The Athletic has live coverage of Day 3 of the 2025 U.S. Open. In early June, Jannik Sinner suffered the sort of defeat that could cause years of psychological damage. He squandered three match points in the fourth set of the French Open final, before losing a fifth-set tiebreak to his nearest and only rival at the top of tennis, …
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Amanda Anisimova enjoyed a stellar Wimbledon campaign up until the final, where she was heavily beaten. The American star produced one of the shocks of the year in the semifinals, when Anisimova knocked out Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Advancing to her first major final, Anisimova took on five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek. Struggling from the very first ball …
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Iga Swiatek took her game to new heights on grass in 2025, as she qualified for two finals on the surface. Having previously struggled away from the hard courts and her favored clay, Swiatek reached her first career final on grass at this year’s Bad Homburg Open, losing out to Jessica Pegula 4-6, 5-7. Carrying that momentum forward to Wimbledon, …
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Jannik Sinner had lost five in a row to Carlos Alcaraz before the 2025 Wimbledon final and wasn’t prepared to suffer a sixth-straight defeat. Just one month on from Sinner’s heartbreaking defeat to Alcaraz in the French Open final, the pair met in another major final, at Wimbledon. Stepping onto Centre Court as a slight underdog, Sinner lost the opening …
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Matthew McConaughey has been praised for his ‘class’ gesture to Prince William and Kate Middleton at Wimbledon. The royals watched as Jannik Sinner became the first Italian man to win a Wimbledon singles title, coming back to beat Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. William and Kate were among the countless A-list spectators from Nicole Kidman to Paul Mescal, and of course McConaughey. …
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The perfect gentleman. Matthew McConaughey was praised for standing up for Prince William and Kate Middleton upon the couple’s arrival at Wimbledon 2025. A fan posted a video of the Prince and Princess of Wales and their oldest two kids — Prince George, 11, and Princess Charlotte, 10 — walking to their seats in the royal box at the All …
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Sin-caraz here to stay The level of shot-making and athleticism produced by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz as their fast-developing rivalry continued in the men’s singles final was a joy to behold. Except, perhaps, if you’re one of the guys trying to usurp them. The pair look set to maintain a stranglehold on the men’s game for the foreseeable future. …
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Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte took a break from mother-daughter dressing at Wimbledon. On July 13, the Princess of Wales attended the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament for the second day in a row, this time joined by her husband, Prince William, as well as her two eldest children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. While Kate, Will, and George were all dressed …
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Emptying out the notebook and notes file from Wimbledon 2025. • Here’s the latest Served podcast. • Reminder that if you want the weekly columns sent directly to you, just DM me. Onward … 1. Come at the king, and you better not miss. And Jannik Sinner seldom did. In the men’s Wimbledon final, he dethroned twice-defending champ Carlos Alcaraz, …
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Follow live coverage of reaction and anlaysis THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final on Sunday. The No. 1 seed prevailed over the No. 2 seed in a tight match ultimately decided by two stunning set points, Alcaraz’s grass tools malfunctioning and Sinner’s steadiness behind and against second serves. …
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