Women who have started learning tennis met star player Carlos Alcaraz during a behind-the-scenes tour of Wimbledon - which served up a surprise selfie with the defending men's champion. The eight women took up tennis thanks to an initiative encouraging women and girls from diverse backgrounds to learn the sport.

Not the grass courts attached to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.. Why? Surely those places would be more logical venues for a coach who was part of 15 Wimbledon titles to make the required adjustments to Fritz’s footwork and strokes for success in June and July?

Highlights of the eighth day at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday (times GMT): 1558 DJOKOVIC REACHES 16TH WIMBLEDON QUARTER-FINALSixth seed Novak Djokovic came from a set down to beat Australian 11th seed Alex de Minaur 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in a match lasting over three hours to reach his 16th Wimbledon quarter-final.

It’s Iga Świątek, the five-time Grand Slam champion who spent 125 weeks as the world No. 1 between early 2022 and late 2024. She’s the No. 8 seed at Wimbledon, but she’s actually the world No. 4. Only three of the top seven players in the world are left in the draw.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts after winning a point against Belgium's Elise Mertens during a fourth round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 6, 2025.