 and 12 (SFs and Final)
After 10 thrilling days, only 3 matches remained to decide the new (or old) Wimbledon champion. Day 11 featured the highly anticipated semifinal clashes, while Day 12 saw the crowning moment of this year’s tournament edition.

SF1 - (2) Alcaraz vs. (5) Fritz
In the first men’s semifinal, the two-time defending champion and the #2 seed Carlos Alcaraz faced a stern test from #5 seed Taylor Fritz. The Spaniard edged the opening set 6‑4, asserting his authority but finding Fritz more than up for the fight in the heat. Fritz responded greatly by taking the second set 7‑5 after one weaker service game from Alcaraz at 6-5 and forced him to raise his level. The contest swung back and forth before Alcaraz claimed the third 6‑3, in which he showcased his famed baseline consistency and variety that's suited for the grass courts. The fourth set was a tense affair ans culminated in a dramatic tiebreak. Alcaraz endured and prevailed 8‑6 in the breaker, sealing the match 6‑4 5‑7 6‑3 7‑6(6) after nearly three hours. Remarkably, he saved two set points in the 4th set tiebreak, preventing the match from going to 5 sets, and converted key points with precise serving and composed shotmaking. Despite the oppressive 31-32 °C heat, Alcaraz overcame all obstacles and entered into his third straight Wimbledon final.
(2) Carlos Alcaraz vs. (5) Taylor Fritz

SF2 - (1) Sinner vs. (6) Djokovic
Later that day, the spotlight shifted to the second semifinal between the world #1 Jannik Sinner and 7-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic. The 38-year-old Serbian, who was hampered by a fall in his previous round against the tournament's surprise Flavio Cobolli, struggled to string together his usual athletic and movement mastery. Sinner seized control from the beginning by breaking Djokovic immediately and took the 1st set 6‑3 without issues while maintaining relentless intensity to mirror that scoreline in the 2nd set as well. Even as Djokovic tried to use an MTO before the 3rd set, Sinner’s dominance on the court never vanished. The Italian closed it out 6‑4 in the 3rd, cruising to a straight-sets victory and securing his spot in a first-ever Wimbledon final, the first of his career. In the post-match interview, Djokovic admitted his legs were “half empty” and praised Sinner’s performance. At the same time, Sinner himself remained understated yet composed in his victory over one of the greatest players at Wimbledon and also overall ever.
(1) Jannik Sinner vs. (6) Novak Djokovic

Final - (1) Sinner vs. (2) Alcaraz)
In the massively expected final at Centre Court on Sunday, the world number #1 and number #2 faced each other once again, only 5 weeks after their epic final clash in Paris. Alcaraz struck first by using his aggressive, all-court game to take the opening set 6–4 with a series of powerful forehand winners and sharp net play. But Sinner demonstrated a remarkable mental resilience, stepped up his first serve percentage and baseline endurance to break early in the 2nd set while holding all his service games until capturing the set 6–4. From that point on, Sinner maintained unrelenting pressure on his opponent. He replicated the 6–4 scoreline in both 3rd and 4th sets. His unwavering depth from the back of the court, combined with clutch serving and strategically clever shot-making, was proved decisive in this match. He claimed the title with a 4-set victory 4–6 6–4 6–4 6–4. It was a big moment for him because with this win, he ended Alcaraz's reign in the All England Club and secured his first Wimbledon crown and fourth Grand Slam title overall. Furthermore, he also ended his 5-match losing streak against the Spaniard.

The final that lasted 3 hours and 4 minutes was not only a personal triumph, but also a historic moment. Sinner became the first Italian man to win Wimbledon while reversing the French Open result from just five weeks earlier, where Alcaraz had prevailed in a marathon 5-set thriller. Alcaraz leaves Wimbledon with valuable lessons: confronting focus and strategy limitations under Sinner's tactical pressure and admitting that this loss “awakens a hunger” for future improvements. Meanwhile, Sinner’s victory cements his place at the top of the rankings, raising his lead at the top to more than 3400 points.
Final: (1) Jannik Sinner vs. (2) Carlos Alcaraz


Overall tournament summary
Wimbledon 2025 ran from June 30 to July 13 at the All England Club, featuring a 128-player draw with 32 seeds. The men’s draw saw early carnage: 13 of 32 seeds exited in the first round, the highest ever in the Open Era at any Slam, matching the 2004 Australian Open record. Among those eliminated early were Alexander Zverev (#3), Holger Rune (#8), Daniil Medvedev (#9), Jack Draper (#4), and former finalists like Matteo Berrettini. Fabio Fognini marked a bittersweet farewell, going out in the opening round against the #2 seed Alcaraz in 5 sets, which was his last professional match. For the first time in Wimbledon's history, line judges were replaced with automated electronic line judges.

Path to the Semifinals
Top seed Jannik Sinner navigated a smooth route into the semis. Notably, he recorded a 6‑1 6‑3 6‑1 demolition of Pedro Martinez in R3. However, he was on the verge of a loss in straight sets against #19 Grigor Dimitrov in R4, and needed a massive help of Dimitrov's retirement to proceed further. Later on, he dispatched #10 Ben Shelton in the quarters and Djokovic in the semis (both in straight sets). Carlos Alcaraz (#2) also looked dominant, surviving a shaky first-round five-setter against Fabio Fognini. He powered past Taylor Fritz (#5) in the semis, 6‑3 5-7 6-4 7‑6(6), setting the stage for another All‑England final.

Novak Djokovic (#6) reached his record 14th Wimbledon semifinal and notched his 100th match win at the championship, a feat only Roger Federer had achieved before him. Yet, he lost in straight sets to Sinner (3-6 3-6 4-6) in what ended his streak of six straight Wimbledon finals. Fritz, solid all week, bowed out after the semifinal loss to Alcaraz in 4 sets, as mentioned above (3-6 7-5 4-6 6-7(6)).

Final Rewind
In the final match, Sinner reversed his French Open loss to Alcaraz and secured a victory 4-6 6‑4 6‑4 6‑4 in just over 3 hours. According to detailed stats, Sinner won slightly more points overall (125–113), was sharper on break points (4/9 vs 2/6), and claimed more return points (44–36). This win not only ended Alcaraz’s run of 24 straight Wimbledon victories but also snapped Sinner’s 5-match losing streak to him.

Historic Moments
  • First Italian champion: Sinner became the first Italian man to win Wimbledon.
  • ATP #1 vs #2: The final marked the first time since 1973 that world No. 1 and No. 2 contested a Slam final thrice in a season
  • major sweep: Sinner’s trophy made him the only active player to have won Slams on hard, clay, and grass—his fourth Slam overall
  • shifting era: The absence of any of the Big 3 (Djokovic, Federer, Nadal) in the final marked a seismic generational turn in men’s tennis

Some Tournament Stats
  • Draw: 128 players, 32 seeds
  • Early exits: 13 seeds lost in the 1st round (most in the Open Era)
  • 5-setters overall: 23
  • Djokovic: 100 Wimbledon wins mark, record 14th semifinal
  • Final: total points 125-113, break conversion: 44% Sinner (4/9), 33% Alcaraz (2/6)

The 2025 edition of Wimbledon will be remembered as the tournament that comprehensively defined a new era in men’s tennis. With Sinner’s historic win, the Sincaraz rivalry takes on even more weight, and the shift away from the Big 3 veterans deepens. As the grass swing settles away, all eyes now turn to the US Open. The whole tennis world is expecting yet another final blockbuster showdown from these two young titans.
 
#25 ·
@FilipoSVK

  • ATP #1 vs #2: The final marked the first time since 1973 that world No. 1 and No. 2 contested a Slam final thrice in a season


you mean twice
No, AO final also was between #1 and #2 (Sinner and Zverev).
 
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