London10 July. Defending champion and current world number one Italian star Yannick Sinner once again proved his mettle on the rough surface of the All England Tennis and Croquet Club at Church Road here on Saturday and defeated seven-time former winner Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 20 minutes and entered the final of the third Grand Slam tournament of the year i.e. Wimbledon.
Top seed Sinner will face second seed German veteran Alexander Zverev for the title defense on Sunday. World number three Zverev defeated British wild card Arthur Ferry 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-4 in two hours and 14 minutes in the second semi-final. Zverev won the French Open title last month.
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After reaching the final here for the second consecutive time, 24-year-old Sinner said, ‘The beginning of the tournament is always difficult, especially coming here I feel that every round is different because of the grass. A lot of changes keep happening in it. You have to adapt yourself accordingly. I knew mentally that today I had to raise my level – which I have done – so I am very happy.
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Sinner and Djokovic hugged after the match
After defeating 39-year-old Djokovic, 15 years his senior and 24-time Grand Slam winner, in straight sets, Sinner did not show much reaction and Novak congratulated him with a hug. It is worth noting that world number eight Serbian Djokovic was defeated by Sinner in the semi-finals last year also.
British wild card holder Ferry beats Zverev in the first set
Talking about the second semi-final, 23-year-old Arthur Ferry, ranked 114th in the ATP rankings, gave a tough fight to world number three Zverev in the first set. However, 29-year-old Zverev did not allow Ferry to take a single point in the tiebreaker. After this, Ferry could not present much challenge in the second and third sets.
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Third Czech player crowned in women’s singles today in 4 years
Meanwhile, on Saturday, in the women’s singles on the Center Court, a Czech player will be crowned for the third time in the last four years, when Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova will face each other. Earlier, Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and Barbara Kresikova in 2024 have won the title here.
Talking about Karolina Muchova, ranked 10th in the WTA Tour, she has reached her first Wimbledon final despite being allergic to grass. 29-year-old Muchova, the 2023 French Open runner-up, defeated seventh seed American Coco Gauff 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (12-10) in a struggle that lasted for two hours and 35 minutes.
In another semi-final, ninth seed Noskova defeated 12th seed Ukrainian Marta Kotsyuk 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 19 minutes. “I have so many superstitions that I can’t even name them,” World No. 12 Noskova revealed in an interview after reaching her first career Grand Slam final.
Muchova had won her only previous meeting with Noskova in the third round of the 2025 US Open. Now it remains to be seen who wins this time. However, this will be the first time since Serena defeated Venus Williams in 2009 that two players from the same country will play in the women’s singles final at Wimbledon.
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