Tennis

Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz in four sets to win the Wimbledon 2025 men’s singles final at Centre Court, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in 3 hours!

Jannik Sinner is the first Italian man to win Wimbledon singles title in the Open Era.

Emma Raducanu has said her straight-sets defeat against Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of Wimbledon was "hard to take". The 22-year-old delivered an impressive performance against the world No. 1 on Centre Court, but was ultimately beaten 7-6(8-6) 6-4. However, the Brit said she will "take confidence" from her display, having previously felt she was "gulfs away" from the game's top players.

"It does give me confidence because I think the problem before was that I felt like I was gulfs away from the very top. "Having a match like that where I had chances in both sets, it does give me confidence. At the same time, it's very difficult to take right now."

Sabalenka said: "She played such incredible tennis and she pushed me really hard. To get this win, I had to fight for every point like crazy." The Belarusian later added: "She's fighting. She's playing much better. She's more consistent. I can see that mentally she's healthy. I think that's really important. Yeah, I'm pretty sure she's getting there."

Ben Shelton was just one game from victory at Wimbledon on Thursday when his match against Rinky Hijikata was suspended. Shelton was clearly angry at the decision to halt due to fading light, especially as the issue had been discussed at the start of the third set and then three games later. The pair will return on Friday to get their second-round match finished.

And it turns out there is not much backstory behind the pairing. "It was very unexpected, to be honest," laughed Sinner when he was asked about it ahead of Wimbledon.

"Look, I just met her yesterday for the first time. We never talked. We never texted to each other. It's actually a funny story.

"The tournament, they wanted us to kind of play together because certain teams were already set up. The choice was not big, but I'm very happy to play with Emma."

Asked whether he plans to get to know Navarro before they play at the US Open, Sinner said: "Yeah, I hope before the first time we step on court."

"My wish is to play for several more years. I would love to be healthy physically and also mentally motivated to keep on playing at the highest level. That’s the goal, but you never know at this stage.

"And yes, I would probably agree that Wimbledon could be the best chance because of the results I had, because of how I feel, how I play in Wimbledon, just getting that extra push mentally and motivation to, yeah, perform the best tennis at the highest level."

"It’s great to be back," he said. "I love Wimbledon. I’ve always loved it. Always dreamed of playing the Centre Court and winning it.

"I think in the last six editions, I had six finals. Been for one reason or several reasons playing very well in Wimbledon, maybe the most consistently successful Grand Slam for me in the last 10 years.

Nick Kyrgios is keen to find his place in his post-tennis life and he is in danger of becoming an outsider.

The Australian has yet to officially call time on his playing career, with his comeback bid at the start of 2025 ending as his body broke down once again at the Australian Open.

He tried and failed to play at the French Open and entered the ATP 500 event at the Queen’s Club before pulling out once again due to injury, with his absence from Wimbledon also confirmed.

Kyrgios is due to play with four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the revamped mixed doubles at the US Open in August, but his days as a contender for major tennis titles in over.

Critics cited Kyrgios’ guilty plea in a domestic abuse case involving a former girlfriend in 2023 as a reason why he should not be on the BBC and that backlash may have been a reason why he was not involved in their roster of commentators for this year’s Wimbledon coverage.

“It’s unfortunate, but it’s probably their loss more than mine,” he told The Guardian. “I understand they’ve got Chris Eubanks but he hasn’t beaten the greatest of all time multiple times.

“When someone’s beaten Federer, Nadal, Murray and Djokovic and has incredible insights, it’s very strange you wouldn’t want that person adding knowledge to tennis fans.”

“We got on really well,” Lester told us. “I think we just bonded and he respected me after a while of getting to know who I was. The best commentary is conversational without being evasive.