Tennis news

Monday 13 July

Sunday 12 July

  1. Sinner vs. Zverev: World No. 1 defends Wimbledon title against French Open champion in men's final

    Jannik Sinner (World No. 1, defending champion) faced Alexander Zverev (No. 2 seed) in the Wimbledon men's singles final on July 12.

    Zverev won his maiden Grand Slam at Roland Garros last month and is chasing the 'Channel Slam' — back-to-back French Open and Wimbledon titles.

    Sinner leads their head-to-head 10-4, including nine consecutive wins and 14 straight sets.

    Both players won their semi-finals in straight sets on July 10: Sinner beat Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 and Zverev ended Arthur Fery's run 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4.

    Sinner is bidding for his fifth major title; a win would be his second consecutive Wimbledon crown.

  2. Sinner defends Wimbledon crown, defeats Zverev in four sets

    Sinner beat Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 in the men's final on 12 July

    Fifth Grand Slam title; becomes 10th man in Open Era to retain Wimbledon

    Claimed his 100th Grand Slam match win during the victory

    Extended his head-to-head winning streak over Zverev to 10 matches in a row

    Tour-leading sixth title of 2026; now holds a 44-3 win-loss record this season

  3. Linda Noskova Wins First Grand Slam Title at Wimbledon

    Noskova defeated compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in an all-Czech final

    First Grand Slam singles title for the Czech teenager

    All-Czech women's final — a first in Wimbledon history

    Coco Gauff and Marta Kostyuk were beaten in the semis

    Czech women dominated the draw with both finalists and a semifinalist

  4. Sinner Claims 100th Grand Slam Match Win at Wimbledon

    Sinner reached 100 Grand Slam wins during his Wimbledon title run

    Now owns a 100-22 record at majors, an 82% win rate

    Since 2024 Australian Open, has gone 62-6 (91.2%) at the Slams

    Only active player with a better major win rate is Djokovic (87.6%)

    Also set the Italian record for most Grand Slam match wins during the fortnight

  5. Alcaraz Wrist Injury Clouds US Open Prospects After Missing Wimbledon

    Alcaraz missed Wimbledon recovering from an inflamed tendon sheath in his right wrist

    Videos emerged of him only beginning to lightly swing a racket again post-Wimbledon

    It remains unclear if he will be fit for the US Open starting in seven weeks

    His absence allowed Sinner to dominate the second half of the 2026 Slam season

    Alcaraz still leads the all-time Grand Slam head-to-head vs Sinner 7-5 in major titles

  6. Wimbledon Debuts Video Review Technology for First Time in 149-Year History

    Players could challenge chair umpire calls such as double bounces and foul shots

    Available on Centre Court, No. 1 Court and four other show courts

    No limit on the number of reviews a player can request

    Separate from electronic line calling; chair umpire still makes final decision

    Aligns Wimbledon with US Open and Australian Open, which already use the tech

Saturday 11 July

  1. All-Czech Wimbledon Women's Final: Muchova vs. Noskova

    No. 10 seed Karolína Muchová faces No. 9 seed Linda Noskova in the Wimbledon women's singles final on Saturday, July 11.

    It is the first all-Czech Grand Slam final in the Open Era, and only the second time two players of the same nationality have met in the Wimbledon final since Venus and Serena Williams in 2009.

    Muchová beat Coco Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) in the semifinals, saving a match point in a dramatic deciding-set tie-break.

    Noskova defeated Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-4 in the other semifinal to reach her first Grand Slam final.

    The winner will be guaranteed a first-time Grand Slam champion; Muchová beat three major champions (Krejčíková, Osaka, Gauff) en route to the final.

  2. Linda Noskova wins Wimbledon women's title in all-Czech final

    Noskova beat compatriot Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Centre Court

    First Grand Slam title for the 21-year-old; first all-Czech women's final in the professional era

    Squandered five match points in the second set before closing out in the third

    Youngest women's Wimbledon champion since Petra Kvitova in 2011

    Third Czech women's singles champion at Wimbledon in four years (after Vondrousova 2023, Krejcikova 2024)