Carlos Alcaraz said his epic victory in the Wimbledon singles final is the "happiest moment" of his life. The 20-year-old Spaniard beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 on Centre Court. It earned him a first Wimbledon crown and denied Djokovic an eighth title and 24th Grand Slam - both of which would have been record-equalling feats. "Beating Novak, winning Wimbledon, is something that I dreamed […]
Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded player to reach a Wimbledon women's singles final after ending Elina Svitolina's inspired run. Vondrousova, 24, had never gone past the second round at the All England Club until this year. But she is now one win from glory after beating Ukraine's Svitolina - also unseeded after giving birth nine months ago - in a 6-3 6-3 win. Vondrousova will play Aryna Sabalenka or […]
Andy Murray dazzled under the Wimbledon lights again as he led Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a Centre Court thriller stopped by a 23:00 BST curfew. Britain's Murray is ranked 40th but showed his pedigree on the SW19 grass to lead 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4. The second-round match was stopped at 22:39 because of the restrictions put in place by the local council. Murray, who has regularly played […]
Carlos Alcaraz has won his first title on grass and regained the world number one ranking with an impressive victory over Alex de Minaur in the Queen's final. Alcaraz's 6-4 6-4 triumph means he moves above Novak Djokovic in the rankings and will be the top men's seed at Wimbledon, which starts on 3 July. The Spaniard, 20 was playing only his third grass-court tournament. "So many legends have won […]
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached his first career quarter-final on grass with a straight-set victory at Queen's over Jiri Lehecka. Alcaraz, 20, cruised past his 21-year-old Czech opponent 6-2 6-3. "After this match the expectations change, I think I'm ready to do a good result here on grass," said the Spanish world number two. Queen's is just the third tournament the US Open champion and recent French Open semi-finalist has […]
