Pop! Champagne Cork Hilariously Delays Play During Sinner-Alcaraz Wimbledon Final: WATCH

Last Updated:July 13, 2025, 22:41 IST

A popped champagne cork delayed play at Wimbledon as Jannik Sinner was serving.

Jannik Sinner in action (AFP)

Premature celebration usually leads to a dismal outcome. At Wimbledon, it leads to a delay in play.

A popped champagne cork of a random spectator at Centre Court, would find its way onto the actual court, as a large pop hindered Sinner mid-way through his serve.

A frazzled Sinner would express a bit of irritation, as the match umpire would announce to the public to refrain from the same.

“Please do not pop the champagne corks as the players are about to serve!" the loud message echoed as play resumed.

Today’s Wimbledon final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner marks the first time since the Federer-Nadal era (2006–2008) that the same two men will contest both the French Open and Wimbledon finals in the same season.

Neither Alcaraz nor Sinner belongs (yet) in the same league as Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal, who each retired with 20 Grand Slam titles, or Novak Djokovic, who continues to compete at age 38 with 24 majors.

Between them, Sinner and Alcaraz have claimed the last six Grand Slam titles — and that streak will extend to seven by tonight.

Alcaraz, the 22-year-old Spaniard, already has five major titles. Sinner, the 23-year-old Italian, owns three.

Currently riding a 24-match winning streak, Alcaraz has also won 20 straight matches at Wimbledon. He is aiming for his third consecutive title at the All England Club.

Sinner, meanwhile, is appearing in his fourth straight Grand Slam final, a stretch that includes titles at the 2024 U.S. Open and 2025 Australian Open.

Siddarth Sriram

After training in the field of broadcast media, Siddarth, as a sub-editor for News18 Sports, currently dabbles in putting together stories, from across a plethora of sports, onto a digital canvas. His long-term...Read More

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