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July 1, 2026 9:28 AM

Svitolina crashes to fellow Ukrainian Snigur in Wimbledon

Eighth seed Elina Svitolina was sent spinning out of Wimbledon in the opening round after a 7-5 6-2 defeat by fellow Ukrainian Daria Snigur on Tuesday, as her wait for a maiden Grand Slam title was extended. The 31-year-old, twice a semi-finalist at the All England Club, failed to capitalise on her early momentum after taking a 4-0 lead and Snigur made her pay by battling back to take the opening set with little fuss. World number 77 Snigur's flat hitting helped her break in the fifth game of ...

June 30, 2026 10:23 AM

Wimbledon: Sinner and Sabalenka answer doubters, grim day for British hopes

Men's defending champion Jannik Sinner and women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka both arrived at Wimbledon with question marks hanging over them but answered the doubters on Monday with contrasting first-round victories. Italy's Sinner, playing his first match since his shock defeat in the second round of the French Open on a boiling day in Paris, was stretched to the limit by Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic but survived, winning 4-6 6-3 6-7(6) 6-2 6-3. Sabalenka, who left Paris in a "deep, dark place" ...

June 22, 2026 5:09 PM

Serena Williams handed Wimbledon singles wildcard

American great Serena Williams will make a stunning return to singles at this year's Wimbledon after being handed the final wildcard by the All England Club on Sunday. The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion was already assured of a return to the championships for the first time in four years after accepting a doubles wildcard with sister Venus. "This is not a drill," the tournament wrote in a post on its Instagram account. The announcement that the 44-year-old mother of two will play singl...

June 12, 2026 2:21 PM

Wimbledon announces record 20% rise in prize money amid player discontent

Wimbledon organisers have announced a record prize pot of £64.2 million ($85.74 million) for this year's championships although it may not be enough to placate leading players who are demanding a bigger share of Grand Slam revenue. It is the biggest annual increase in the tournament's history but comes at a time of escalating demands by players who argue that the four Grand Slams distribute a smaller share of total revenues than other ATP and WTA events. Some players restricted media appea...

January 18, 2026 11:42 AM

Wimbledon expansion plans back in UK court for latest legal battle

Wimbledon's plans to expand the grounds for the world's oldest and most prestigious Grand Slam tennis tournament were back in court on Friday, as campaigners again seek to block the project. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club wants to treble the size of its main site, which has been home to the Championships since 1877, in a 200 million-pound ($267.9 million) project which would feature 39 new courts. The AELTC's plans to redevelop a former golf course which it owns are supported by ...

July 14, 2025 10:38 AM

Kudermetova and Mertens win Wimbledon women’s doubles title

Eighth seeds Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens fought back from a set down to win their first Grand Slam as a pair, beating Hsieh Su-Wei and Jelena Ostapenko 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the Wimbledon women's doubles final on Sunday. It was the first major title for Russia's Kudermetova, who was on the losing side in the 2021 final against Mertens and Hsieh. The second Wimbledon crown for Belgian Mertens took her to five Grand Slam doubles titles. "It's been incredible," a tearful Mertens said as she s...

July 14, 2025 1:07 AM

Sinner dethrones Alcaraz to capture maiden Wimbledon crown

Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in a high-octane final to claim his maiden Wimbledon trophy and fourth Grand Slam crown on Sunday, avenging his loss to the Spaniard in last month's epic French Open final. The hard-fought win over the two-times defending champion on the famous lawns of London ensured that Sinner became the first Italian to secure a Wimbledon singles title. "I would like to start with Carlos. An amazing tournament, but mostly thank you for the player you ar...

July 13, 2025 10:02 AM

Britain’s Cash and Glasspool win Wimbledon men’s doubles title

Fifth seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool capped their dream summer with the Wimbledon crown and first Grand Slam title as a pair when the British team downed Rinky Hijikata and David Pel 6-2 7-6(3) in the men's doubles final on Saturday. Queen's Club and Eastbourne champions Cash and Glasspool became the first all-British pairing to win the All England Club trophy since 1936, when Pat Hughes and Raymond Tuckey defeated their compatriots Charles Hare and Frank Wilde in the final. "When you s...

July 13, 2025 9:56 AM

Unforgiving Swiatek crushes Anisimova 6-0 6-0 to win maiden Wimbledon crown

Iga Swiatek took another stride towards tennis greatness by ruthlessly tearing apart American 13th seed Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0 and lifting her first Wimbledon trophy on Saturday. The big occasion turned into a nightmare for Anisimova who became the first woman to lose a Wimbledon final by that painful scoreline since 1911 and the first to do so at any major since Steffi Graf routed Natasha Zvereva at the 1988 French Open. Already a U.S. Open champion and a four-times French Open winner, Swia...

July 11, 2025 9:48 AM

Anisimova outlasts Sabalenka, Swiatek fells Bencic to lock in Wimbledon final

Amanda Anisimova tore up the script and soared into her maiden Wimbledon final by outclassing world number one Aryna Sabalenka with fierce determination and fearless shot-making on Thursday and will meet Iga Swiatek for a shot at Grand Slam glory. Anisimova's 6-4 4-6 6-4 victory extended her record over her equally powerful rival to 6-3, and kept alive American dreams of a third women's Grand Slam champion this year after Madison Keys won the Australian Open and Coco Gauff won the French Open. ...