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Times
08-07-2025
- Climate
- Times
Heatwaves, golden hour and diving Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon
It was fantastic to cover the first week of Wimbledon. It really is a dream place to work for a photographer, the photo positions are many and varied, and there are eight different areas on Centre Court and No1 Court alone, all with excellent comms so you can send pictures directly from courtside. The photographers' work area is also very good and the media restaurant has something for everybody, and yes, I had lots of strawberries and cream! The late light catches Jan-Lennard Struff in his match with Carlos Alcaraz on Centre used: Canon EOS R3 using 400mm lens, 1/12,800th sec f2.8 ISO 400 This will be a lasting memory for me from the championships, the brilliant Emma Raducanu on her way to beating Marketa Vondrousova in the second round. The British star really lit up SW19 playing what most experts say was her best tennis since winning the US EOS R3 using 400mm lens, 1/2,000th sec f2.8 ISO 1250 Day one of the Championships had temperatures reaching 32.3C, the hottest opening day on EOS R3 using 10-20mm zoom lens (set at 10mm) 1/5,000th sec, f5.6, ISO 400 This picture of Raducanu was taken from Platform B in the corner of Centre Court as the sun was setting, creating a long EOS R3 using 24-70mm zoom lens (set at 70mm) 1/2,000th sec, f5, ISO 400 Late afternoon on Centre Court and the light catches the umpire and the two umbrellas which are being held above the EOS R3 using 400mm lens, 1/10,000th sec f2.8 ISO 400 The fingers of the stringer. There is a workshop next to the practice courts where players get their rackets restrung and it was fascinating to watch Paul Skipp at work. I was amazed when he told me that sometimes he still uses catgut to restring rackets on EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 142mm) 1/800th sec, f2.8, ISO 3200 Britain's Dan Evans cools down between games by putting a bag of ice on his head during his first-round match with Jay Clarke on No12 EOS R3 using 400mm lens, 1/4,000th sec f2.8 ISO 400 Huge crowds attended each day, this view is from the top of the hill with No18 Court on the right-hand EOS R3 using 400mm lens, 1/800th sec f7.1 ISO 400 The racket perfectly frames the face of Britain's Jack Draper during his match with Marin Cilic on No1 EOS R3 using 400mm lens, 1/2,500th sec f2.8 ISO 800 The photo positions at the top of Centre and No1 Court get really busy during the 'golden hour' when the light moves across the court, creating sharp shadows. Here is Sebastian Baez just before the light goes totally in his game with EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 124mm) 1/3,200th sec, f5, ISO 400 It's rare nowadays to see players coming to the net to volley. This sequence shows Novak Djokovic diving to win a point against fellow Serb Miomir EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 124mm) 1/2,000th sec, f2.8, ISO 1000 Raducanu gets low in her match with Vondrousova on Centre used: Canon EOS R3 using 400mm lens, 1/2,000th sec f2.8 ISO 1250 A tiger tattoo on the forearm of No1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, taken during her victory over EOS R3 using 400mm lens, 1/1,600th sec f2.8 ISO 2000 Sonay Kartal sits on her racket and waits after her match was halted because the line-calling AI system had failed due to human error. Someone forgot to put the switch on!Canon EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 200mm) 1/2,500th sec, f2.8, ISO 800 Vondrousova fixes her hair and shows off her tattoos in her match with Raducanu on Centre EOS R3 using 400mm lens, 1/4,000th sec f2.8 ISO 1250 Crowds queue for the traditional strawberries and cream. I have to say, they were delicious!Canon EOS R3 using 70-200mm zoom lens (set at 100mm) 1/1,000th sec, f13, ISO 1250
Times of Oman
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Times of Oman
Carlos Alcaraz storms into quarter-finals of Wimbledon 2025 after defeating Andrey Rublev
London : Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon 2025 after his 22nd consecutive victory. The Spanish tennis sensation came from behind for his 18th straight win at the Championships, defeating 14th seed Andrey Rublev 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday, according to The two-time Wimbledon defending men's singles champion has made it to the second week for the third year in a row, as he continues his pursuit of a three-peat in south-west London. Alcaraz will meet Cameron Norrie in the quarter-final, the last remaining Briton in the men's or women's singles draw, who battled through a five-set thriller against qualifier Nicolas Jarry on No. 1 Court. Norrie, a former World No. 8, is now back in the ATP top 50, his highest position since last year. In the 2023 Rio Open final, the Briton was victorious in their previous meeting. Sunday evening's primetime match was Alcaraz's second-longest outing of the tournament, only behind his first-round, four-and-a-half marathon win. "It is a different kind of tennis this year at Wimbledon...a different feeling. For me, it's a little bit slower, the balls are a little bit slower. But today I just played my best match so far in the tournament. Just feeling great," Carlos Alcaraz said as quoted from Earlier, the Spaniard extended his winning streak to 21 matches after beating Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in four sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. This Wimbledon could be historic for Alcaraz. He's also trying to become just the second man after Bjorn Borg to win the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back in two straight years. Alcaraz has already won the French Open, two ATP Masters 1000 events (Monte Carlo and Rome), and recently triumphed at Queen's Club. His last loss came in April during the Barcelona final.
The Sun
04-07-2025
- Sport
- The 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 5 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. 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. He beat me in golf that day. But then a few days later, I beat him. "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. '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.' Alcaraz will now face Russian Andrey Rublev in the last 16 on Sunday as he chases a hat-trick of titles in SW19 - with Cameron Norrie a possible quarter-final opponent. 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 thrilling fashion in a five-set, five-and-a-half-hour French Open final. 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 - follow all the latest scores and updates from a thrilling fortnight at SW19 '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 FOUR delays for emergency health scares and medical time-outs. 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
Irish Times
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz quells Struff challenge to march on at Wimbledon
Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz was given another tough litmus test by plucky German Jan-Lennard Struff but the second seed battled his way to a 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory and reached the fourth round on Friday. An off-colour Alcaraz had flirted with danger in his five-set opener against Italian veteran Fabio Fognini before mowing down Oliver Tarvet in the last round, begging the question of which avatar of the Spaniard would turn up. The 22-year-old, who was taken the distance by Struff before winning their meeting at the All England Club in 2022, began the match with a double fault and sprayed errors on Centre Court but rediscovered his rhythm to book a clash with Andrey Rublev. 'I knew that it was going to be really, really difficult,' Alcaraz said. 'I had to be really focused on every side, on my service games and the return. READ MORE 'His game suits the grass – big serves, getting to the net as much as he can. So I'm just really pleased about everything that I've done today, fighting, running, making great shots. 'I tried to make the most of the opportunities he gave me in the match and I'm proud about getting the win in four sets.' Alcaraz saved two break points in his second service game and then broke for a 3-1 lead, gaining the foothold he needed in the match before wrapping up the opening stanza on serve, hitting a huge ace on set point. But in a Jekyll and Hyde type switch, with shadows engulfing the main showcourt, the five-time Grand Slam winner surrendered the next set as Struff recovered an early break and went on to level the match comfortably. An untimely double fault from Struff in the second game of the third set gave Alcaraz the platform to re-establish his lead and the twice Wimbledon champion never looked back from there until he closed it out with another big serve. Elsewhere, more than nine hours on court across 14 gruelling sets has proved just the tonic for Taylor Fritz's creaky joints, with the world number five declaring himself fresher than ever after reaching Wimbledon's fourth round on Friday. The American was taken the distance in his opening two matches before defeating Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 on Centre Court, extending his stay at the All England Club. There were also wins for seeds Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev, while Cameron Norrie is the only British player left in the men's draw after a 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Mattia Bellucci. In the women's, four-time major winner Naomi Osaka came up short in her quest to reach round four of Wimbledon for the first time before Australian Open champion Madison Keys became the latest seeded casualty. Former world number one Osaka – a two-time champion at both the US Open and Australian Open – surrendered a one-set lead to lose 3-6 6-4 6-4 to 2021 French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. American sixth seed Keys was then on the receiving end of a major shock in the next women's match on Court Two, losing 6-3 6-3 to 37-year-old German Laura Siegemund. Laura Siegemund of Germany celebrates winning match point against Madison Keys. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty The 30-year-old became the sixth top-10 player to be dumped out of the competition and did not speak to the media post-match due to illness. Seeded trio Amanda Anisimova, Linda Noskova and Elise Mertens did progress on day five, in addition to Argentinian lucky loser Solana Sierra. Unseeded Osaka – playing in the third round of the Championships for the first time in seven years – looked set to claim a small piece of personal history before failing to capitalise on two break points at 4-4 in set two. She missed the 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions of the tournament due to mental health issues, injury and pregnancy respectively. The 27-year-old Japanese player has struggled to make an impact at grand slams since the birth of her daughter Shai two years ago and was knocked out of the recent French Open in the first round by Paula Badosa. 'In Paris, I was very emotional,' she said. 'Now I don't feel anything, so I guess I'd prefer to feel nothing than everything. 'It's not like I can really even be mad at myself. I was thinking about the break points that I had. She hit some really good serves. Then she hit a backhand. I can't really do that much about it. 'Obviously I'm still going to beat myself up a little bit. '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.' Sierra – conqueror of Katie Boulter in round two – continued her impressive Wimbledon debut by beating Cristina Bucsa 7-5 1-6 6-1 and will face Siegemund, who is 16 years her senior, next. American 13th seed Anisimova defeated Hungary's Dalma Galfi 6-3 5-7 6-3. Czech 20-year-old Noskova, seeded 30th, awaits her after she beat Kamilla Rakhimova 7-6 (6) 7-5. Belgian 24th seed Mertens overcame two-time semi-finalist Elina Svitolina 6-1 7-6 (4).
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Struff stress but Carlitos maintains hat-trick charge
Carlos Alcaraz has survived a "stressful" afternoon, coping with a barrage of booming serves from veteran German powerhhouse Jan-Lennard Struff to take his unbeaten streak to 21 matches and keep his Wimbledon hat-trick ambitions on course. The Spanish champion knew all about the danger of the 35-year-old Struff, having been knocked out of the 2021 French Open by him when he was an emerging star and then also getting stretched by the towering German over five sets at the following year's Wimbledon. And the same old problems emerged again on Friday when, after Alcaraz had eased through the first set, Struff, who blasted down 13 aces in all, responded brilliantly to clinch the crucial break for 5-3 before levelling the match. A fourth consecutive 4R at #Wimbledon awaits Carlos Alcaraz 👏The defending champion defeats Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 🇪🇸 — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2025 But Alcaraz, who'd also had a serious workout from another veteran, Fabio Fognini, over five sets in the opening round, once again found another gear to prevail 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 25 minutes. "I knew it was going to be really difficult and I had to be focused on every shot," said the 22-year-old. "His game suits the grass, big serves, coming to the net, so I'm pleased with everything I did today. Proud to get the win in four sets. "To be honest I was suffering in every service game I did. Lots of break points down. It was stressful," added Alcaraz, who set up a last-16 date with 14th seed Andrey Rublev, who eased past veteran French leftie Adrian Mannarino 7-5 6-2 6-3. Taylor Fritz, who had already negotiated two marathon five-setters over three days to reach the third round, needed another three hours and 12 minutes to get past Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Yet though his workload has been massive and he's had issues with his knee, he reckons he's actually feeling stronger as each match goes by as he gets ready to face Australian Jordan Thompson, four-set victor over Luciano Darderi, in the last-16. It as the end of the road for Brazil's rising teenage star Joao Fonseca, who couldn't keep his legion of noisy fans happy after losing to the resurgent Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry, who secured a fourth-round meeting with Britain's Cameron Norrie after a 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-4) victory on a raucous No.2 Court. The home fans, fed up after the exit of their big men's hope Jack Draper on Thursday, still have Cameron Norrie, their 2022 semi-finalist, to cheer after the last British man standing beat Italy's Mattia Bellucci 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 6-3.
