Wimbledon 2025 controversy: Has Russia tennis player robbed of point? Details here

Wimbledon 2025 automated line-calling technology came under fire on Sunday after a malfunction robbed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of a point in her last-16 clash with Britain's Sonay Kartal. Pavlyuchenkova had reached game point at 4-4 in the opening set on Centre Court and Kartal hit a shot that looked clearly long but there was no call and Pavlyuchenkova stopped play. Confusion reigned with television replays showing that Kartal's shot was well out, but after seeking advice via telephone umpire Nico Helwerth said that because the Hawk-Eye technology had been unable to track the shot, the point had to be replayed, as per a report.

Russian Pavlyuchenkova went on to have her serve broken and was clearly fuming at the changeover, telling the umpire: "Because she is local, they can say whatever. You took the game away from me. They stole the game from me. You stole the game from me". She did, however, recover to win the opening set, Reuters reported.

Carlos Alcaraz faces a tricky test on Sunday against volatile Russian Andrey Rublev in his charge towards a third consecutive Wimbledon title while Aryna Sabalenka looks unstoppable as she prepares to take on Elise Mertens.


Russia's Karen Khachanov was the first winner of the day, brushing aside Polish player Kamil Majchrzak 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 on Court Two to reach the quarter-finals.

Defending men's champion Alcaraz, 22, due on Centre Court later, has not hit top gear at this year's championships, dropping three sets in his three matches so far.

In contrast his two main rivals, top seed Jannik Sinner and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, have glided through the draw to reach the fourth round, looking ominously good.

But Rublev, who has never been beyond the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam, knows he will have to be at the top of his game to stand a chance against the world number two, who has won 32 of his 35 grass-court matches.

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A2. Defending champion of Wimbledon is Carlos Alcaraz.