Published: 09:39, July 11, 2025 | Updated: 09:42, July 11, 2025
Verbeek and Siniakova win Wimbledon mixed doubles title
By Reuters
Winner Sem Verbeek of the Netherlands (left) and Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic hold the trophy after winning the mixed doubles final match against Joe Salisbury of Britain and Luisa Stefani of Brazil at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 10, 2025. (PHOTO / AP)

Czech Katerina Siniakova and Sem Verbeek of the Netherlands claimed the Wimbledon mixed doubles title on Thursday, defeating Britain's Joe Salisbury and Brazilian Luisa Stefani 7-6(3) 7-6(3).

Facing home favorite Salisbury and Stefani on Centre Court, the Czech-Dutch duo held their nerve, while Stefani appeared to be hampered by a leg issue in the second set.

As Siniakova sealed victory with an overhead smash, the duo celebrated their first title together, Siniakova’s maiden mixed doubles Grand Slam and Verbeek’s first Grand Slam triumph of any kind.

"It’s very special, I mean it means a lot - we had a lot of fun on the court and I really enjoyed it, it was a really amazing time here," Siniakova said after lifting the trophy.

Netherlands' Sem Verbeek (left) and Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova return the ball to Britain's Joe Salisbury and Brazil's Luisa Stefani during their mixed's doubles final tennis match on the eleventh day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 10, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

For the 29-year-old Siniakova, the win added to her 10 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, including the Australian Open crown with American Taylor Townsend in January.

"Katerina, thank you so much, it’s been an honor to compete next to such a great doubles legend, one of the best to ever do it and thank you for making this a Thursday I will remember for the rest of my life," the 31-year-old Verbeek said.

Salisbury, who faced the disappointment of home fans hoping to see a British champion, said margins did not fall in his and Stefani’s favor.

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"It's always tough to lose a final but they played amazing so congratulations. They were too good in the tie-breaks today," Salisbury said.