kenneth in the (212): Weekend Tennis Roundup

Monday, July 13, 2026

Weekend Tennis Roundup

Jannik Sinner and Linda Noskova are your 2026 Wimbledon champions. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.

In a civil war of Axis powers -- or was it an all-German affair? -- Jannik Sinner rallied from a set down to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-7(7), 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-4 to successfully defend his Wimbledon title. Although I'm no fan of the Slavic German, I must admit I was kind of hoping he would somehow pull off the upset. (Sinner is completely inoffensive, but I find no joy in seeing him win.) And while Zverev did a million times better than he has in his previous nine matchups against the World No. 1, it became clear by the second set that even after (sort of) winning a major, he still doesn't have the belief to challenge the Big Two, as Sinner looked vulnerable throughout the match only to be repeatedly rescued by Zverev's poor shot selection. Here's hoping Carlos is back at full force soon.

Top seeds Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Henry Patten of Britain defeated sixth seeds Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić 7-6(4), 7-6(3) to win their second Wimbledon men's doubles title together.

Linda Noskova fulfilled my pre-tournament prediction by defeating fellow Czech Karolína Muchová 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win her first Grand Slam title and the Wimbledon crown. After blowing a 6-2, 5-2 lead and five championship points, I had to retire to the bedroom. But to the 21-year-old's credit, she quickly regrouped and was able to regain control of the match.

Czech mates: Navratilova and Kvitova

China's Guo Hanyu and France's Kristina Mladenovic captured their first Grand Slam title together by defeating second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 6-3, 7-5 in the Wimbledon women's doubles final.

Jelena Ostapenko and Marcelo Arevalo rallied from a set down to beat Storm Hunter and Marc Polmans 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, earning their first Wimbledon mixed doubles title and becoming the tournament's first champions of 2026.

Champions Ball

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