Arthur Fery reaches Wimbledon quarter-finals as Novak Djokovic advances to semi-finals

Arthur Fery advanced to the Wimbledon quarter-finals after defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round. The 23-year-old, ranked 114th, became the lowest-ranked quarter-finalist at the tournament in 14 years and the first British wildcard to reach that stage.

Fery reached the last eight by winning two match tiebreaks and twice recovering from two sets and breaks down. He will face ninth seed Flavio Cobolli, whom he defeated earlier this year at the Australian Open.

Women's quarter-final results Coco Gauff reached her first Wimbledon semi-final by defeating fourth seed Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Gauff had never advanced beyond the fourth round at the tournament before this year. Naomi Osaka's run ended in the quarter-finals against Karolina Muchova. Muchova reached the semi-finals for the first time.

Men's semi-final matchups Novak Djokovic defeated third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-hour, 15-minute quarter-final that ended just before the curfew. The match included a match tiebreak that Djokovic won with five minutes remaining. Djokovic will face defending champion Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals on Friday at 1:30pm BST on Centre Court.

The Serbian defeated Sinner at the Australian Open in January. Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz will meet in the other men's quarter-final on Wednesday. Zverev advanced after completing a suspended match against Jiri Lehecka. " — Flo Clifford, 8 July 2026 (Independent) The bottom half of the men's draw features first-time semi-finalists after Carlos Alcaraz's absence from the tournament.