Wimbledon 2025 women’s final live: Swiatek vs Anisimova updates after Cash-Glasspool go for doubles title

Wimbledon 2025: Women's singles final - Swiatek vs Anisimova

• Swiatek vs Anisimova set for 4pm BST on Centre Court
• Wimbledon 2025 order of play: Day 13 schedule as Anisimova and Swiatek star in women’s final
• Sinner overcomes injured Djokovic to book Alcaraz rematch in men's singles final
• The key battle in this Wimbledon final as Amanda Anisimova’s comeback story threatens Iga Swiatek’s shot at history
• Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid target men's wheelchair doubles title at 11am BST against Martin De La Puente and Ruben Spaargaren
• Novak Djokovic reveals prospects of playing at Wimbledon again after injury scuppers hopes against Jannik Sinner

Cash and Glasspool can make history

Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool are bidding to become the first all-British winners of the men's doubles title since 1936.

They take on Australia's Rinky Hijikata and Dutchman David Pel in Saturday's final, which for the first time takes place at 1pm before the women's singles.

Glasspool said: "I don't think at all about the two Brits winning it, it's more just Wimbledon for me. But, if I take a step back and look at the bigger picture of it then, yeah, it would be an amazing achievement."

Julian Cash (left) and Lloyd Glasspool are going for the Wimbledon title (Mike Egerton/PA Wire)

Order of play

Here’s today’s line-up on Centre – the men’s doubles final is about to get underway, with British duo Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool in action:

CENTRE COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START

Gentlemen's Doubles Final - Rinky Hijikata (AUS) / David Pel (NED) vs Julian Cash (GBR) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) [5]

Women’s singles final - 16:00 start

Amanda Anisimova (USA) [13] vs Iga Swiatek (POL) [8]

Anisimova can become third American major champion of 2025

Drawing inspiration from Serena Williams, Anisimova will look to become the first American woman to claim the Wimbledon title since her compatriot in 2016 and keep her country's flag flying at the majors.

After Madison Keys won the Australian Open at the start of the year and Coco Gauff triumphed at Roland Garros, victory for Anisimova will keep alive hopes of U.S. women completing an "American Slam" of the four majors.

Anisimova is continuing American players’ fine form this year (Getty Images)

Swiatek closing in on hardest piece of career grand slam

Swiatek's approach has helped her fly under the radar over the past fortnight, with only one set dropped in the tournament, and she romped into the final by thrashing 2020 Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-0.

She could become only the third woman since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of her first six major finals, joining Margaret Court and Monica Seles, but Swiatek is not taking the big-hitting Anisimova lightly.

"I haven't followed her previous matches ... she must be playing great," said Swiatek, who until last month had never even reached the final of a grasscourt event.

"She had a great tournament before Wimbledon. She knows how to play on grass. With her game style, the surface fits her, so it's going to be a challenge."

Swiatek closing in on hardest piece of career grand slam

"I never thought it was going to be possible," said Swiatek, who will attempt to become the youngest woman since 20-year-old Serena Williams in 2002 to win Grand Slam singles titles on all three surfaces.

"I'm not this kind of person that sets these kinds of goals. I live tournament-by-tournament. It's not like I wake up and I'm like, 'OK, I'm going to win three Grand Slams this year' because that's not how I work.

"I have more down-to-earth goals, practising day-by-day. This is what has always been working."

Swiatek closing in on hardest piece of career grand slam

Swiatek stamped her authority as the queen of clay when she lifted her fourth French Open title in five years in 2024. Her vast trophy cabinet also contains the 2022 US Open trophy.

But it has been a barren 13-month run for the 24-year-old, who has had to deal with off-court distractions after a short doping ban late last year following her positive test for trimetazidine due to contaminated sleep medication.

While the 24-year-old has never previously had too much love for grass, with the slick surface posing a litany of challenges for the Pole, Wimbledon has offered her a golden opportunity to return to winning ways and confirm herself as an all-court ace.

Iga Swiatek has been enjoying the grass this year (AP)

Amanda Anisimova profile: The prodigy who quit tennis

Anisimova is confident, having taken a circuitous route to this moment, that she will not get stage fright.

"I think for sure that's going to be coming into play a bit, keeping our nerves at bay and staying composed," she said.

"I would say we're both pretty experienced. Obviously I haven't been in a grand slam final before but I've experienced a lot of moments similar and a lot of high-stakes matches. I feel like I'm pretty prepared."

Swiatek is happy to see her former junior rival, who lost in qualifying here last year, back in the big time, saying: "Anybody who struggles and gets back at a better level deserves a lot of respect.

"For sure, Amanda is one of these players that kept going forwards in tough situations. I always wished her the best. Good job for her."

Anisimova's run here has come amid the best season of her career, and she can take confidence from the fact players with her power game style have often proved troublesome for Swiatek.

"She knows how to play on grass," added the Pole. "With her game style, the surface fits her. So it's going to be a challenge."

Anisimova will be playing the first grand slam final of her career today (Getty Images)

Amanda Anisimova profile: The prodigy who quit tennis

"She was a great junior," said Anisimova. "I remember a lot of coaches were saying that she's going to be a big deal one day. Yeah, obviously they were right.

"Iga is such an unbelievable player. She's also been an inspiration to me. Her work ethic and all of her achievements have been really inspiring. I'm sure it will be an amazing match again.

"Getting to compete against an unbelievable player again is going to be super special. Hopefully I can bring some high-quality tennis and make it a battle out there. I'm just going to go out and enjoy every moment and try to not think about what's on the line there."

Amanda Anisimova profile: The prodigy who quit tennis

But then came the sudden death of her father from a heart attack and difficulties with form and injury, and by early 2023 Anisimova felt so burnt out by the sport that she took an indefinite break.

With restoring her mental health the priority, the Floridian revived a childhood love of art, selling her paintings to raise money for charity.

In January last year, Anisimova felt ready to return to the tour and six years on from her Roland Garros breakthrough she is back challenging for the sport's biggest titles.

Anisimova will leave Wimbledon as a top-10 player, and maybe a grand slam champion, although to achieve that she will have to get the better of five-time major winner Swiatek.

Their only meeting on court came nine years ago in the Junior Fed Cup, when Swiatek, who is three months older, emerged the winner.

Amanda Anisimova profile: The prodigy who quit tennis

Amanda Anisimova will face Iga Swiatek for the first time as a professional in the Wimbledon final - but she has known for a decade that the Pole is a formidable foe.

American Anisimova is the latest unexpected Wimbledon finalist in the women's singles after defeating world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the last four.

Yet in some ways it should be no surprise that the 23-year-old has found her way on to the sport's biggest stage because it was where she appeared destined to be heading as a teenager.

She defeated Coco Gauff to win the US Open junior title just after her 16th birthday and by 17 was a top-30 star and a French Open semi-finalist.

Amanda Anisimova, right, finished runner-up in the girls' 2016 French Open (Getty Images)

Amanda Anisimova ready to face ‘inspiration’ Iga Swiatek in Wimbledon final

“She was a great junior,” said Anisimova. “I remember a lot of coaches were saying that she’s going to be a big deal one day. Yeah, obviously they were right.

“Iga is such an unbelievable player. She’s also been an inspiration to me. Her work ethic and all of her achievements have been really inspiring. I’m sure it will be an amazing match again.

“Getting to compete against an unbelievable player again is going to be super special. Hopefully I can bring some high-quality tennis and make it a battle out there. I’m just going to go out and enjoy every moment and try to not think about what’s on the line there.”

Sinner on facing Alcaraz tomorrow

"I don't know what to expect, you saw the last final and you never know," Sinner, just the third Italian to reach a Wimbledon singles final and hoping to become his country's first champion at the grasscourt slam," said on court.

"It's a huge honour to share the court with Carlos, we try to push ourselves to the limit. I love watching him. Hopefully it will be a good match like the last one, I don't know about better, I don't think that's possible."

Grigor Dimitrov provides injury update from hospital after Wimbledon heartbreak

Grigor Dimitrov has described his withdrawal from his Wimbledon quarter-final against Jannik Sinner as “one of the most painful moments” of his career.

The Bulgarian was leading the world No 1 by two sets and seemed bound for the last four when he suffered a right pectoral muscle injury during the third set on Centre Court.

The 34-year-old has now been unable to complete a match in five grand slam tournaments during a career oft disrupted by injury, but this was a particularly tough moment given the level which he had found to leave Sinner, struggling himself with an elbow injury, on the brink of exit.

“Sometimes the heart wants to keep going… but the universe has a different plan for us,” Dimitrov posted on Instagram, accompanying a photo of him in a hospital bed.

“Having to withdraw from this match at Wimbledon was one of the most painful moments of my career.

Sinner overcomes injured Djokovic to book Alcaraz rematch in men's singles final

Strap yourselves in, folks. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have endured their fair share of frights over the past 12 days at the All England Club, but the two leading stars in men’s tennis are not to be denied. They have, we have, a thrilling rematch ahead of us on Sunday afternoon, five weeks on from their Roland Garros epic. And with the greatest of respect to Novak Djokovic, a seven-time champion no less, this is the final Wimbledon will have wanted too.

On Friday, both Alcaraz and Sinner emerged victorious in their semi-finals but it was Sinner – the world No 1, chasing a first Wimbledon title – who made the most emphatic statement. Taking on Djokovic, eyeing a seventh consecutive final here, Sinner walked onto Centre Court and played lights-out tennis. It was the closest thing to flawless we’ve seen all year.

In less than two hours, Djokovic – albeit a Djokovic hampered by injury – was swatted aside like a rookie on the south-west London stage he has made his own, the scoreline a devastating 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. Demolition job complete.

Wimbledon 2025 order of play: Day 13 schedule as Anisimova and Swiatek star in women’s final

Day 13 order of play - Saturday 12 July

CENTRE COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START

Gentlemen's Doubles Final - Rinky Hijikata (AUS) / David Pel (NED) vs Julian Cash (GBR) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) [5]

Women’s singles final - 16:00 start

Amanda Anisimova (USA) [13] vs Iga Swiatek (POL) [8]

Novak Djokovic reveals prospects of playing at Wimbledon again after injury scuppers hopes against Jannik Sinner

A downbeat Novak Djokovic insists he hopes to be back at Wimbledon next year despite a crushing semi-final defeat to Jannik Sinner on Friday.

Seven-time winner Djokovic, 38, was eyeing a seventh consecutive final at the All England Club but was hampered by injury against world No 1 Sinner.

The Italian set up a tantalising rematch with Carlos Alcaraz - after their French Open epic last month - with a convincing straight-sets victory.

Djokovic admitted pre-tournament he was unsure whether 2025 would represent a “last dance” in SW19 but insisted he does not want the loss to Sinner to be his final act on Centre Court

“I would be sad,” Djokovic said, when asked if this was going to be his last match at Wimbledon.

‘Wimbledon is the pinnacle of the year’: Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid target yet more success in SW19

While plenty of attention was on the likes of Jack Draper for glory at Wimbledon this year, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid are undoubtedly Britain’s best hopes of grand slam success.

Between them, the pair hold 12 major wheelchair singles titles, and their doubles partnership is even more impressive: Reid holds the outright record for wheelchair doubles slams at 27 – and 23 of those have come with Hewett. With another final scheduled for this weekend, they have the chance to further add to their glittering legacy.

The tour’s highest-ranked doubles team kicked off the year with the Australian Open title and backed that up last month by lifting the trophy at Roland Garros, their sixth straight French Open crown and eighth consecutive grand slam victory. The pair first competed together in 2016 and are among the longest-serving teams on the tour, but are still finding ways to innovate and keep their opponents guessing, Hewett tells The Independent ahead of Wimbledon.

The key battle in this Wimbledon final as Amanda Anisimova’s comeback story threatens Iga Swiatek’s shot at history

It’s safe to say nobody predicted this line-up for the 2025 Wimbledon final: Iga Swiatek is the queen of clay, a four-time champion of Roland Garros who had never got to grips with grass, until now; Amanda Anisimova is the American prodigy who took a break from the sport aged only 21 to protect her mental health. She rediscovered her game and two years later finds herself in her first grand-slam final. For the eighth year in a row, there will be a new women’s champion.

They even surprised themselves. “I’m not going to say I wouldn't believe because I kind of believe and I know in tennis a lot can happen," Swiatek said. "But I guess I would have thought I would need to do a lot to be in this place and learn a lot."

After beating the No 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals, Anisimova said: “To be honest, if you told me I'd be in the final at Wimbledon, I would not believe you. At least not this soon.”

Anisimova carried huge expectation as a teenage star in the US, and at the same time had to cope with the death of her father, who coached her, while she was only 17. The American cited burnout as the reason behind her eight-month hiatus between May 2023 and January 2024, saying the pressure of relentless tournaments had become “unbearable”.