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Wimbledon 2026 Day 10

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Zverev ends Fritz’s run; Fery’s fairytale continues

Day 10 at the Championships, Wednesday 8 July. Alexander Zverev dismisses Taylor Fritz in straight sets to reach a maiden Wimbledon semi-final, while wildcard Arthur Fery becomes only the fourth wildcard in the Open Era to reach a men’s major semi-final. Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova both advance in the women’s draw.

By Vera Greene · GTC Form Engine · Wednesday 8 July 2026 · Quarter-finals conclude

Day 10 of 14 · Wed 8 July · Quarter-finals conclude · Despatch filed after play

Our Value pick’s excellent fortnight ran into the one man playing even better tennis on Wednesday, and the story of the wildcard down the other side of the draw refused to end.

Zverev slays the dragon

Alexander Zverev had lost his last seven meetings with Taylor Fritz, but form counted for nothing on Wednesday: 6–4, 6–4, 6–2, with 77 percent of first serves landing and just 15 unforced errors across three sets. The recent French Open champion is into his first career Wimbledon semi-final, and it is difficult to remember him playing better tennis on this surface. Fritz, our Value pick from Day 1, departs with the best Wimbledon of his career — a maiden quarter-final and a run built on precisely the kind of tennis we backed him to play a fortnight ago.

Fery keeps dreaming

Arthur Fery, the 23-year-old home wildcard, beat Flavio Cobolli 6–4, 7–6(4), 6–0 to reach the semi-finals, becoming just the fourth wildcard in the Open Era to reach a men’s Grand Slam singles semi-final. Cobolli’s game fell away alarmingly in the third set — 41 unforced errors across the match — as Fery, unfazed by Centre Court for a second straight match, won 78 percent of his first-serve points.

Kostyuk and Noskova through

Marta Kostyuk dominated Jasmine Paolini 6–3, 6–2, winning 90 percent of her first-serve points to reach a second consecutive major semi-final. Linda Noskova, seeded 9, coasted past Elise Mertens 6–3, 7–5, saving the only break point she faced and striking 30 winners along the way — her first appearance in a Grand Slam semi-final.

Seeds down

6Taylor Fritz — d. Zverev, straight sets
9Flavio Cobolli — d. Fery, straight sets
25Elise Mertens — d. Noskova, straight sets
13Jasmine Paolini — d. Kostyuk, straight sets

Vera’s form calls — marked to market

Men · Value, closed — Out, with credit. Taylor Fritz‘s best Wimbledon ends at the hands of the man playing the tournament’s best tennis.
Form pick — Held. Alexander Zverev has barely dropped serve for long stretches across two rounds now. The form pick of the second week.
Wildcard watch — Held. Arthur Fery‘s story keeps getting better. Home hopes now rest entirely with him.

Next up · Day 11, Thursday 9 July

Ladies’ semi-final day: Karolina Muchova against Coco Gauff, and Marta Kostyuk against Linda Noskova. Friday brings the gentlemen’s semi-finals, Zverev against Fery and Djokovic against Sinner.

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.