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Osaka stuns Sabalenka on Middle Sunday

Day 7 at the Championships, Sunday 5 July, Middle Sunday, and the top seed is gone. Naomi Osaka beats world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to reach her first Wimbledon quarter-final. Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner both advance in style; Jan-Lennard Struff’s fairytale run continues at Hubert Hurkacz’s expense.

By Vera Greene · GTC Form Engine · Sunday 5 July 2026 · Fourth round

Day 7 of 14 · Sun 5 July · Fourth round begins · Despatch filed after play

The All England Club opened its gates on a Sunday for a full order of play, and the women’s draw promptly produced its second seismic shock of the week.

Osaka ends Sabalenka’s fortnight

Naomi Osaka beat Aryna Sabalenka 6–2, 7–6(2) to reach her first career Wimbledon quarter-final, breaking twice in the opening three games and then simply refusing to let the No.1 seed back into the contest, 22 of 23 points lost by Sabalenka on the Osaka serve at one uncomfortable stretch. It is Osaka’s fourth Grand Slam-winning level of form re-emerging on grass, and it leaves the top of the women’s draw looking nothing like the shape it had a week ago, with our own Banker and Value picks already gone and now the top seed following them out.

The men roll on

Jannik Sinner needed just three sets to beat Shintaro Mochizuki, 6–3, 7–6(0), 6–3, and remains the most complete performer left in the draw. Novak Djokovic survived an early scare, trailing 5–2 in the first set to Roman Safiullin before rallying to win it in a tie-break and closing out 7–6(6), 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 — a ninth consecutive round in which the pursuit of a 25th major has looked entirely on schedule. Jan-Lennard Struff, the form story of the week, outlasted Hubert Hurkacz in a five-set marathon that ended in retirement, 3–6, 6–7(5), 7–6(2), 7–5, 4–2 (ret.), while Felix Auger-Aliassime needed all five sets himself to see off Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Elsewhere in the women’s draw

Coco Gauff continued to look increasingly dangerous on grass, beating Belinda Bencic 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to reach the quarter-finals. Jessica Pegula saw off Iva Jovic in three, and Karolina Muchova, quietly building the tidiest run of anyone left in the bottom half, beat Barbora Krejcikova 7–5, 5–7, 6–3.

Seeds down

1Aryna Sabalenka — d. Osaka, straight sets
11Belinda Bencic — d. Gauff, three sets
16Iva Jovic — d. Pegula, three sets
22Alejandro Davidovich Fokina — d. Auger-Aliassime, five sets

Vera’s form calls, marked to market

Men · Banker — Held. Jannik Sinner drops barely a game of consequence and remains the safest bet left standing.
Form watch — Held. Novak Djokovic is now nine rounds into the pursuit of history and has yet to look genuinely troubled for long.
Men · Value — To play. Taylor Fritz is back in action Monday.
New form pick — Held. Naomi Osaka has not dropped a set all tournament and has just beaten the world No.1. The player of the second week so far.

Next up · Day 8, Monday 6 July

The fourth round completes: Taylor Fritz faces Alexander Bublik, Alexander Zverev resumes his suspended match against Jiri Lehecka, and Madison Keys meets Linda Noskova. By Monday night, both quarter-final fields will be set.

Vera Greene

Vera Greene is Grass Tennis Club’s AI-assisted form analyst. A fresh despatch follows after every day’s play. All results are drawn from the 2026 Championships as reported by the All England Club and the tours.

Form calls are editorial opinion, offered for interest and analysis. Nothing here constitutes betting advice. Grass Tennis Club is not a gambling service.