Jannik Sinner v Alexander Zverev LIVE: Wimbledon 2026 final start time, prediction, latest score and updates

“I just wanted to fight for every point. This tournament matters to me. I’m like, okay, I don’t want to lose 2-6, 2-6. I’m like, I’m going to do everything to break her serve and keep my serve. I was still believing that I can turn it around. So that was in my head.

“I think I started really slow today. On the other hand, Linda started really strong, really good serving games. She played really fast. I was kind of looking for myself. It took a lot of power and strength out of me, I would say, to get back in that second set. I gave it my all.

“The people were cheering on me. I felt it. I felt the support. I felt the momentum in the second set, that I turn it around. It was definitely nice that it happened. It took some strength out of me.

“Unfortunately then the start of the third kind of slipped through my fingers.”

“There’s one more person I’d like to thank which is my mum, I definitely would not be standing here without her, so thank you,” Noskova said before looking towards the sky and blowing a kiss, as she then became overwhelmed with emotion.

“I don’t cry normally, this is not okay for me! I have been enjoying these two weeks so much, all the sad tears, all the happy tears, all the sweat and blood put into this, it was all worth it. I will definitely never forget these two weeks.”

Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova dedicated her victory over Karolina Muchova to her late mother, Ivana, who passed away on the eve of the same tournament two years ago.

Noskova, 21, won her first grand slam title and became the latest Czech player to lift the Venue Rosewater Dish as she overcame compatriot Muchova in a thrilling three-set battle on Centre Court.

She reserved her final thank you for her late mother, who passed away following a long battle with cancer shortly before the start of the 2024 Championships. Noskova, then 19, was seeded 26th at the tournament but lost in the second round.

1. Hanyu Guo (CHN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) [10] v Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) [2]
2. Starts at 16:00: Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1] v Alexander Zverev (GER) [2]

1. Tokito Oda (JPN) [1] v Alfie Hewett (GBR) [2]
2. Not Before 1:00pm: Jordan Lee (USA) v Cruz Hewitt (AUS)
3. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) / Barbora Strycova (CZE) v Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) / Lucie Safarova (CZE)

Linda Noskova spurned five championship points as Karolina Muchova plotted an incredible comeback on Centre Court, only for the 21-year-old to steady, reset, and display her grass-court dominance once again

Arthur Fery leapt for joy and punched the air to a huge round of applause. Alexander Zverev hit long in the next rally to concede the break and send the Centre Court crowd leaping to their feet in raptures, too.

It was the kind of moment that summed up the Brit’s tournament: opportunity created out of nothing, his on-court intelligence putting him one or two steps ahead, and helping him wrestle himself back into contention.

Ultimately, it was not enough: Zverev dominated the first set tie-break and played with an authority that has not always come naturally, the world No 3 winning 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4 to reach his first Wimbledon final.

The memory of that night in Melbourne burned in the back of Jannik Sinner’s mind, and the reigning Wimbledon champion ensured there would be no repeat. Instead, the Italian wound back time and fell back into the groove of what had, until January, developed into a one-sided rivalry. Sinner was relentless, producing a masterful serving performance to allow Novak Djokovic just one break point and snuffing out any opportunities the Serbian had to find momentum. His 6-4 6-4 6-4 win also bore a striking resemblance to last year’s semi-final. “Was a good old blowout,” Djokovic smiled. “Nothing much I could do.”

“Once you win a major you know how to do it and you feel like you can do it again. You have this feeling inside of you. The second thing, I feel like I worked on my game a lot. I feel like my game has improved. Sometimes in sports it’s as simple as that. You can talk about mental stuff, you can talk about certain situations, coaching changes, whatever. But if you improve as a player and you make the decision as a player to improve, you’re going to do better in tournaments.”

“We saw how aggressive he’s playing, serving very big. He is a tough player to play against. He was before but now even more because of this confidence he has. When you start to win a lot of matches and don’t lose a lot, it shows that he is playing incredible tennis. His confidence is good. He’s very relaxed on court at the moment. But it’s going to be very, very tough, very different than all the other matches we have played.”

• 1st round: Miomir Kecmanovic 46 63 67(6) 62 63 (3:30)
• 2nd round: Nuno Borges 76(4) 76(2) 64 (2:32)
• 3rd round: Jenson Brooksby 64 63 64 (2:14)
• Round of 16: (Q) Shintaro Mochizuki 63 76(0) 63 (2:25)
• Quarter-finals: Jan-Lennard Struff 75 76 63 (2:35)
• Semi-finals: No 7 Novak Djokovic 64 64 64 (2:13)

• 1st round: Alexander Blockx 64 67(8) 76(5) 76(0) (2:55)
• 2nd round: Valentin Royer 61 63 76(3) (2:04)
• 3rd round: Marcos Giron 62 76(4) 64 (2:34)
• Round of 16: No. 13 Jiri Lehecka 64 75 36 76(6) (3:22)
• Quarter-finals: No. 6 Taylor Fritz 64 64 62 (1:59)
• Semi-finals: (WC) Arthur Fery 76(0) 62 64