LONDON (AP) — A 15-year-old German player was disqualified from Wimbledon’s junior tournament after she angrily threw her racket on the grass and it bounced into the stands, the All England Club confirmed Sunday.
The incident involving Ida Wobker occurred toward the end of the second set of a girls’ singles first-round match on Saturday.
Romanian opponent Maria Valentina Pop had won the opening set 6-0 and it was 5-5 all in the second when Wobker missed a backhand long and lost her cool. She threw the racket toward the court and it bounced up and into the few rows of stands lining Court 11.
It wasn't clear if the racket hit any spectators but Wobker walked over toward the stands and got her racket back.
After a lengthy wait for a verdict from tournament officials, the chair umpire announced that Wobker was defaulted for unsportsmanlike conduct.
There is no prize money in the junior tournaments, so Wobker was not fined.
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Spectators shelter from the sun as they watch the third round women's singles match between Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Anna Kalinskaya of Russia, at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
LONDON (AP) — In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, Naomi Osaka outslugged top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time on Sunday.
Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in all three of her previous matches with Osaka this year — including at the same stage of the French Open last month.
But this time Sabalenka couldn’t handle Osaka’s pace and flat groundstrokes, which had an even bigger impact than usual as her balls flew through the air faster on the warmest day of the tournament so far.
The temperature for the match on Centre Court reached 28 degrees Celsius (82 Fahrenheit).
It was Osaka’s first win over a No. 1 player since beating Ash Barty in Beijing in 2019. That was before Osaka, a former No. 1 herself, took a breaks from the tour to manage her mental health in 2021 and for maternity leave that resulted in her missing all of 2023.
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Naomi Osaka of Japan eyes the ball as she prepares to play a forehand against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in their fourth round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus returns the ball to Naomi Osaka of Japan in their fourth round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Naomi Osaka of Japan returns the ball to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in their fourth round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Naomi Osaka of Japan enters the centre court to play against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in their fourth round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates winning a point against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in their fourth round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Jessica Pegula of the United States plays a return during the women's singles fourth round match against Iva Jovic of the United States at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic reacts during the women's singles fourth round match against Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026.(AP Photo/Maja Smiejkowska)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after losing a point to Roman Saffiulin of Russia in their fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia eyes the ball as he prepares tu return it to Roman Saffiulin of Russia in their fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Roman Saffiulin of Russia in their fourth round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
