Swiatek wins first Wimbledon title
Iga Swiatek demolishes Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0
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Kuwait Times
17 hours ago
- Kuwait Times
Sinner wins first Wimbledon
World number one crushes Alcaraz to become first Italian to win at the All England Club LONDON: Jannik Sinner downed Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon title, gaining sweet revenge for his painful defeat in the French Open final. The world number one is the first Italian to win at the All England Club and now has four Grand Slams to his name at the age of 23. The tennis world has been captivated by the emergence of the new rivalry to follow the storied 'Big Three' era of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Sinner and two-time defending Wimbledon champion Alcaraz have now shared the past seven Grand Slam titles between them, with the Italian winning four of those. Defeat in Paris last month was a bitter blow for Sinner, who led by two sets and squandered three match points in the final. Prior to Sunday's victory, he had lost five consecutive times against Alcaraz, including the final of the Italian Open in the first tournament he played after returning from a three-month doping ban. But this time he turned the tables in impressive fashion. Both players were solid on serve until the fifth game, when Alcaraz sprayed a forehand long to hand Sinner the first break of the match. But the Spaniard levelled at 4-4 to the delight of the Centre Court crowd, which included Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales. Sinner double-faulted to hand Alcaraz a second set point. The Italian laced a searing forehand down the line but Alcaraz produced a magical backhand winner, pointing his finger to his ear as the crowd rose to their feet. Jannik Sinner (right) greets Carlos Alcaraz after winning their final match in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 13, 2025. — AFP photos Momentum shift Sinner, still wearing a protective white sleeve after his nasty fall in his fourth-round match against Grigor Dimitrov, broke in the first game of the second set and led 3-1 after play was briefly halted by a flying cork. Sinner shook his racquet after winning the first point as he served for the set and was rewarded with cheers before levelling the match with a whipped forehand. The third set was a tense affair that went with serve until the ninth game when Sinner broke as Alcaraz slipped over on the baseline and he went 2-1 up. The momentum was now all with Sinner and he broke again in the third game of the fourth set to take the match by the scruff of the neck. The chance was always there that Alcaraz would produce the magic he found at Roland Garros but Sinner stayed ice-cool. The Spaniard had two break points to hit back in the eighth game but Sinner shut the door impressively. Sinner stepped up to serve for the championship amid a cacophony of noise, staying focused to seal the deal on his second championship point. The Italian cruised through the first three rounds at Wimbledon, losing just 17 games -- equalling an Open era record set in 1972. But he got lucky in the fourth round against inspired Bulgarian 19th seed Dimitrov, who was leading by two sets when he suffered an injury that forced him to quit. Sinner got back into the groove against 10th seed Ben Shelton in the quarter-finals before demolishing seven-time champion Djokovic in the last four. Alcaraz had been aiming to become just the fifth man in the Open era to win three consecutive Wimbledons after Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Federer and Djokovic. — AFP
Kuwait Times
2 days ago
- Kuwait Times
Swiatek wins first Wimbledon title
WIMBLEDON: Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates with the winner's trophy, the Venus Rosewater Dish, as she shows it to the crowd from the Centre Court balcony after winning her women's singles final tennis match against US player Amanda Anisimova on the thirteenth day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships on July 12, 2025. – AFP Iga Swiatek demolishes Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0
Kuwait Times
2 days ago
- Kuwait Times
Fiji score 4 tries, beat error-prone Scotland
SUVA: Scotland's Fergus Burke tackles Fiji's Josua Tuisova during the rugby test match between Fiji and Scotland at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva on July 12, 2025. – AFP SUVA: Brilliant Fiji capitalized on a red card to wing Darcy Graham to beat Scotland 29-14 in Suva on Saturday, their first win over the tourists in eight years. The Fijians scored four tries and dominated a lively contest in hot conditions, sealing victory with a penalty try late in the match when Graham was shown a second yellow card for deliberate offside. It was only Fiji's third win over the Scots—all having been achieved in Suva—while Scotland have won the other eight Tests between the two, including last November's 57-17 triumph in Edinburgh, 'It was tough for us when we were down to 14 men on three occasions, but Fiji deserved to win,' Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend told BBC Sport. 'We're disappointed with our own performance and disappointed we didn't capitalize on a good start to the second half and getting back in the game. 'There were 14 penalties and three yellow cards. I would imagine most of them are in our control.' Scotland fielded a starting team featuring 14 changes from the side who opened their tour with a 29-26 defeat of the Maori All Blacks in Whangarei a week ago. Fiji made just two changes from the team beaten 21-18 by Australia in the dying minutes in Newcastle. Scotland scored a converted try early in each half but otherwise were forced into defense for long periods against a home side who mixed power and skill to good effect. Too many mistakes The Scots, who trailed 15-7 at half-time, missed 36 tackles and gave away 15 penalties. 'The start of the game and start of the second half showed what we can do,' said Townsend. 'Some of the effort was excellent, but there were too many times where it was simple mistakes.' They made a bright start, creating a try in the third minute for fullback Kyle Rowe. Their grip on the game slipped when hooker Ewen Ashman was shown a yellow card for a professional foul and experienced flanker Jamie Ritchie was forced from the field with injury. Fiji fly-half Caleb Muntz slotted a penalty and his team took command in the period before half-time after Graham had been sent to the sin-bin for an early tackle. Captain Tevita Ikanivere gave his team the lead through a lineout drive try before winger Kalaveti Ravouvou capitalized on an overlap to cross in the right corner. Scotland responded after the interval through a try by center Tom Jordan. But a brilliant solo try from winger Jiuta Wainiqolo, followed by the penalty try, when Graham raced off his own line too quickly to intercept a pass, took Fiji to victory. Referee Ben O'Keeffe deemed the wing had prevented a probable Fijian try. Scotland complete their three-match Pacific tour when they play Samoa in Auckland on Friday. — AFP
