Wimbledon Highlights, Day 7 Updates And Results: Alcaraz Beats Rublev To Reach Quarters; Sabalenka, Fritz Also Through

Hello and welcome to the beginning of our live coverage of Wimbledon 2025 on 6 July 2025. Play begins in London at 3:30 PM IST, so stay tuned for pre-match updates.

Men's Singles:

• Andrey Rublev (14) vs Carlos Alcaraz (2)

• Taylor Fritz (5) vs Jordan Thompson

• Karen Khachanov (17) vs Kamil Majchrzak

Women's Singles:

• Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs Elise Mertens (24)

• Linda Noskova (30) vs Amanda Anisimova (13)

Google Weather has issued a 'moderate thunderstorm warning' at Wimbledon today, while AccuWeather shows a decent chance of rainfall today. Expect a stop-start day of tennis.

Novak Djokovic sealed his 100th Wimbledon win, but it was his 7-year-old daughter Tara who stole the spotlight. During his post-match chat, Tara performed their family’s “Pump It Up” dance, delighting the Centre Court crowd. “She’s the master,” Djokovic laughed, hoping for more wins--and more dances--at Wimbledon.

On This Day that is July 6 back in 1957, Althea Gibson made history by becoming the first Black player to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2.

We’re underway at the All England Club! Karen Khachanov is apparently taking control early in his Round of 16 match against Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak. The world no. 20 claimed the first set 6-4 and is dominating the second, up 5-2 as of now.

Alexander Erler and Constantin Frantzen are locked 1-1 in sets with Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo in the Wimbledon Round of 16 men's doubles match. The third set is delicately poised at 4-3 in favour of the Brazilian pair, but Erler=Frantzen are serving at 40-15, looking to level the score.

The world no. 5 Taylor Fritz pulls off a strong start in his Round of 16 clash, winning the first set 6-1 against Jordan Thompson under the closed roof of No.1 Court.

Thompson has taken a medical timeout, trailing 0-3 in the second set as Fritz dominates with 18 winners to just 3 unforced errors.

Taylor Fritz advances to the Wimbledon quarterfinals after Jordan Thompson was forced to retire early in the second set. Fritz was leading 6-1, 3-0 when the match ended.

Cam Norrie takes on Nicolas Jarry in their fourth-round clash. Norrie leads 2-1 in the opening set, but Jarry is up 15-0 in the fourth game. Early exchanges have been tight.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Britain’s Sonay Kartal 7-6(6), 7-6(4) to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Playing under the Centre Court roof, the Russian’s 36 winners and experience proved too much for Kartal, despite a spirited performance.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is up against Elise Mertens on Centre Court. Sabalneka leads 1-0 in the opening set after holding serve comfortably. Just two minutes in, but the Belarusian looks sharp.

Cam Norrie is closing in on a straight-sets win over Nicolas Jarry. Norrie leads two sets to love and has a break point at 3-3 in the third. Despite Jarry hitting more winners (52 to 19), his unforced error count (39) has hurt him.

Aryna Sabalenka is nearing her Wimbledon quarter-finals spot.

The World No. 1 leads Elise Mertens 5-3 in the second set after clinching the first set 6-4.

The World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is through to the Wimbledon quarterfinals after a 6-4, 7-6(4) win over Elise Mertens at the Centre Court.

The match lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes. Both players were nearly even in unforced errors (18 each), but Sabalenka’s 36 winners made the difference.

The most thrilling clash of the day is underway! Carlos Alcaraz vs Andrey Rublev! As of now the Russian is in control at the Centre Court. The 14th seed leads 4-1 in the opening set after just 17 minutes. It's still early, but Rublev is setting the tone with aggressive play.

Andrey Rublev is on fire today! Up against the world number 2, the Russian has clinched the opening set 7-6. The second set is finely poised at 2-2. Alcaraz is showing signs of rhythm, currently up 15-0 in his service game.

Carlos Alcaraz fights back to win the second set 6-3 Andrey Rublev, making it 1-1. Rublev had earlier taken the first sets 7-6, but seems like the Spaniard has found his rhythm now.

Rublev is currently leading 3-2 in the third set, but Alcaraz is up 15-0 in the ongoing game.

India's Yuki Bhambri paired with China's Xinyu Jiang bowed out of the Wimbledon mixed doubles in the Round of 16 after a hard-fought 6-7, 6-8, 3-6 loss to second seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Shuai Zhang. The Indian-Chinese duo showed resilience but couldn’t force a deciding set in a match that lasted 1 hour 26 minutes on Centre Court.

Carlos Alcaraz has now taken a 2-1 lead over Andrey Rublev, winning the third set 6-3 after splitting two intense opening sets (6-7, 7-5). Alcaraz has hit 33 winners so far, but Rublev remains in the fight as the fourth set begins level at 1-1 (15-0).

After an arduous battle against Andrey Rublev, Carlos Alcaraz is through to the quarter-finals. The Spaniard wins 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to notch up his 18th straight Wimbledon victory. The defending champion thus remains on course for a three-peat.