Fery v Dimitrov LIVE: Wimbledon scores as last British player standing faces battle of the wildcards

Arthur Fery bids to continue his breakout Wimbledon run after reaching the last-16 of a grand slam for the first time, with the last British player standing in singles facing fellow wildcard Grigor Dimitrov as the fourth round continues on day eight of the Championships.

Fery reached the fourth round after an epic five-set win over Zizou Bergs on Saturday, while former semi-finalist Dimitrov overcame Matteo Berrettini in another five-set classic to continue his resurgence after a difficult year recovering from an injury he sustained in the fourth round here last year.

Elsewhere rising star Alexandra Eala, who made history for the Philippines by becoming the first player from the country to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon and produced one of the shocks of the tournament as she knocked out reigning champion Iga Swiatek, faces former finalist Jasmine Paolini for a place in the quarter-finals.

Yesterday saw the shocks and upsets continue as 14th seed Naomi Osaka comprehensively dismantled top seed and tournament favourite Aryna Sabalenka, with the world No 1 joining Swiatek, former champion Elena Rybakina, and last year’s runner-up Amanda Anisimova in making an early exit.

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• Arthur Fery faces Grigor Dimitrov in battle of wildcards on Centre Court
• French-born Fery is last Brit standing and into fourth round of a grand slam for the first time
• Rising star Alexandra Eala faces 2024 runner-up Jasmine Paolini
• Wimbledon Day 8 order of play and schedule
• Report: How Naomi Osaka made Aryna Sabalenka crumble to blow Wimbledon wide open

Around the grounds

14:03 , Flo Clifford

Elsewhere, Flavio Cobolli has won a 39-shot rally, the longest of the tournament so far, en route to winning the first set 7-5 over Alex de Minaur.

Earlier, 12th seed Marta Kostyuk saw off qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-4 6-4.

BREAK! *Paolini 3-1 Eala

13:55 , Flo Clifford

Paolini lashes a forehand down the line which gets the crowd murmuring its appreciation for 15-30 on Eala’s serve, and raises her fist to her box.

Eala digs out a deep ball to the baseline but Paolini rushes forward to plant it away. Early chance to break... she goes long on the forehand.

But she breaks at the second time of asking, sending Eala out wide before whipping a backhand down the line.

*Paolini 1-1 Eala

13:47 , Flo Clifford

Both players get a hold on the board, although Eala’s first point on serve is a double fault - her serve is a major faultline in her game, so it’ll be interesting to see how that develops over the course of this one.

*denotes next to serve

Jasmine Paolini v Alexandra Eala

13:45 , Flo Clifford

The first match of the day on Centre Court is between 2024 runner-up Jasmine Paolini, the 13th seed, and 29th seed Alexandra Eala.

Eala won their only previous meeting, in Dubai this year, in straight sets, but is in uncharted territory here in her first grand slam fourth-round match.

Alexandra Eala comes of age at Wimbledon and brings 112 million people with her

13:25 , Flo Clifford

First up on Centre Court though is a meeting between 29th seed Alexandra Eala and 13th seed and former runner-up here, Jasmine Paolin.

21-year-old Eala, who knocked out reigning champion Iga Swiatek, has embraced becoming a source of inspiration for the Philippines after breaking new ground by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Alexandra Eala makes history at Wimbledon to carry the hopes of the Philippines

Grigor Dimitrov rewrites Wimbledon story to set up wildcard clash with Arthur Fery

13:10 , Flo Clifford

Grigor Dimitrov made an emotional winning return to Centre Court as he defeated Matteo Berrettini in five sets to set up an all-wildcard clash with British Arthur Fery at Wimbledon.

Last year, Dimitrov’s Wimbledon campaign ended in a painful retirement as he led eventual champion Jannik Sinner by two sets in the last-16 on Centre Court. It was the fifth consecutive grand slam where the 35-year-old had retired from a grand slam due to injury, with the pectoral train forcing him to also miss the US Open, a withdrawal which ended a streak of 58 consecutive grand slam appearances.

Prior to Wimbledon, Dimitrov’s ranking plummeted to 146 in the world after winning just five matches this season, with the Bulgarian requiring a wildcard to enter the main draw at Wimbledon. But after making a winning return to the All England Club, the former world No 3 is now back in the fourth round after beating 15th seed Jakub Mensik and former finalist Matteo Berrettini in his last two matches.

Why Arthur Fery, the last Brit standing at Wimbledon, is ready for his moment

12:55 , Flo Clifford

The 23-year-old wildcard Fery, who suffers nosebleeds on court and carries earplugs in his tennis bag, defeated Zizou Bergs in a five-set epic on Saturday and remains the only British player left in the men’s or women’s singles. Jamie Braidwood profiled him ahead of the biggest match of his life:

Why Arthur Fery, the last Brit standing at Wimbledon, is ready for his moment

Fery, Dimitrov and Eala headline day eight

12:40 , Flo Clifford

Turning our attention to today’s action, here’s what we’ve got coming up:

Day 8 - Monday 6 July

🏟️ Centre Court

1:30PM Start

1. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) [13] v Alexandra Eala (PHI) [29]
2. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v Arthur Fery (GBR)
3. Jiri Lehecka (CZE) [13] v Alexander Zverev (GER) [2]

🏟️ No.1 Court

1. Alex de Minaur (AUS) [5] v Flavio Cobolli (ITA) [9]
2. Madison Keys (USA) [26] v Linda Noskova (CZE) [9]
3. Taylor Fritz (USA) [6] v Alexander Bublik (KAZ) [10]

Wimbledon 2026 men’s and women’s seeds list and tracker

12:25 , Flo Clifford

Jannik Sinner continues the defence of his men’s title but the reigning women’s champion Iga Swiatek and top seed Aryna Sabalenka are out:

Wimbledon 2026 men’s and women’s seeds list and tracker

Jessica Pegula avoids upset as seeds continue to fall at Wimbledon

12:10 , Flo Clifford

After a day of shocks and upsets at Wimbledon fourth seed Jessica Pegula managed to avoid the same fate, as she overcame a spirited challenge from Iva Jovic in three sets.

Second seed and 2022 champion Elena Rybakina was picked apart by 25th seed Elise Mertens in straight sets on Saturday, followed by defending champion Iga Swiatek also falling in straights to 21-year-old rising star Alexandra Eala, on a day which completely upended the bottom half of the draw.

It looked like Pegula - one of the few remaining favourites - might be the next to suffer an untimely exit as she lost a topsy-turvy first set to 16th seed Jovic on Sunday, but the former US Open finalist held her nerve and regrouped to win 4-6 6-3 6-1.

Jessica Pegula avoids upset as seeds continue to fall at Wimbledon

Naomi Osaka gets revenge on Aryna Sabalenka with Wimbledon win

11:55 , Flo Clifford

Naomi Osaka looked the picture of composure throughout and broke into a relieved smile as she sealed the match with a brilliant backhand winner which Aryna Sabalenka could only flail into the net.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve had so much fun on the court and to do it here, it really means a lot,” Osaka said. “Going into this match I lost to her three times in a row so that really sucked, I wanted to turn it over and I’m really glad to have the opportunity to do that.”

Attention will now ramp up after that statement performance but she said: “I think I'm actually quite good at shutting out outside noise. Obviously, like, everyone around me knows how well I can play. For me, that's the most important thing, is just me building confidence in myself.

“Whatever happens is kind of like outside noise. I don't need to pay attention to it; I just need to focus on the things that I can do.”

Aryna Sabalanka: Naomi Osaka played 'without fear'

11:40 , Flo Clifford

The streaks are falling for Aryna Sabalenka. She loses a tiebreak after 21 consecutive tiebreaks won. She loses in straight-sets at a grand slam for the first time since the 2020 US Open.

“What could I do if the person is acing and hitting the lines, just going for her shots without any fear?

“I was the one who was just trying to kind of, like, find my rhythm. Two extremes. I was really battling myself. She was just going for it. Didn't happen today. Hopefully will happen tomorrow.”

Aryna Sabalenka booed by Wimbledon crowd after reaction to Naomi Osaka defeat

11:25 , Flo Clifford

Aryna Sabalenka was booed by the Wimbledon crowd after whacking a ball out of Centre Court following her straight-sets defeat to Naomi Osaka.

World No 1 Sabalenka suffered her earliest grand slam defeat since the 2022 French Open, with Osaka producing a brilliant performance and claiming her first win on Centre Court with a 6-2 7-6 vicotry.

The loss was the first time Sabalenka had exited a grand slam in straight sets since the 2020 US Open, with Osaka also snapping her streak of 21 consecutive tiebreaks won at the grand slams.

Sabalenka said she had to restrain herself from smashing her racket against the grass on Centre Court. “I cannot be satisfied with anything today. But I have to say that there was couple times where I could just completely lose it,” she said following defeat. “But I was respectful to the grass and to the next players who is going to play there, so I hold myself really good.”

Aryna Sabalenka booed by Wimbledon crowd after reaction to Naomi Osaka defeat

How Naomi Osaka made Aryna Sabalenka crumble to blow Wimbledon wide open

11:10 , Flo Clifford

After a first week in which her elaborate, creative on-court outfits have garnered more attention than her tennis, Naomi Osaka may now need to accept that talking about the latter really can’t be avoided any longer. She conceded as much later: “Ironically I kind of want to focus on my tennis now, so I might dial back a little bit.”

The four-time major winner arrived at Wimbledon on an excellent run on grass and has propelled herself to ever-higher levels match by match; levels which will make the remainder of the draw sit up and take notice after she comprehensively dismantled the world No 1 and tournament favourite, Aryna Sabalenka, in the fourth round on Sunday.

How Naomi Osaka made Aryna Sabalenka crumble to blow Wimbledon wide open

Wimbledon classic ends in bad blood as players argue on match point

10:55 , Flo Clifford

A five-set Wimbledon thriller between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ended in a fiery handshanke and a heated argument after match point.

Auger-Aliassime, the third seed, ended Davidovich Fokina’s grass-court run with an astonishing 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 6-1 victory in four hours and 26 minutes.

But the epic fourth-round clash, which produced one of the points of the tournament earlier in the fourth set, ended in bad blood and two tense discussions between the players.

Wimbledon classic ends in bad blood as players argue on match point

Jannik Sinner through to Wimbledon quarter-finals

10:40 , Flo Clifford

Shintaro Mochizuki entertained Centre Court and put up a brilliant fight against Jannik Sinner, but the defending champion proved to be too strong for the qualifier.

Sinner returns to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, with his 11th consecutive victory at the Championships, advancing 6-3, 7-6 (0), 6-3 to set up a clash with Jan-Lennard Struff, the world No 74.

"He's an incredible player - coming from qualifiers and playing such a high level for such a long time - I wish him all the best and he should be proud of himself,” Sinner said. "His game suits this surface very well but I tried to stay more aggressive. I'm very happy about my performance - I'm trying to step up a little bit more every day."

Coco Gauff beats Wimbledon curfew to reach quarter-finals: ‘The most dramatic finish’

10:25 , Flo Clifford

“Super happy to be in the quarters finally,” Gauff said. “I don’t know how many tries it’s been. I was looking at the clock the last service game. I was like, I’ve gotta hit some big serves and big shots.

“Honestly that match point I was going for a serve and volley because I was like ‘I need to end the point’.

“This was probably the most dramatic finish. I’ve never had to race against time. Playing tennis we’re used to not having a clock. But honestly today I felt the pressure. I’m glad I didn’t choose basketball.

“I’m hungry for more. It’s a great accomplishment, first time in my career. I reached the fourth round in my first year playing so it’s been a couple of years, but I’m happy with this result for sure.

“I felt like the first set, a couple of points and it goes my way I had chances to go up a double-break. I just knew I had to hone in on the tennis I’ve been playing. It was a tough match but it was my best match of the tournament so far.”

Gauff will play compatriot Jessica Pegula, the fourth seed, for a place in the semi-finals.

Novak Djokovic hoping to build on 'ugly' Wimbledon win

10:10 , Flo Clifford

A frustrated Djokovic did not enjoy himself on Centre Court yesterday as he battled qualifier Roman Safiullin, despite advancing to another Wimbledon quarter-final with a 7-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win.

“To be honest, haven't felt really great on the court, so I was just relieved to get out of it and get a win.

“Satisfaction and enjoyment was not part of today's win, to be honest. Of course, I'm relieved and happy to win it, but I haven't enjoyed. Hopefully next match will be better in that sense.

“It’s not physical. Just, I think, the game. Physical was kind of okay. Just game-wise, I didn't enjoy my tennis. It's also due to him putting a lot of pressure on me, playing well.

“I kind of struggled to find the game, desired level in the game that I'm looking for that I had, I think, in the second round particularly. But a win is a win, even if you win ugly. Hopefully I can build from this.”

When is Fery v Dimitrov at Wimbledon?

09:55 , Flo Clifford

Arthur Fery’s match against Grigor Dimitrov has been scheduled second on Centre Court and will be played after Alexandra Eala’s match against Jasmine Paolini in the women’s singles.

The Eala and Paolini match will start just after 1:30pm, and will be played in best-of-three sets, but Eala’s straight-sets win over Iga Swiatek in the previous round lasted a couple of hours.

Fery and Dimitrov could therefore expect to be on court at around 3:30pm BST, although it could be slightly earlier than that depending on the previous match.

Wildcards headline Centre Court on day eight

09:45 , Flo Clifford

French-born Fery, who grew up five minutes down the road from Wimbledon, is the first British wildcard to reach the second week of the men’s singles since Andrew Foster since 1993.

Fery’s match against former world No 3 Grigor Dimitrov marks the first time that two wildcards have made it to the last-16 at a grand slam since 2002, but the 35-year-old Bulgarian will be determined to extend his own remarkable run at the Championships.

A year ago, Dimitrov painfully retired from his fourth-round match against Jannik Sinner while two sets up against the eventual champion.

The pectoral injury that forced Dimitrov to retire from the match led to him falling down the rankings, and he needed a wildcard to enter the main draw as the world No 146.

But he returned to Centre Court on Saturday to defeat former finalist Matteo Berrettini in five sets and set up a mouthwatering clash between two wildcards for a place in the quarter-finals.

Wimbledon Day 8 order of play and schedule

09:35 , Flo Clifford

🏟️ Court 12

11:00AM Start

1. Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / En-Shuo Liang (TPE) [13] v Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) / Xinyu Wang (CHN)
2. Not Before 12:30pm: Xinyu Jiang (CHN) / Yifan Xu (CHN) v Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva [7]
3. Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) [4] v Austin Krajicek (USA) / Nikola Mektic (CRO) [14]
4. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) / Laura Siegemund (GER) v Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) [2]

🏟️ Court 18

11:00AM Start

1. Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) [12] v Anna Pircher (AUT)
2. Not Before 12:30pm: Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) [3] v Ingrid Neel (EST) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX)
3. Marc Polmans (AUS) / Storm Hunter (AUS) v Guido Andreozzi (ARG) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA)
4. Mathys Domenc (FRA) / Daniel Jade (FRA) [8] v Joshua Craze (GBR) / Oliver Page (GBR)

Wimbledon Day 8 order of play and schedule

09:26 , Flo Clifford

🏟️ No.2 Court

11:00AM Start

1. Ashlyn Krueger (USA) v Marta Kostyuk (UKR) [12]
2. Marie Bouzkova (CZE) [21] v Elise Mertens (BEL) [25]
3. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) / Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) v Ellen Perez (AUS) / Demi Schuurs (NED) [9]
4. Joe Salisbury (GBR) / Leylah Fernandez (CAN) v Christian Harrison (USA) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) [3]

🏟️ No.3 Court

11:00AM Start

1. Hanyu Guo (CHN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) [10] v Anastasia Detiuc (CZE) / Irina Khromacheva
2. Not Before 12:30pm: Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) / Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) v Christian Harrison (USA) / Neal Skupski (GBR) [5]
3. Not Before 12:30pm: Petr Nouza (CZE) / Neil Oberleitner (AUT) v Julian Cash (GBR) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) [3]
4. Mate Pavic (CRO) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) v Neal Skupski (GBR) / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) [6]

Wimbledon Day 8 order of play and schedule

09:21 , Flo Clifford

Day 8 - Monday 6 July

🏟️ Centre Court

1:30PM Start

1. Jasmine Paolini (ITA) [13] v Alexandra Eala (PHI) [29]
2. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v Arthur Fery (GBR)
3. Jiri Lehecka (CZE) [13] v Alexander Zverev (GER) [2]

🏟️ No.1 Court

1. Alex de Minaur (AUS) [5] v Flavio Cobolli (ITA) [9]
2. Madison Keys (USA) [26] v Linda Noskova (CZE) [9]
3. Taylor Fritz (USA) [6] v Alexander Bublik (KAZ) [10]

Wimbledon 2026: Day eight order of play and tournament schedule

What's happening on day eight?

09:14 , Flo Clifford

Arthur Fery and Alexandra Eala look to continue their breakout Wimbleon runs as the fourth round continues on day eight of the Championships.

Fery, the last British player standing in the singles, faces fellow wildcard Grigor Dimitrov after reaching the last-16 of a grand slam for the first time thanks to an epic five-set win over Zizou Bergs on Saturday.

Eala, meanwhile, has made history for the Philippines by becoming the first player from the country to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon and produced one of the shocks of the tournament as she knocked out reigning champion Iga Swiatek.

The 29th seed now faces former Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini for a place in the quarter-finals, in what is now an open section of the draw after defeats for Swiatek, second seed Elena Rybakina and last year’s runner-up Amanda Anisimova.

On the men’s side, there is going to be a first-time Wimbledon finalist, with Taylor Fritz facing Alexander Bublik and Flavio Cobolli battling Alex de Minaur for a place in the final eight. Second seed and French Open champion Alexander Zverev plays 13th seed Jiri Lehecka.

Welcome

09:13 , Flo Clifford

Hello and welcome to live coverage of day eight at Wimbledon!

We’re now into the second week, with Arthur Fery, the last British player standing in singles, headlining play on Centre Court as he takes on Grigor Dimitrov.

Before that, Filipina star Alexandra Eala takes on another crowd favourite in two-time slam finalist Jasmine Paolini.

Follow latest updates, reaction and live scores here!