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Wimbledon Winners
Another year of Wimbledon has come to an end. Players competing in the heat are hoping to win the Wimbledon titles. The tournament, made possible by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club with the Lawn Tennis Association, tempts the top tennis players from all around the world. So, who were the winners of Wimbledon?
On Saturday, Poland’s 24-year-old Iga Swiatek won her first-ever Wimbledon singles title by dominating the USA’s Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-0 in only 57 minutes. “Honestly, I didn’t even dream of winning Wimbledon because it was way too far. I feel like I’m an experienced player, having won other Slams, but I didn’t expect this,” said Iga after the match.
On Sunday, World No.1 Jannik Sinner beat World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz in an amazing four-set match, the final score 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4. Everyone knew it was going to be an intense match because they had faced each other many times.
Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett played in the Wimbledon Wheelchair Singles title against world number one Tokito Odagiri. 19-year-old Tokito lost the first set but went on to win the next two sets, claiming victory. Alfie received a lot of support during the match. ” doesn’t happen to us on a regular basis. It is incredible how so many people support wheelchair tennis.”
Here are some other doubles winners. Men’s Doubles – Britain’s Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.
Women’s Doubles – Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova and Belgium’s Elise Mertens.
Mixed Doubles – The Netherlands’ Sem Verbeek and Chechi’s Katerin Sin.
Wheelchair Doubles – Martin de la Puente and Ruben Sprgren, defeating reigning British champions Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid.

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