Date: Friday, 6 June Time: 13:30 BST Venue: Roland Garros
The era of the ‘Big Three’ may be coming to an end – but the threat has not disappeared.
Players born in the 1990s were restricted to just two Grand Slam singles titles between them as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic diced up the major prizes for more than two decades.
Two players born after 2000 have captured seven major titles between them.
That is the current top two of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who are on a collision course in Paris.
But Novak Djokovic still looms large.
The 38-year-old faces Sinner – who is 15 years younger than him – in Friday’s first French Open semi-final, having become the oldest man to reach the last four since 1968.
“I think at the moment he’s a bit underrated,” world number three Alexander Zverev said after falling to Djokovic in four sets on Wednesday.
“I think a lot of people count him out already, but this year he’s had wins over Carlos at the Australian Open, he has beaten me at the French Open.
“Forget the age. For any player, those are pretty good results.”
Djokovic is bidding for another slice of history. Win in Paris and he will secure a record-breaking 25th major singles title.
But no man has defeated the top three men’s players to win a major since the ATP rankings were introduced.
Djokovic is on a nine-match winning streak heading into the 51st major semi-final of his career. Victory in Geneva last month secured him the 100th tour-level title of his career – a timely confidence boost following a run of three successive defeats.
That run included consecutive opening-round defeats to begin his clay-court season, and the Olympic champion entered Roland Garros in the unusual position of sixth seed.
But he showed age is not inhibiting him as he won a 41-shot rally to save a break point in the fourth set on his way to beating Zverev in three hours and 18 minutes.
Sinner, however, will pose a sterner test.
While their head-to-head record stands at 4-4, the Italian has won their past three meetings.
The reigning US Open and Australian Open champion is on a 19-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments – the fourth longest this century after the Djokovic (30), Federer (27) and Nadal (25).
He is chasing history of his own at Roland Garros, seeking to become the first Italian man to win the tournament since Adriano Panatta in 1976.
In his 52nd week as world number one – despite serving a three-month doping suspension between February and May – Sinner could become the first man to win three consecutive majors since Djokovic in 2021.
Alcaraz looks to continue dominance over Musetti
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Alcaraz appears to have hit top gear at the perfect time.
After losing just five games in his straight-set quarter-final win over American Tommy Paul, the Spaniard said: “I could close my eyes and everything [would have gone] in.
“My feeling today was unbelievable. I was trying to hit every shot at 100% – not thinking about anything else, just hitting.”
Musetti, whose sole victory over Alcaraz came in their first meeting back in 2022, has risen to sixth in the live rankings after moving to the brink of a first major final.
The Italian will hope to offer greater resistance in their latest meeting after working to improve his serve in the off-season.
“We shortened a bit the motion to have more control, and then I got more confidence in what I was having as a motion,” Musetti said.
Date: Friday, June 6; Time: 13:30 BST Location: Roland Garros
The “Big Three” may be over, but the threat persists.
As Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic threw together the biggest prizes for more than 20 years, 1990s players were only allowed to win two Grand Slam singles titles.
Between 2000 and 2000, two players who were born after that year have won seven major titles.
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who are currently at odds with each other in Paris, are currently in the top two.
Novak Djokovic is still a significant player.
In Friday’s first French Open semi-final, the 38-year-old faces Sinner, who is 15 years his junior, who is the oldest man in history to reach the final four since 1968.
After falling to Djokovic in four sets on Wednesday, world number three Alexander Zverev said, “I think at the moment, he’s a little underrated.”
“I believe a lot of people have already rated him out, but this year he has won over Carlos at the Australian Open and French Open.
Forget about the ages. That’s pretty good for any player, according to them.
Djokovic is attempting to win a piece of history. If he wins the Paris match, he will win the 25th major singles title without a doubt.
Since the introduction of the ATP rankings, no man has ever defeated the top three men’s players to win a major.
In his 51st major semi-final, Djokovic is a nine-game winner on a winning streak. Following a run of three successive defeats, Victory in Geneva last month gave him the opportunity to reclaim his 100th tour-level title.
The Olympic champion placed in the unusual position of sixth seed, which included four straight defeats in the opening round of Roland Garros.
However, he showed that his age is not holding him back as he rallied 41 shots to avoid a break point in the fourth set to defeat Zverev in three hours, 18 minutes.
Sinner, however, will put in a more stern test.
The Italian has won their previous three meetings, but their overall standing is 4-4.
The reigning US Open and Australian Open champion has won 19 Grand Slam games, which is the fourth-longest streak in a row this century after Djokovic (30), Federer (27), and Nadal (25).
He wants to win the Roland Garros championship as the first Italian man to do so since Adriano Panatta in 1976.
Sinner could become the first man to win three consecutive majors since Djokovic in 2021 in his 52nd week as world number one. Despite serving a three-month doping suspension between February and May, Sinner is currently in his fifth week as world number one.
Alcaraz looks to maintain his hold over Musetti.
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Alcaraz seems to have just arrived in the perfect moment.
The Spaniard said, “I could close my eyes and everything would have gone]in after losing just five games in his straight-set quarter-final victory over American Tommy Paul.”
“It was unbelievable to me today. I was attempting to hit every shot at 100%, stopping all other shots and just hitting.
After entering a first major final, Musetti has now moved up to sixth place in the live rankings after his only defeat to Alcaraz came in their first meeting back in 2022.
After working hard to improve his serve in the off-season, the Italian will try to make more of the resistance in their most recent meeting.
Musetti said, “We shortened the motion a little to give myself more control,” and this gave me more confidence.
Clubs interested in signing attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus have contacted West Ham in numerous inquiries.
Chelsea are one of the clubs that are in early discussions with the Hammers over the Ghana international, who has a £85m release clause, according to sources close to BBC Sport.
It has been discussed about the possibility of at least one Chelsea player moving across London as part of the deal.
Robert Sanchez, the Chelsea goalkeeper, is one of the players mentioned in the initial discussions.
However, Kudus’ situation has been closely watched by several other Premier League clubs and the Blues, who are just one of them.
Kudus is reportedly open to leaving London Stadium before the following season, especially if a club offers him Champions League football.
His release fee, which is estimated to be around £120 million for Saudi Arabian clubs, may present a significant challenge, and West Ham may have to accept a lower offer.
In order to reinvest the money into the squad for Graham Potter’s first full season in charge, the Hammers may want to sell one of their big names this summer.
Before he signed for West Ham, Arsenal, who are interested in finding a winger, identified him as a target in the summer of 2023.
Egypt, according to US President Donald Trump, is not on his new list of nations that are “traveling abroad,” he claimed. He then took a swipe at former German leader Angela Merkel, saying that she had let too many people into Germany while speaking to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who was in Germany.
Glasto glamping costs range from hundreds of pounds to guarantee a place to pitch your own tent with hot showers, to tens of thousands of pounds for hot tubs, on-site chefs, helicopters, and even backstage hospitality passes.
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Glastonbury Festival might have originated from hippy roots, with the very first festival costing just £1 for a ticket, including a pint of milk. Now, after years of sell-out shows, it’s the hottest festival ticket every year, and A-list celebrities and those squeamish of facing the dreaded long-drop loos often opt for fancy camping off-site.
Glamping ranges from festival staples like Tangerine Fields, with pre-pitched tents, to Camp Kerala, which provides all meals, stunning views, private hotel rooms, and private parties for the rich and famous, thought to cost upwards of £8,225.
In 2025, various campsites, including South Park 2 and Oxylers, were reduced in size to accommodate the 210,000+ fans, staff, artists, and crew roaming Worthy Farm for five days of revelry. Meanwhile, former camper van site E24 has been replaced with the Festivue boujie camping option, so space could be at a premium, especially for those arriving later on Thursday or Friday.
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The festival has had challenges with crowds in recent years, including closing down Sugababes’ West Holts set in 2024 due to overcrowding, closing access to Kasabian’s Woodsie’s secret set, and shutting down Bicep’s performance after 20 minutes due to concerns of crushing of fans at the front.
Meanwhile, some Glastonbury revellers were left thousands of pounds out of pocket when high-end camping company Yurtel went into administration in May 2025. Their prices ranged from £10,000 for a bell tent to £16,500 for a presidential suite.
Glastonbury Festival told the BBC it was “disappointing” for fans who had paid for places with the company, but made it clear that Glastonbury Festival has “no involvement with the operation of Yurtel”. In fact, the festival has a page dedicated to advice around off-site camping options, and allows revellers to check in with the festival before booking, to see if they’re officially affiliated.
With the 2025 Glastonbury Festival merely weeks away, and now with the full line-up and official Vodafone app launched, here’s an inside look at the more affordable glamping options, all the way up to the opulent off-site paradise plots for influencers and the rich and famous.
This year will see headliners including The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo, and Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts. Meanwhile, Rod Stewart takes on the Sunday Legend slot, and Charli XCX, The Prodigy, and Loyle Carner headline The Other Stage. Meanwhile, tickets came in at a hefty £378.50 each, so with glamping on top, costs can easily mount up.
Holt Farm
Holt Farm prices range from more affordable pitching spots to top-end boutique bell tents for £2,500. The site boasts that the glamping spot is the closest to the main festival site, or “skipping distance to Pedestrian Gate D,” allowing you to walk to the main stage within 15 minutes. The company has the same payment system as Yurtel, which liquidated recently. However, they have assured customers on social media that they’re a separate entity and just shared a payment platform.
Prices: £250 – £2500
Location: This seems to be the closest off-site camping spot, just outside Gate D.
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Tangerine Fields
Tangerine Fields appears at various festivals, including Download, Creamfields, and Boardmasters. For their Glastonbury set-up, they offer four-man tents up to six-man bell tents, along with two locations, one at the blue gate and one at the bronze gate. Meanwhile, you can pre-order chilled drinks available for collection upon arrival, as well as glamour services, blow dries, glitter make-up, massages, facials, and even Reiki and reflexology.
Price: £365 – £1,470 (Sold Out)
Location: At the top of Cockmill Lane on Pylle Road, approximately 350 metres from the Pedestrian Gate B.
Pilton Hill Camping
Pilton Hill Camping also offer parking, flushing loos, and hot showers for festival fans, with some slightly more affordable prices. These range from bell tents with beds inside, but nothing else. Then, at the upper end, you can get a 5m bell tent with a sprung bed mattress and bedding all included. However, the cheaper prices likely reflect that this camping site is further away.
Prices: £400 – £1,090
Location: Seemingly one of the further glamping options available. Accessible at Crossways Lane, North Wootton, BA4 4HN. The website explains, “our campers bus, cycle, taxi and walk. The distance to Gate A is just 1.6 miles.” You can also find Pilton Hill Camping via their What3Words location: ///jingles.recently.bulbs
Tipis, Sticklinch, Caravans and Worthy View
Yep, even Glastonbury offers its own boujie camping options. The iconic Worthy View, which sits above the Stone Circle, is the most well-known, along with Festival Tipi Village. Meanwhile, there are the extended pre-pitched pod pads in Sticklinch, towards South Park 2, with a less challenging walk and doll’s house-style plastic huts. Finally, there’s the camper van fields, which charge £200-£300 per pitch. Unfortunately, given their popularity each year, these are now all sold out.
Prices: From £455 – £1,650 (All options now sold out)
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Pitching It
Pitching It boasts a 15-minute walk to Gate D at Glastonbury Festival, along with hot showers, luxury loos, hot tubs, a covered bar with a chillout area, a pamper area with charging points, private parking as close as 100m from your tent, allowing you to come and go as you please, and their own on-site security. Meanwhile, they also have a free shuttle bus running back from Gate A to the glamping site each evening.
Prices: £549 – £949
Location: A short walk from pedestrian gates A and D. See the map here.
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Tinkerbell Tent Hire
Tinkerbell Tent offers pre-pitched tents, comfy duvets, pillows, and a country pub just next door with lovely views of the Glastonbury Tor. Meanwhile, a festival shuttle bus runs to the Bronze Gate every two hours.
Prices: £850 – £1,090 (sold out)
Location: Their closest gate is the Bronze Gate. Map and details here.
Camp Crossways
Camp Crossways is located in the grounds of a 5-star hotel and includes pre-pitched bell tents and campervan spots. There’s a free shuttle bus to the Bronze Gate, which runs between midday and 1 a.m. (or it’s a 25-minute walk). Meanwhile, there are hot showers, a pamper room, and free parking. You can also upgrade to a full English cooked breakfast in their award-winning restaurant.
Prices: £899 – £4,000
Location: The site is located on the grounds of the 5-star hotel Crossways at North Wootton, a short distance from the festival, with the use of some of the amenities of this deluxe hotel. There is a free shuttle to the Bronze Gate. The address is Camp Crossways North Wootton BA4 4EU. You can view a map here.
Ziggu Camping
Ziggu is a popular camping option with festival fans. Its benefits include private parking, secret spa events, hot tubs, live music, an on-site bar, beauty pamper area, high-end furnished bell tents, and even IV drips.
Prices: £1,000 – £2,900
Location: The 24-hour shuttle services take around 3 minutes and run to and from a designated area just inside the Bronze Gate at the Festival Site, which is located just off the A361. This will provide our customers with walking access to Pedestrian Gates A. You can also view a map here.
Glampville
The Glampville site was formerly known as Glastotel and includes private parking for £35 each, a pamper parlour, a 24-hour festival shuttle bus, morning yoga sessions, and the option to upgrade to a full breakfast. The top-end options can get you a huge Emperor Bell Tent with multiple mattress beds, bedding, and pillows for you and your friends. Meanwhile, in previous years, they’ve hosted secret sets, including Gorgon City, Cousin Kula, and Sam Evans. Meanwhile, in previous years, they also hosted a welcome party on Wednesday.
Prices: £1,199 – £4,349
Location: More information on Glampville’s location is available here.
Festivue
Festivue is one of the newer boutique glamping options around Glastonbury. Like the others, it has fancy showers and toilets. It’s based on the east side of the festival near the Pyramid and Acoustic stages. There’s a pamper tent with mirrors, hairdryers, and plug points for straighteners, a chill-out area, and an on-site bar and food.
Prices: £1,500 – £2,900
Location: Festivue is located on the edge of the east (quiet) campervan fields, approximately 500m from pedestrian Gate C. The Acoustic stage is approximately a seven-minute walk away, with the cider bus and Pyramid Stage less than a 12-minute walk. More details here.
Willows Meadows
Willow Meadows at Glastonbury Festival is a 10-15 minute walk from Gate D and includes hot showers, flushing toilets, food and drink shops, power, parking, and on-site security. The glamping site offers pre-pitched tents, which have mostly sold out now, as well as portacabins for £2,999.
Prices from: £2,999 for a Twin Deluxe Sleeper. Location: 10-15 minute walk from Pedestrian Gate D
ZooTopia
Prices: £2,325 – £3,025
Location: Zootopia is located approximately 15 minutes walk from Gate D at Glastonbury Festival and 30 minutes walk from the Pyramid Stage. You can see their location on the Glastonbury 2023 map here.
Breakfast is included every morning of your stay, along with flushing toilets, hot showers, towels, a pamper area, chill-out space, bars, restaurants, and salon services.
Penard Orchard
The Pennard Orchard has a bar, restaurant with daily complimentary breakfast, daybeds, free newspapers, luxury toilets, hot showers, IV drips, massages, saunas, cold plunges, a hair and makeup area, and a 24-hour concierge team. You can arrive by helicopter, and the team claims to be able to arrange VIP hospitality passes for the festival. Accommodations range from bell tents to luxury yurts and majestic tipis.
Prices: Available on request, but roughly starting from £3,600.
Location: A ten-minute walk from Penard Hill Gate.
Inner Sanctum Pilton
Inner Sanctum Pilton includes options for VIP yurts and tipis with a complimentary five-star breakfast, a private bar, spa, restaurant, and private shuttle. Prices: £2,100 – £5,000
Location: ‘Our main gates are just a mile away from Pedestrian Gate B on the East side of the festival. Our official drop-off/pick-up point is Bronze gate, which is on the West side (Pedestrian gate A). It is also possible to walk the 1.5km footpath to Pedestrian Gate B. There are also shuttles available.’ Map and more details here.
Hotel Melody
Now we’re really getting into the high-end options, new for this year, Hotel Melody includes a sauna, swimming pool, cocktail bar, yoga, hair and make-up, 24-hour shuttle, restaurant, hot tubs, hot showers, and even the option to upgrade to helicopter arrivals. Plus, for their inaugural year, Hotel Melody has arranged a host of musical acts to play exclusively for them, including Becky Hill, Liam Palmer and Elliot Schooling, Eliza Rose and many more. Accommodation ranges from bell tents with full beds to full RVs that sleep four people, with a kitchen and fridge.
Prices: From £2,000 – £9,995 Location: As with the other glamping options, there’s 24-hour private transport to the festival. It drops you off at the Bronze gate in 10 minutes and allows you to access the festival either through pedestrian gate A or D.Here is a map of the Hotel Melody camping site.
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The Pop Up Hotel
The Pop Up Hotel is exactly that, nestled 10 minutes from Gate D, featuring hot showers, flushing toilets, a spa, a salon, a swimming pool, a valet, helicopter landings, and lots of food options. Due to overwhelming demand, they’ve opened up an additional field called The Orcard with access to the same facilities. Options range from safari tents with furniture to pop-up penthouses for £14K, and mega-flash tipi tenthouse, which sleeps ten people and comes in at a whopping £28K.
Prices: £2,999 – £28,299
Glastonbury Retreat
Glastonbury Retreat includes mattresses, cotton bedding, safari and house tents with power, a pamper area, live music on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, a 24-hour buggy service for your baggage, along with security and on-site parking.
Prices: Available on request, but potentially £13,500 upwards.
Location: The retreat is located in a private field just outside the festival grounds, a short 5-minute walk (approx 900 metres) from Gate B. Maps and more information are here. You can also find them via their What3Words location: contained.cigar.spokes.
Pennard Hill Farm
Pennard Hill Farm is one of the most stunning Glastonbury glamping options available. The site is on top of a hill, with views of the festival site, and access is exclusively for a very limited number of guests. Perks include a restaurant, fully stocked bar, massage parlour, ice baths, saunas, and accommodation that ranges from yurts and bell tents to cottages, tree tents, safari tents, and log cabins.
Prices: Available upon request.
Location: Gully’s Gate is the closest, next to the Sticklynch gate. A 7-minute walk from the farm, and 10 10-minute walk up a hill from the festival, however, there is transport available, too.
Love Fields
Love Fields claims to be the closest independent festival accommodation near the site, nestled just outside Gate C, near the Acoustic Stage and Pilton Palais. They have three separate fields, with options that include all of your food, drink, and festival tickets, to self-catered options, along with showers, 24-hour security and more.
Prices: £6,500 upwards. (Sold out)
Location: Love Fields is on private land just outside Pedestrian Gate C on the East side of the festival site near the Acoustic Tent. There are just 42 steps from our gate to Pedestrian Gate C. Once inside the festival site, you are a 15-minute walk from the Pyramid Stage and the heart of the festival.
Camp Kerala
The ultimate Glastonbury VIP glamping experience seems to be Camp Kerala, secluded in a secret location, accommodation includes full houses, high-end luxury tents, safari tents and more. There’s a bar and terrace that overlooks the festival site, as well as artists painting throughout your stay, live music, a spa, the option to buy hospitality packages with backstage tickets, all-inclusive food options with two restaurants, and chauffeurs who drop you off at the festival 24/7. Plus free pamper goodies, Fortnum and Mason gift baskets, fruit platters, and so much more. Take a peek behind the scenes at one of their tents here.
Prices: Available on request, but prices are thought to start from £8,225 including a hospitality ticket.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has demanded that Russia put more pressure on it to put an end to its three-year-old conflict with Ukraine.
At the start of their meeting on Thursday at the Oval Office, Merz told US President Donald Trump, “You know that we supported Ukraine and that we are looking for more pressure on Russia.”
Trump likened the conflict to a fight between two young children who despise one another, while Merz put forth the claim that “Germany was on the side of Ukraine.”
Trump said that “sometimes it’s better to let them fight for a while before ripping them apart.” He added that in their phone conversation on Wednesday, he admitted to having spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about that analogy.
When Trump appeared to be seated next to each other, Merz remarked that both he and Trump shared the same views and that the US president was the “key figure” in the fight against the bloodshed.
Kimberly Halkett, a journalist for Al Jazeera, stated that the two men must end the war, but how that happens “seems to be a point of contention.”
The German chancellor said in Washington, DC, “What we saw there was the German chancellor suggesting and pointing out that Russia continues to attack civilian targets,” whereas Germany has focused solely on military targets inside Russia.
Halkett added that Vladimir Putin said he would attack regardless of the outcome of the meeting and that Trump admitted during the meeting that he had “implored the Russian president not to retaliate for that attack that took place over the weekend.”
A “decent” relationship is what
The two leaders sat down in person for the first time at Thursday’s meeting. The two leaders planned to discuss topics like Ukraine, trade, and NATO spending after making pleasantries and Merz presented Trump with a gold-framed birth certificate of the US president’s grandfather, Friedrich Trump, who immigrated from Germany.
Since Merz took office on May 6, Trump and Merz have spoken frequently by phone, either bilaterally or with other European leaders. According to German officials, Merz wants to avoid the hostility that predominated Trump’s relationship with Angela Merkel during his first term, and that the two leaders are beginning to “define” a “decent” relationship.
The 69-year-old Merz, who was elected after taking over her party after she left politics, has a strong business background.
Merz has taken to the streets of Ukraine to meet with other European leaders days after taking office and meeting with Zelenskyy in Berlin last week.
He has praised Trump for his support for a perpetual ceasefire while expressing his opposition to the concept of “dictated peace” or “subjugation” of Ukraine and calling for more sanctions against Russia.
Trump stated in their first phone call since Merz’s appointment as chancellor that he would support efforts to bring about peace in Germany and other European nations, according to a readout from the German government. Additionally, Merz added that last month, “I will continue to make every effort to bring the greatest possible unity between the European and American partners” because it is of paramount importance that the political West not let itself be divided.”
Germany, in contrast to the United States, received military assistance from Germany under Merz’s immediate predecessor, Olaf Scholz. Merz has pledged to continue giving back and last week pledged to support Ukraine in developing its own long-range missile systems that are unrestricted in any way.
After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Merz’s government is now stepping up its military support strategy. Berlin was the target of Trump’s ire during his first term because he failed to meet the NATO’s current goal of putting at least 5% of GDP toward defense. Trump is now demanding at least 5% from allies.
The White House spokesman said that Germany has a “good opportunity” to commit to passing that 5-percentage at the upcoming NATO summit in the Netherlands later this month.
Trump and Merz were referred to as both “difficult” and “difficult,” which he suggested was a compliment during their meeting on Thursday. He claimed that Berlin was investing more money in defense and that US troops would continue to be stationed in Germany.
“OK with tariffs,”
After a two-year slump, Merz has made it his top priority to rebuild Germany’s largest economy, which is now Europe’s largest. Trump’s tariff threats pose a potential challenge for a nation whose exports have been a key strength, but he wants them to be a “locomotive of growth.” The economy is projected to remain stagnant until 2025.
According to the Census Bureau, Germany exported goods worth $ 160 billion to the US last year. Trump wants to erase the trade deficit that the US sent to Germany, amounting to $85 billion more.
Merz stated to reporters on Thursday morning, “Germany is one of the country’s biggest investors.” In the USA, only a few nations invest more than Germany. In terms of foreign direct investment, we are in third place.
Trump said he would be okay with an agreement or with tariffs because the US and the EU are currently in talks to reach a trade agreement, which would be crucial for Germany’s export-heavy economy.
