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For the first time in Wimbledon history, video review was introduced in 2026, allowing players to ask the chair umpire to re-watch judgement calls such as double-bounces, foul shots and net touches.

Video review is available on six show courts including Centre Court and No. 1 Court; line call decisions by Hawk-Eye Live remain final and cannot be challenged.

Hawk-Eye Live, using 18 cameras per court, entered its second year at Wimbledon after line judges were removed in 2025, ending a 147-year tradition.

Wimbledon is now the third Grand Slam to adopt video review, following the US Open (2023) and Australian Open; Roland-Garros retains human line judges.

Scoreboard visual indicators were also added in 2026 after fans complained they could not tell in/out calls without on-court judges.

Arthur Fery, a 23-year-old British wildcard ranked No. 114, reached the Wimbledon semi-finals — the deepest run by a British wildcard in the Open Era.

Fery grew up approximately one mile from the All England Club and was a two-time All-American at Stanford University.

He defeated 9th seed Flavio Cobolli in the quarter-finals 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-0, having earlier beaten Grigor Dimitrov in five sets.

Fery battled persistent nosebleeds throughout the tournament, requiring mid-match treatment multiple times.

His run ended in the semi-finals against Alexander Zverev 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4, with Fery falling just short of becoming the first wildcard finalist since Goran Ivanisevic in 2001.

Osaka outslugged world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 7-6(2) in the heat to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time.

It was Osaka's first win over a top-10 player on a non-hard-court surface, ending an 0-13 run in such matches.

Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in all three previous meetings in 2026, including at the French Open quarter-finals.

The temperature during the match reached 82°F (28°C), the warmest day of the tournament, aiding Osaka's flat groundstrokes.

Osaka was subsequently beaten by Karolina Muchova in the quarter-finals.

Carlos Alcaraz, the 2025 Australian Open champion, withdrew from Wimbledon 2026 due to an elbow injury.

His absence opened the draw significantly, removing the defending Wimbledon finalist from contention.

Reports indicate Alcaraz is targeting a return at the Cincinnati Open later in the season.

The withdrawal denied fans a potential Sinner–Alcaraz final in the bottom half of the draw.

Alcaraz had been the pre-tournament favourite to challenge defending champion Jannik Sinner.

Defending women's champion Iga Świątek meets 29th seed Alexandra Eala on Centre Court on day six (4 July).

The pair have split two previous meetings on hard and clay courts; this is their first encounter on grass.

Eala advanced through her half of the draw by beating Maya Joint in the second round 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Also on the day-six schedule: an all-American clash between last year's finalist Amanda Anisimova and sixth seed Madison Keys.

Świątek's 2025 Wimbledon title came with a 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Anisimova — the most lopsided final in the Open Era.

29th-seeded Alexandra Eala of the Philippines beat No. 3 seed Iga Swiatek 7-6(9), 6-2 in the Wimbledon third round on Saturday.

Eala became the first Filipino player, male or female, to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles tournament.

It was Eala's second career win over Swiatek, the defending 2025 Wimbledon champion.

Eala, 21, trained at the Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy in Mallorca and made headlines in 2025 with a Miami Open semifinal run.

She faces 13th seed Jasmine Paolini in the fourth round for a quarterfinal spot.

Serena Williams pulled out of the Wimbledon women's doubles event citing the right knee injury sustained during her first-round singles loss.

Williams and Venus had been handed a wildcard invitation to compete together in doubles at Wimbledon.

Serena's agent confirmed the withdrawal, ending her Wimbledon 2026 campaign entirely.

Williams had returned to professional tennis in June 2026 playing doubles at the HSBC Championships and the Berlin Open before her singles wildcard at Wimbledon.

Questions remain about whether she will enter the US Open singles draw in late August.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-4 in the third round without dropping a set in the tournament so far.

14th seed Naomi Osaka beat Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-3 to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Sabalenka vs. Osaka is scheduled for Sunday July 5 on Centre Court, a rematch of one of the season's most anticipated matchups.

Coco Gauff also progressed, beating Claire Liu 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2 to set up her own fourth-round match.

With Swiatek and Rybakina eliminated, Sabalenka is the heavy favourite to claim her first Wimbledon singles title.

No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev beat Marcos Giron 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 to reach the fourth round.

No. 5 seed Alex de Minaur defeated American qualifier Zachary Svajda 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.

No. 6 seed Taylor Fritz was still on court against Lorenzo Sonego on Day 6.

No. 3 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, who faces Davidovich Fokina in the fourth round, won comfortably in the third round.

The men's draw is shaping up for a potential Djokovic vs. Sinner semifinal as both advance to the fourth round.

21-year-old Filipino Alexandra Eala defeated No. 3 seed Iga Swiatek 7-6(9), 6-2 in the third round on Centre Court.

The result ended Swiatek's title defence and is the deepest Grand Slam run ever by a player from the Philippines.

Eala, seeded 29th, was the first Filipino player ever seeded at a Grand Slam.

She converted 5 of 7 break points versus just 3 of 11 for Swiatek.

Eala advances to the quarterfinals where she faces 13th seed Jasmine Paolini.