The 2025 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament which took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England from 30 June to 13 July with the preliminary rounds played from 23 to 26 June.
The Championships at Wimbledon are the oldest tennis tournament in the world, with the first ladies’ singles event at Wimbledon taking place in 1884. Legends of the sport continued to use the outdoor grass courts to blaze trails and entertain fans on Worple Road, and continue to rally at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Church Road.
It was the 138th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and the third major tournament of 2025. For the first time in Wimbledon’s history, line judges were replaced with automated electronic line judges!
In the men’s and women’s singles, a total of eight top-10 seeds were eliminated in the first round, the most at a Grand Slam event in the Open Era!
Finals were rescheduled to 4 PM local time to boost North/South American viewership.
MEN’S SINGLES:
The defending champion of the Men’s singles draw was the Spanish player, Carlos Alcaraz, who lost in the final to Jannik Sinner from Italy – who made history as the first Italian to win a Wimbledon singles title, defeating 2‑time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in four sets, 4‑6, 6‑4, 6‑4, 6‑4.
Match took place on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Centre Court, and lasted 3 hours and 4 minutes. This finalized a remarkable rivalry: it was the third time in a single season ATP No. 1 and No. 2 contested finals (French Open and Wimbledon), a first since the rankings began in 1973. Sinner, aged 23 years 318 days, became the second‑youngest to reach all four major finals and the youngest to reach four consecutive finals in the Open Era.
Darren Cahill, Sinner’s coach, said before the match his client needed to be mentally strong against Alcaraz, an opponent he had previously lost to eight times in 12 career matches, most notably the five-set marathon on clay. Sinner was up a break in the first set before Alcaraz won four straight games to lead, 6-4.
“I’m very happy I held my nerves, it’s an amazing feeling. I never thought I’d be in this position. This was a dream of mine when I was young, I’m just living my dream.”
WOMEN’S SINGLES:
The Women’s singles defending champion was Barbora Krejčíková from the Czech Republic, but she lost in the third round to Emma Navarro.
And the Polish player Iga Świątek won her first Grand Slam against Amanda Anisimova and recorded a rare 6‑0, 6‑0, became the first Polish Wimbledon singles champion in the Open Era. Also, she became the first woman since 1911 to win the Wimbledon final without losing a single game.
It was Świątek’s first Wimbledon title, her sixth Grand Slam overall, and cemented her as the youngest woman since Serena Williams to win majors on clay, hard, and grass surfaces.
“I know I didn’t have enough today, but I’ll keep putting in the work,” Anisimova said in her post-match interview. “I keep believing in myself and I hope to be back here one day.”
Anisimova will be No. 7 in the next WTA women’s rankings as of Monday, moving up from No. 12. Świątek will be No. 3.
Congratulations to the winners, who earned £3,000,000 each!