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Martina Navratilova said Iga Swiatek was "not good emotionally" during her early exit from the Wimbledon Championships. The former champion offered her assessment following Swiatek's defeat.
The Wimbledon week-in-review notes that only a handful of players survived into the second week. It is a Sunday results roundup from the Championships, tracking how the draw has narrowed across the ATP and WTA fields. The practical takeaway is that Wimbledon is moving into its business end, with most of the field already eliminated.
Naomi Osaka earned a notable Wimbledon victory over Aryna Sabalenka. Osaka credited a coaching change, playing with greater freedom and enjoying her mother's cooking for helping inspire the win.
Novak Djokovic beat Roman Safiullin for his 106th Wimbledon singles victory, surpassing Roger Federer’s tournament record. Jannik Sinner also advanced, while Jan-Lennard Struff and Felix Auger-Aliassime won five-set matches to reach the quarterfinals; the day-seven highlights also featured Heather Watson and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Martina Hingis won Wimbledon in 1997 at age 16, becoming the youngest Open Era champion at the tournament. She came from a set down to beat Jana Novotna in the final and make history at the All England Club. The result remains a landmark in Wimbledon and women’s tennis history because it set the age record for the event.
Coco Gauff advanced to the fourth round of Wimbledon and assessed the state of her serve afterward. She acknowledged that grass is not a surface on which she is always comfortable.
Madison Keys was knocked out of Wimbledon by Linda Noskova, while Jasmine Paolini also advanced with a win over Alexandra Eala. Noskova beat Keys 6-4, 7-6 (2) to reach her first Wimbledon quarterfinal, and Paolini moved on after a gritty last-16 battle. The results set up a reshaped women’s draw with Noskova and Paolini into the last eight.
Wimbledon has already lost 25 seeded players in the first two rounds, with 10 women and 15 men out. Ben Shelton and Mirra Andreeva are among the biggest names on the early upset list. The scale of the exits underlines how open the draw has become only a few days into the tournament. It also leaves both singles fields without a large chunk of their seeded protection.
Alexandra Eala became the first player from the Philippines to reach the third round at Wimbledon. The breakthrough came on Day 4 and adds another landmark to her run at the grass-court major. It gives her a new place in Philippine tennis history and keeps her tournament alive in the second week chase.
Leylah Fernandez recovered from a slow start to beat Marta Joint and move into the next round at Wimbledon. The win keeps Fernandez alive in the draw at SW19 after she was pushed early in the match. It also gives her another match at a Grand Slam where momentum can shift quickly.
Liudmila Samsonova beat Sloane Stephens in three sets in the Wimbledon third round to stay in strong grass-court form. The win follows Samsonova's Berlin title and keeps her momentum rolling on the surface. It also moves her deeper into the tournament against a higher level of pressure and attention.
Coco Gauff earned a hard-fought Wimbledon victory seven years after defeating Venus Williams at the same tournament. The occasion brought back memories of that defining earlier win.
Fery claimed another victory on the fourth day of Wimbledon. Swan was beaten as the tournament continued.
An unusually high number of British players exited in the first round of the Wimbledon Championships men's and women's singles. The results raised the question of whether this was Britain's worst-ever start at the tournament.
Alex Eala celebrated a historic Wimbledon win and the strong backing she has received from Filipino fans. She said she wants to carry that momentum into her next match at Wimbledon. The result gives her a real confidence boost as the tournament continues.
Alex Eala opened Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over Renata Zarazúa. The result sends Eala into the next stage at the grass-court major and gives her an immediate boost at the tournament. Zarazúa exits after the opening-round defeat.
Serena Williams drew huge reverence from Wimbledon fans during her comeback appearance, even in defeat to Maya Joint. The piece captures how her presence still turns a match into a sporting vigil years after her peak. It underscores Serena’s enduring pull on the Wimbledon crowd even as the tour has moved on.
Maya Joint defeated Serena Williams 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 at the Wimbledon Championships. Returning after four years away, Williams rallied to take the second set before fading in the decider.
British players endured a damaging day at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. Katie Boulter and Tyra Caterina Grant were among the players involved, facing each other on day two.
Alex de Minaur defeated Roman Andres Burruchaga in straight sets to begin his Wimbledon campaign. Thanasi Kokkinakis lost a five-set match elsewhere in the draw, while Kim Birrell advanced.
Iga Swiatek was reduced to tears after securing a win at the Wimbledon Championships. She said it had been “a tough couple of weeks.”
Elena Rybakina battled past Lois Boisson 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 to advance on her Wimbledon return. The 2022 champion recovered after a one-sided second set at the site of her first major title and reached 300 tour-level wins. The result keeps Rybakina moving through the draw at the tournament where she made her breakthrough.
Iga Swiatek overcame a demanding challenge from Taylor Townsend at Wimbledon. Townsend pushed Swiatek to the limit before the match was decided.
Katie Swan defeated Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets after needing five match points to complete the victory. Swan became the first British player to reach the second round of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships.
Katie Swan became the first British player to reach the second round of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. Katie Boulter lost to a qualifier, becoming the 11th British player eliminated from the tournament.
Yaroslava Shvedova is remembered for recording the first Golden Set in women's professional tennis on June 30, 2012. The milestone means she won a set without dropping a single point, a rare piece of tennis history. The retrospective marks the anniversary of one of the sport's most unusual feats.
French Open champion Mirra Andreeva cleared her opening hurdle at Wimbledon. She is pursuing the rare French Open-Wimbledon double, an achievement reserved for a select group of women.
Qualifier Michael Zheng knocked Cameron Norrie out in the Wimbledon first round, winning a fifth-set tie-break 10-4. The upset came on a poor opening day for British players, with Harriet Dart also losing and Jack Pinnington Jones left trailing Brandon Nakashima when play stopped. For Norrie, it ends his Wimbledon run immediately and deepens the early damage to British hopes at the tournament.
Coco Gauff opened Wimbledon with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over Tamara Korpatsch in 54 minutes. The victory sent the No. 7 seed into the second round and snapped her recent grass-court losing streak. It was Gauff’s fastest win at the grass-court major, a strong start for one of the women’s title contenders.
Karolina Muchova won the Bad Homburg title after Naomi Osaka retired from the final with a foot injury. Muchova earned her first grass-court title, while Osaka’s exit comes with Wimbledon approaching. The result gives Muchova a confidence boost on grass and leaves Osaka needing to manage the injury before the season’s next major event.