With the competition on track at its most fierce for a long time, several Formula 1 teams are facing key decisions over their 2025 driver line-ups. Lewis Hamilton became the sixth different driver to claim victory across the opening 12 races of the season as the Mercedes driver ended his long wait for a win…
It turned out to be a very good day for Spain on Sunday, starting off with 21-year-old Carlos Alcaraz and a straightforward straight sets win over Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, a scoreline which was predicted earlier in the day by former Spanish international and big tennis fan Juan Mata. Some of the tennis…
Novak Djokovic conceded he was “inferior” in Sunday’s Wimbledon final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz but vowed to return to SW19 to fight another day. For the second year in succession, Djokovic suffered defeat in a Wimbledon final to 21-year-old Alcaraz, but whereas last year was a five-set epic which could have gone either way, 2024’s…
Carlos Alcaraz wiped the floor with Novak Djokovic in a one-sided Wimbledon final to land a second straight title at the All England Club on Sunday. Alcaraz now has four Grand Slams and a perfect record in major finals. The 21-year-old Spaniard has won back-to-back Wimbledon titles, the 2022 US Open and last month secured…
Novak Djokovic is chasing history, and Carlos Alcaraz continues to lay down a marker for the changing of the guard as the pair meet again in a Wimbledon men’s singles final on Sunday. Djokovic is bidding to win a 25th Grand Slam title and claim the all-time record for the most Grand Slam titles, ahead…
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz stormed back to defeat Daniil Medvedev and next faces seven-time winner Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final. Third seed Alcaraz found himself 5-2 down during the first set on Centre Court, which Medvedev eventually claimed on a tie-break. The Spaniard had struggled with his serve throughout the Championships, but eventually found his…
Carlos Alcaraz was again made to sweat on Centre Court before booking a quarter-final spot with a 6-3 6-4 1-6 7-5 win over stubborn 16th seed Ugo Humbert. Having fought back from two sets to one down to defeat Frances Tiafoe in the previous round, Alcaraz seemed to be enjoying a much easier time of…
Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz made a shaky start against unseeded Australian Aleksandar Vukic but moved through the gears to seal a 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 6-2 win on Wednesday. Vukic, 28, had form for upsetting the Spaniard, having beaten the then 17-year-old in French Open qualifying four years ago. The defending champion from Spain was…
Carlos Alcaraz endured an early test in his Wimbledon title defence but the Spaniard quelled the challenge of Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 6-2 to move into the second round on Monday. The 21-year-old Spaniard, seeded third this year, came through in two hours and 22 minutes against Lajal, also 21 but ranked…
Take a look at the Order of Play for Day One of the Wimbledon Championships on all courts at the All England Club. (All times are BST, from 11am unless stated. Seeds in brackets, Brits in Bold) Centre Court – 1.30pm start Carlos Alcaraz (3) vs Mark Lajal Ekaterina Alexandrova (22) vs Emma Raducanu Caroline…
