Last year’s Wimbledon made history almost immediately. By the end of the opening round, eight Top 10 players across the men’s and women’s draws had already been eliminated — the highest number ever recorded at a Grand Slam in the Open Era. On the men’s side, Alexander Zverev (No. 3 seed), Lorenzo Musetti (No. 7), Holger Rune (No. 8) and Daniil Medvedev (No. 9) all crashed out at the first hurdle. Overall, 13 of the 32 seeded men lost in the opening round. That remains the highest number of seeded casualties in Wimbledon’s Open Era history and tied the all-time Grand Slam record previously set at the 2004 Australian Open.

A comfortable straight-sets victory over compatriot Miomir Kecmanović in the third round brought Novak Djokovic his 100th Wimbledon match win. The Serb became only the second player after Roger Federer to reach 100 victories at two different Grand Slams. Ahead of this year’s tournament, however, Djokovic has already pushed that achievement even further. He now owns 100-plus victories at three majors: the Australian Open (104), Roland Garros (103) and Wimbledon (102). The US Open remains the lone exception, where he currently sits on 95 wins. Neither Federer nor Rafael Nadal ever managed that feat.

Last year Djokovic also reached the third round at Wimbledon for the 19th time and advanced to the semifinals for a record 14th time — the highest total by any man in the professional era. His semifinal loss to Jannik Sinner marked the first time since 2017 that Djokovic failed to reach the Wimbledon final, ending a streak of six consecutive appearances in the championship match. It was also the first Wimbledon final since 2002 not to feature a member of the Big Four. That snapped a remarkable run of 21 consecutive finals involving at least one of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic or Andy Murray. In nine of those finals, both participants belonged to that group.

First&Red ambassadors Alexander Bublik and Karen Khachanov experienced dramatically different tournaments. The Kazakhstani star fell in five sets to Spain’s Jaume Munar in the opening round. Khachanov, meanwhile, reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the second time in his career. After losing to Denis Shapovalov at that stage in 2021, he was stopped this time by American Taylor Fritz.

The tournament also marked the final professional appearance of former world No. 9 Fabio Fognini. The Italian pushed Carlos Alcaraz to five sets in the opening round before bowing out. During his career, Fognini won nine ATP titles, including the prestigious Monte Carlo Masters crown. His best Grand Slam singles result was a quarterfinal appearance. At Roland Garros in 2011, he famously withdrew before facing Novak Djokovic in the last eight because of injury.

As for the title showdown itself, Jannik Sinner defeated two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to capture his first Wimbledon title and fourth Grand Slam crown overall. The victory ended Alcaraz’s perfect 5–0 record in major finals and made Sinner the first Italian man ever to win the Wimbledon singles title. At 23 years and 331 days old, Sinner became the second-youngest player to reach the final of all four Grand Slam tournaments, trailing only Jim Courier, who achieved the feat at 22 years and 321 days. That record did not stand for long. Alcaraz broke it at the 2026 Australian Open, reaching the milestone at 22 years and 272 days. The Spaniard also became just the tenth man in the Open Era to reach three consecutive Wimbledon finals and the first player born in 1990 or later to do so. Sinner and Alcaraz joined Federer and Nadal as the only men in the Open Era to contest both the Roland Garros and Wimbledon finals in the same season.

From June 29 to July 12, London will once again host one of sport’s great pursuits. Novak Djokovic will attempt to become the first player in history to win 25 Grand Slam singles titles. The tournament will also mark the final Wimbledon appearances of three-time major champion and former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, as well as 2019 semifinalist and former world No. 9 Roberto Bautista Agut. Alcaraz will miss the Championships due to injury. Sinner, meanwhile, has been balancing his preparation with attending the wedding of pole-vault legend Armand Duplantis. As for Roland Garros champion Alexander Zverev, he continues searching for consistency on grass. Which means the upcoming Wimbledon may prove every bit as unpredictable and dramatic as the French Open that preceded it.