Sabalenka, Osaka and Gauff Advance to Wimbledon Fourth Round

Aryna Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff all advanced to the Wimbledon fourth round on July 3, 2026. No. 14-ranked Naomi Osaka defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-3 in 65 minutes to reach the round of 16 at the All England Club for the first time.

Osaka had exited in the third round on three prior occasions at Wimbledon. The victory gives Osaka a 7-1 record on grass since her loss to Sabalenka in Paris earlier in 2026. She reached the second week at the French Open and reached a grass-court final at Bad Homburg the week before, retiring with a foot injury.

Sabalenka leads their head-to-head record 3-0 this year, including a 7-5, 6-3 win in Paris that featured 12 aces and 39 winners from the world No. 1. Sabalenka has reached the quarterfinals or better in her last 14 major tournaments.

Osaka, who missed the 2023 season on maternity leave, last won a major title in 2021. The win over Kasatkina marked her first back-to-back fourth-round appearances at majors since the 2020 US Open and 2021 Australian Open. Osaka told reporters she understands grass-court tennis better than in past years after drills from her coach focused on coming forward and adjusting to ball speed and depth.