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Wimbledon 2025 Day 7 Highlights – Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka Power Through, Cameron Norrie Survives Epic 5-Set Battle

Alcaraz digs deep to dispatch Rublev, while Sabalenka stays sharp against Mertens.

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As the second week of Wimbledon 2025 kicked off, the favorites found their footing. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz steadied himself after an early scare, Aryna Sabalenka continued her no-nonsense march toward a maiden title, and Britain’s Cameron Norrie fought through a dramatic five-set battle to keep the home flag flying. From retirements to rallies, Day 7 delivered a little bit of everything and a sense that the tournament’s natural order is beginning to reassert itself.

18 consecutive wins at #Wimbledon

✨ @carlosalcaraz ✨ pic.twitter.com/oMiSe2ftRG
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2025

Alcaraz Holds Firm, Norrie Battles to Epic Win

Carlos Alcaraz is through to his third straight Wimbledon quarterfinal after rallying past 14th seed Andrey Rublev 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. The defending champion dropped the opening set in a tense tiebreak but quickly regrouped, dominating the next three with sharp serving and clean hitting.

Rublev pushed hard, but Alcaraz’s 18-match Wimbledon win streak remained unbroken. The Spaniard sealed victory with a 135 mph ace and a commanding overhead. Emma Raducanu and coach Mark Petchey were spotted in the crowd as Alcaraz’s title defense rolled on. He’ll next take on Britain’s Cameron Norrie, setting up a much-anticipated quarterfinal between two contrasting styles and home crowd energy.

Carlos Alcaraz advances to the quarter-finals for the third year in a row 🫡

He defeats Andrey Rublev 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/O3llbLwy7d
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2025

Over on Court One, Cameron Norrie fought for four hours and 27 minutes to defeat Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 6-7(5), 6-3 in a marathon. The British No. 3 had match point in the third-set tiebreak but couldn’t close it out before regrouping in the fifth to seal an emotional win. Currently ranked 61st, Norrie is now one win away from repeating his 2022 semifinal run.

“Honestly, I don’t know [how I got through it],” Norrie said. “Nico did an unbelievable job of sticking with me.” The clash wasn’t without tension. Jarry grew frustrated with Norrie’s pacing and even attempted to hit him with a forehand in the final game, missing and finding the net instead. “I was a little bit vocal; that’s my energy,” Norrie added. “I told him, ‘You competed so well. It was a competitive match and I loved it.’”

WHAT A WAY TO FINISH IT OFF! 🤩

Cameron Norrie is into the quarter-finals of #Wimbledon after being forced to a decider by Nicolas Jarry, but he gets it done by winning 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 6-7(5), 6-3 🇬🇧

Just look at what it means 😁 pic.twitter.com/CdXTPOEAG3
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2025

Sabalenka Stays Strong, Kartal’s Dream Ends

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka stayed on course for her first Wimbledon crown with a hard-fought 6-4, 7-6(4) win over 24th seed Elise Mertens, reaching her third quarterfinal at SW19. Sabalenka had earlier dispatched Emma Raducanu in straight sets, and while Mertens offered resistance, she extended her losing streak to ten against the top seed.

Sabalenka said, as per the BBC, “I am super happy with the performance. It was a battle. I was happy to get this win. She is a great player and great person. I knew she would fight until the very end.” The Belarusian, now the only top-six seed left in the women’s draw, will next face world No. 104 Laura Siegemund.

Aryna Sabalenka just made her 11th Grand Slam quarterfinal in a row 🤯

CONSISTENT QUEEN. 👑 #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/47PhrOP5Z4
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 6, 2025

Meanwhile, Sonay Kartal’s breakthrough run ended in the fourth round as she fell 7-6(3), 6-4 to veteran Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The Brighton native, who stunned world No. 21 Jelena Ostapenko and sailed past Viktoriya Tomova and Diane Parry. It was a composed performance from the 34-year-old Russian, returning to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time since 2016. But the match wasn’t without controversy.

In a key moment of the first set, Kartal hit a ball long on Pavlyuchenkova’s game point, yet the electronic line system failed to make a call. The chair umpire intervened after hearing from the control booth: “The system was unable to track the last point, so we will replay the point.” The call denied Pavlyuchenkova a clean game win and reignited debate over the tournament’s decision to replace line judges entirely.

Centre Court gives Sonay Kartal a warm send-off after a brilliant run to the 4R of The Championships 🇬🇧#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/bC3LeiZNnD
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 6, 2025

Fritz-Khachanov Set Up Quarterfinal Clash; Siegemund Rolls On

Karen Khachanov powered into the Wimbledon quarterfinals with a clinical 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 win over Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak. The 17th seed looked in command throughout, striking cleanly off both wings and dominating on serve to advance in just under two hours.

He’ll next face fifth seed Taylor Fritz, who progressed after Jordan Thompson was forced to retire mid-match. The Australian trailed 6-1, 3-0 before a combination of back pain and a right leg injury ended his campaign. It marks Fritz’s third career quarterfinal at Wimbledon.

Jordan Thompson retires and Taylor Fritz (was 6-1, 3-0, 40-0 up) is back into the #Wimbledon QFs for the 3rd time in the last four years.

6th career Grand Slam QFs for Fritz, who faces Khachanov on Tuesday (KK leads h2h 2-0). pic.twitter.com/wQ78jIO3We
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 6, 2025

In the women’s draw, 36-year-old Laura Siegemund continued her dream run, defeating Argentina’s Solana Sierra 6-3, 6-2. Ranked outside the top 100, Siegemund will now face world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the last eight.

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Aryna Sabalenka

Cameron Norrie

Carlos Alcaraz

Karen Khachanov

Sonay Kartal

Taylor Fritz

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