Wimbledon 2025: Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek Clinch Historic Titles Amid Comebacks And Changing Guard In Tennis

There was a touch of irony as Italy’s Jannik Sinner and Poland’s Iga Swiatek won the men’s and women’s singles titles at Wimbledon, the second of the four Majors of the year.

Both the champions returned to the circuit after recent bans for doping, and while some, like Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, said it was a bad look for tennis, their supporters will see their triumphs as something of a redemption song.

There was added redemption for Sinner, who tumbled to defeats at the hands of Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz at Paris five weeks ago after squandering three championship points in the fourth set. That match was one of the longest and most enthralling in men’s tennis history, and while Wimbledon’s final between the pair did not reach the same heights, for Sinner it would have erased some of the bitter memories of the French Open.

It is also notable that this is the first time anyone from Poland and Italy has won a men’s and women’s singles title at Wimbledon. For Alcaraz, it meant his quest for a hat-trick was thwarted by Sinner, the pair now being dubbed the Big Two of men’s tennis with the end of the reign of the Big Three, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

Remarkably, this is the first time since 2002 that none of those legends were involved in Wimbledon’s men’s singles final, a clear break from the past. The dynamic young duo have now won nine Majors/Grand Slams between them, including the last seven in a row.

The Serb is the only one of those three legends still active, with Federer and Nadal both having called it a day. But his dream of an eighth Wimbledon title, equalling Federer’s record, was thwarted by Sinner in the semifinals. It also means he is still stuck on 24 Majors/Grand Slam singles titles, equal with the record of the legendary Australian Margaret Court.

Thirty-eight-year-old Djokovic made it clear after his defeat that he was not done at Wimbledon and was determined to be back next year for at least one more crack at the title. But with Sinner and Alcaraz looking set to dominate men’s tennis for the foreseeable future, barring injury, even the famous Djokovic determination looks to be cracking.

While Swiatek was ruthless in her final against American Amanda Anisimova, crushing her rival 6-0, 6-0, Sinner had a streak of luck in reaching the final.

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Djokovic was clearly struggling in the semis, having suffered an injury in his previous match, while in the fourth round, Sinner’s injured opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, was forced to concede after grabbing the first two sets against the world number one. But it was a fairytale finish for both the champions at the end of another fortnight of enthralling tennis at the famed grass courts in London.