Gb's Salisbury Misses Out On Maiden Wimbledon Title

Wimbledon 2025

Dates: 30 June-13 July Venue: All England Club

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Britain's Joe Salisbury missed retired connected a maiden Wimbledon title arsenic he and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani mislaid to Sem Verbeek and Katerina Siniakova successful nan mixed doubles final.

Salisbury and Stefani, competing astatine their 2nd tourney arsenic a partnership, suffered a 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3) conclusion by Dutchman Verbeek and Czech Siniakova connected a blustery Centre Court.

Wimbledon remains nan only title missing from Salisbury's illustrious doubles career.

The 33-year-old has doubly reached nan mixed doubles last astatine Wimbledon, having antecedently done truthful alongside compatriot Harriet Dart successful 2021, but has suffered conclusion successful both.

After a tight opening group wherever nan duos could not beryllium separated, Verbeek and Siniakova quickly took a 5-1 lead successful nan tie-break.

Two superb rallies offered Salisbury and Stefani a glimmer of dream but nan harm had already been done, and Stefani's volley dropped agelong to manus Verbeek and Siniakova nan opener.

A break of service apiece successful nan 2nd group teed up different tie-break, and Siniakova showed why she is simply a 10-time awesome doubles champion pinch clever nett play and assured volleys.

The 29-year-old's overhead smash sealed triumph for nan brace and Verbeek picked up his partner and hugged her earlier starring nan crowd successful singing 'happy birthday' to his father.

It is simply a maiden awesome title for Verbeek and a first Grand Slam mixed doubles triumph for Siniakova.

Salisbury has won nan French and US Opens successful nan mixed alongside American Desirae Krawczyk and US and Australian titles successful nan men's alongside American Rajeev Ram.