The primary day of fourth-round motion at Wimbledon 2025 noticed Cameron Norrie delivered a gutsy five-set win over qualifier Nicolas Jarry within the match of the day, maintaining British hopes alive beneath the closed roof of No. 1 Court docket.
Carlos Alcaraz overcame a sluggish begin to dispatch Andrey Rublev, whereas Taylor Fritz and Karen Khachanov each superior with minimal fuss.
Norrie wanted 4 hours and 27 minutes to grind by means of Jarry’s serve-heavy assault, whereas Alcaraz confirmed flashes of brilliance to show his conflict with Rublev round after dropping the opener.
Elsewhere, Fritz superior after Jordan Thompson retired with a again harm, and Khachanov quietly continues his spectacular grass-court kind.
With the quarter-finals now taking form, the race for the lads’s title is heating up, right here’s every part that went down on Day Seven at SW19.
Day Seven Wimbledon 2025 Spherical of 16 Outcomes
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Fritz (5) | Jordan Thompson | 6-1 3-0 RET |
| Karen Khachanov (17) | Kamil Majchrzak | 6-4 6-2 6-3 |
| Cameron Norrie | Nicolas Jarry (Q) | 6-3 7-6(4) 5-7(7) 6-7(5) 6-3 |
| Carlos Alcaraz (2) | Andrey Rublev (14) | 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
Norrie Outlasts Jarry
Cameron Norrie saved British hopes alive at Wimbledon on Sunday, clawing previous Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry in a 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 6-7(5), 6-3 battle on No. 1 Court docket to safe his second profession quarter-final at The Championships.
Norrie is a former prime 10 however has had a few poor seasons, nonetheless, his angle hardly ever wavers from preventing for each ball an,d buoyed by a roaring crowd beneath the closed roof, overcame squandered match factors within the third-set tiebreak and a 4-2 lead within the fourth-set breaker to triumph after 4 hours and 27 minutes.
Jarry, who got here by means of qualifying earlier than gorgeous Holger Rune within the first spherical, pushed Norrie to the brink along with his booming serve and heavy baseline recreation, and he was arguably the higher participant for vital durations of the encounter. But he discovered himself down two units.
He went on to save lots of match level within the third-set tiebreak with an enormous serve-forehand combo and clawing again from 2-4 within the fourth set tie break to drive a decider, however Norrie’s relentless defence and unrivalled cardio proved the distinction.
Truthfully, I don’t understand how I did that. Credit score to Nico [Nicolas Jarry]. He did an unbelievable job. He performed higher than me in each tie-breaks [that he lost]. I needed to preserve preventing. I forgot to get my coach a birthday current right this moment, so I needed to get the win for him! “He hung in there however I saved taking good care of my serve. The ambiance was so good and I admire the gang getting me by means of. Norrie on his win.
Alcaraz Rallies Previous Rublev
Carlos Alcaraz weathered an early blip on Sunday night, earlier than firing again to clinch a 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory to achieve the quarter-finals.
Rublev broke early within the first with out actually doing an excessive amount of, however Alcaraz broke again and lead 5-3 within the breaker solely to see Rublev to reel of 4 straight factors to take it.
Neither participant actually hit the heights within the opener however Alcaraz gained extra factors, hit extra winners and made much less unforced errors so that you by no means bought the impression he was in hassle and solely wanted to boost his stage barely to restablish management.
That’s just about what occurred and he transformed his sole break level within the second set to stage.
Within the third the highligh got here at 3-3, 30/40 when Alcaraz, stretched vast, ripped a jaw-dropping forehand passing shot to interrupt Rublev’s serve after the Russian thought he had performed an ideal level.
The fourth was an identical story with one other sole break making the distinction and Rublev by no means bought a glance in to get again on stage phrases.
Alcaraz solely misplaced serve as soon as (early within the first) and whereas it wasn’t as scientific as Djoker and Sinner’s win’s yesterday he nonetheless performed nicely in durations and his match stats are respectable. If Rublev may provide up some selection it may need been extra attention-grabbing however any time he ventured to the online he by no means appeared like successful some extent up there.
Andrey is without doubt one of the strongest, if not probably the most highly effective participant that we have now on Tour. No doubt, with how aggressive he’s to the ball, with that forehand, with these pictures, it’s actually troublesome. To face him, you are feeling like he’s pushing you to the restrict with each ball, [making you] run facet to facet. That makes it actually troublesome to face him, however I’m simply actually proud of the way in which I moved right this moment. I feel I performed intelligently and sensible right this moment towards him. Tactically it was a extremely good match, which I’m actually proud about. Alcaraz on his win.
Different Notable Matches
Taylor Fritz (5) def. Jordan Thompson 6-1, 3-0 Retired
Taylor Fritz cruised into his third Wimbledon quarter-final on Sunday, as Jordan Thompson retired trailing 6-1, 3-0 on No. 1 Court docket, citing again ache.
Fritz might be glad to spend simply 40 minutes on courtroom after his back-to-back five-setters within the opening two rounds. Had Thomspn been match I feel he may have gotten a set as he’s a good grass courter however I nonetheless give Fritz the sting.
“It’s robust to advance like this. Jordan’s been grinding by means of five-setters and doubles, so large respect for him preventing regardless of his physique giving out. I want him a speedy restoration.
It isn’t the way in which I wish to undergo. I used to be actually excited to play Jordan right this moment. I used to be excited to play some good tennis and it’s simply unhappy. He has been battling. He has been taking part in five-setters. He was out taking part in a protracted doubles match yesterday, so he has been battling out right here. Respect to him for popping out. His physique isn’t proper, so I really feel dangerous for him and hope he feels higher. Fritz on his win.
Karen Khachanov def. Kamil Majchrzak 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
Karen Khachanov powered into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a scientific 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 dismantling of Polish qualifier Kamil Majchrzak on No. 2 Court docket.
Khachanov is commonly underrated, as he constantly finds himself close to the enterprise finish of tournaments he enters.
After rallying from 2-5 down within the fifth set towards Nuno Borges within the third spherical, he didn’t present any signal of fatigue, firing 44 winners to only 21 unforced errors and breaking serve six occasions in a swift 1 hour and 48 minutes.
Khachanov entered SW19 with a Halle semi-final run, and he has been serving exceptionally nicely, giving him a practical shot at taking out Fritz.
Wimbledon 2025 Day Eight Spherical of 16 Matches
- Jannik Sinner (1) vs Grigor Dimitrov (19)
- Ben Shelton (10) vs Lorenzo Sonego
- Marin Cilic vs Flavio Cobolli (22)
- Alex de Minaur (11) vs Novak Djokovic (6)
