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Deccan Herald
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Deccan Herald
Sabalenka fights off Raducanu, Alcaraz marches on, Keys and Osaka crash at Wimbledon
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, chasing a third successive Wimbledon title, was also put through the wringer by Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff before sealing a last-16 spot with a 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 win.
NZ Herald
04-07-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Wimbledon 2025: Carlos Alcaraz continues title defence, as more seeds tumble
Carlos Alcaraz made hard work of beating Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the Wimbledon last-16 on Saturday (NZ time), avoiding the fate of Australian Open champion Madison Keys, who joined the mass exodus of top seeds. The Spanish second seed eventually overcame German world No 125 Struff 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
The Irish Sun
04-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Carlos Alcaraz makes it through to Wimbledon second week then throws down huge challenge to Sir Andy Murray
CARLOS ALCARAZ challenged Andy Murray to a deciding golf game this Wimbledon fortnight – even though he is aiming to win £3million on a different type of grass. The Spaniard made it 17 wins in a row at the tournament as the two-time defending champion beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 on Centre Court in round three. 5 Carlos Alcaraz survived a mini-scare to beat Jan-Lennard Struff Credit: Getty 5 He wants a deciding match on the golf course with Andy Murray Credit: Reuters There were some tough moments, particularly the second set he lost, but he was grateful the 35-year-old German missed a volley in a key part of set four. Alcaraz, 22, is a crowd favourite and loves to take his mind off lawn tennis by playing rounds of golf on courses in Surrey. Pre-tournament, he had two nine-hole challenger matches with Murray, Britain's two-time champion, and at the moment the score is tied at 1-1. Another contest will be set up at some point next week provided their schedules align. READ MORE ON WIMBLEDON Talking to Annabel Croft in a court-side interview, the reigning French Open champion said: 'He said to you to ask me this question, right? 'He beat me that day. "So, it's 1-1. We are tied. We are tied. 'Will we play again? Let's see. I love playing golf on my days off. I know he has a busy schedule. Most read in Tennis CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 'I will try to set up a golf round again, nine holes, and we will see who wins. We are tied at 1-1. We have to play again, absolutely.' Moment Andy Murray holes stunning putt from off the green in challenge match with brother Jamie - but rivals have last laugh All roads continue to lead to a possible final against his great rival Jannik Sinner, whom he beat in Yet he said his encounter on Friday caused him plenty of 'stress' and it was not a straightforward passage. The world No2 said: 'I knew it would be really, really difficult and I had to be focused on every shot, my service games and returns. His game serves pretty well to the grass. 'Big serves. He approached the net as much as he can. Really pleased about everything I have done, fighting, running, making great shots. 'I tried to make the opportunities he brought to me in the match. I am proud to get the win in four sets. 'It was stressful as well. To be honest, I was suffering in every serve game that I did today. 5 Wimbledon 2025 LIVE - 'Love-30s, break points down, yeah it was stressful. Every time he could push me, he did it. It was survival. 'I'm really happy that at the end I got the break. He missed a volley in front of the net. I cannot believe I am standing here 6-4. 'I tried to run every ball, tried to fight for every ball. Tried to see if he was going to miss some easy shots. 'I was lucky in that shot and I made the most of it. I made the break. I still don't know how he missed that volley.' American No5 seed Taylor Fritz has spent close to TEN HOURS on court and played 14 sets across three matches as he knocked out Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-1 after Former world No1 Naomi Osaka apologised for her loss ahead of her daughter's second birthday as she was beaten 3-6 6-4 6-4 by former quarter-finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The Japan star, 27, said: 'I'm just going to be a negative human being today. 'I'm so sorry. I have nothing positive to say about myself, which is something I'm working on.' 5 The pair met on the court in 2021 - with Murray winning at Indian Wells Credit: Getty 5 They got two golf clashes in before Wimbledon started Credit: carlosalcarez/Instagram
The Hindu
03-07-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Wimbledon 2025, July 4 schedule: Alcaraz, Sabalenka, and Osaka in third round ties
Carlos Alcaraz's journey to defend his title will continue on Day 5 of Wimbledon 2025 at the All England Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Friday. The Spaniard will take on Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in a third round clash. Briton Emma Raducanu, looking to build on her win over Czechia's Marketa Vondrousova, will be taking on top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka, who is looking to secure her first Wimbledon title, in the third round of the women's singles. Here's the full list of third-round fixtures (singles only) for day five of Wimbledon 2025: Centre court: Men's singles - [5] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs [26] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) Men's singles - Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [2] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) - Not before 7:30PM IST Women's singles - [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Emma Raducanu (GBR) Court 1: Women's singles - Diane Parry (FRA) vs Sonay Kartal (GBR) Men's singles - Mattia Bellucci (ITA) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) Women's singles - [24] Elise Mertens (BEL) vs [14] Elina Svitolina (UKR) Court 2: Women's singles - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Naomi Osaka (JPN) Men's singles - [10] Ben Shelton (USA) leads Rinky Hijikata 6-2, 7-5, 5-4 - Not before 5PM IST Women's singles - Laura Siegemund (GER) vs [6] Madison Keys (USA) - Not before 5:30PM IST Men's singles - Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs [14] Joao Fonseca (BRA) Court 3: Women's singles - Dalma Galfi (HUN) vs [13] Amanda Anisimova (GBR) Men's singles - [14] Andrey Rublev vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Men's singles - Nuno Borges (POR) vs [17] Karen Khachanov Court 12: Women's singles - Solana Sierra (ARG) vs Cristina Bucsa (ESP) Women's singles - Kamilla Rakhimova vs [30] Linda Noskova (CZE) Men's singles - Kamil Majchrzak (POL) vs Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) Court 18: Men's singles - Marton Fucsovic (HUN) tied Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6(5) - Not before 5PM IST Men's singles - Luciano Darderi (ITA) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) - Not before 6:30PM IST Indians in action Court 16 Mixed doubles - Yuki Bhambri (IND)/Xinyu Jiang (CHI) vs Christian Harrison (USA)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA)
Winnipeg Free Press
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Struff in Wimbledon second round
WIMBLEDON – Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated Thursday in the second round at Wimbledon with a four-set loss to Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff. The match resumed in the morning after being suspended Wednesday night due to darkness. The unseeded Struff completed a 3-6, 7-6 (11), 6-3, 6-4 comeback over the 25th-seeded Canadian. Auger-Aliassime had 16 aces but converted just three of 13 break-point chances. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. The 24-year-old from Montreal was trying to reach the third round for the first time since his 2021 quarterfinal run. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 3, 2025.
