Wimbledon, mixed doubles and champion Verbeek
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Verbeek's triumph was the first Grand Slam and only the third doubles title of his career. And it came on the same date as his father Frank's birthday. Frank Verbeek was in the crowd to witness his 31-year-old son's finest moment and was visibly moved as Sem conducted the fans to sing a lovely rendition of 'Happy Birthday!'
A heartwarming moment unfolded on Centre Court on Thursday when mixed doubles champion Sem Verbeek requested the crowd to sing ‘happy birthday’ to his father, and they graciously obliged. An emotional Frank Verbeek after his son’s tribute on Thursday.
WIMBLEDON champions Sem Verbeek and Katerina Siniakova have slammed changes to the US Open mixed doubles – branding them “a shame”. It was announced in February that the Flushing
Great Britain's Salisbury and Stefani of Brazil came out on top in a tight semifinal to secure their place in the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon. The duo upset No. 2 seed Zhang Shuai of China and Salvadoran Marcelo Arevalo in two sets, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4).
Wimbledon champion Sem Verbeek showed his class with a selfless act just minutes after picking up his first-ever Grand Slam title.
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