The quarterfinals continue on Wednesday.
Jannik Sinner escaped the round of 16 via a retirement from Grigor Dimitrov, who was up two-sets-to-love when he injured his pectoral and left Centre Court in tears. However, Sinner suffered an injury of his own during that match, hurting his right elbow when he slipped and fell on the grass, and there are doubts regarding the World No.1’s condition. Will he even be able to play on Wednesday? If so, he faces a red-hot Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals.
The other men’s singles quarterfinal on Day 10 also features an Italian, as Major quarterfinal debutante Flavio Cobolli takes on 24-time Major champion Novak Djokovic.
In women’s singles, Iga Swiatek vies for her first Wimbledon semifinal, against another player making their Major quarterfinal debut, Liudmila Samsonova. And 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva plays Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.
Plus, the last two quarterfinals in both men’s and women’s doubles will also be played.
Throughout the tournament, this preview will analyze the day’s four most prominent matches, while highlighting the other notable matches on the schedule. Wednesday’s play begins at 11:00am local time.
Iga Swiatek (8) vs. Liudmila Samsonova (19) – 1:00pm on No.1 Court
Swiatek’s form has seemingly improved with each round, as has her confidence on her least favorite surface. She’s dropped only five games in each of her last two rounds, against two powerful ball strikers in Danielle Collins and Clara Tauson. This is Iga’s second quarterfinal at The Championships, after losing a three-setter two years ago in this round to Elina Svitolina.
Samsonova has advanced even more comfortably to this stage, without losing a set. Her strong serve and aggressive groundstrokes are ideal for this surface, and two of her five WTA titles have been achieved on grass. As per Tennis Abstract, Liudmila is a solid 4-3 this season against top 10 opposition. So while this is new territory in her career, she is not new to defeating top players.
However, she is 0-4 against Swiatek, which includes a three-set loss on clay, and three straight-set losses on hard courts. In the round of 16 of last summer’s US Open, Iga easily prevailed 6-4, 6-1. And based on the way Swiatek’s return has been clicking on the grass of The All-England Club, I like Iga’s chances of reaching her first Wimbledon semifinal.
Mirra Andreeva (7) vs. Belinda Bencic – 1:30pm on Centre Court
Andreeva is another player yet to drop a set through four rounds, after a straightforward victory over 10th-seeded Emma Navarro on Monday, which was Mirra’s Centre Court debut. She’s now 36-10 on the year, and will move inside the top five for the first time following this tournament. Andreeva is 1-1 in Slam quarterfinals, though she is coming off an extremely painful loss in the quarterfinals of the last Major, when she played quite immaturely against French wild card Lois Boisson in Paris.
This is a fourth Major quarterfinal for Bencic, and not only her first outside of New York, but also her first since returning from maternity leave. Belinda’s form since rejoining the WTA tour this season has been remarkable: she’s 23-10, and has reached the second week of both Slams she’s played. Bencic is 1-2 in Slam quarterfinals, with a notable loss in her most recent one, when she was upset by Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open.
In their first career meeting, I expect Belinda to be on the losing end of another Major quarterfinal at the hands of a teenager. While both have great backhands, Mirra’s serve is much more imposing, and she’s become one of the WTA’s most reliable performers. In addition, Bencic benefitted from a kind draw to this stage, so this will be a huge step up in competition for Belinda.
Jannik Sinner (1) vs. Ben Shelton (10) – Second on No.1 Court
Tuesday evening on ESPN, Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill stated that Jannik practiced for 20-30 minutes earlier in the day. And while Sinner dropped about six miles-per-hour on his forehand, Cahill claimed, “He’s going to be OK.” So let’s hope the World No.1 is mostly healthy for this quarterfinal on Wednesday.
And he’ll likely need to be, as Shelton is currently playing the best tennis of his career. Now into his third year on tour, the 22-year-old is learning how to harness his power in smarter ways, and is better placing the ball, especially on his monstrous serve. Ben is 23-14 this season, but he continues to shine brightest at the Majors. The American is 11-2 at Slams during 2025, having advanced to the fourth round or better at all three. Shelton is 2-1 in Slam quarterfinals, and won his last two, though this is his first outside of a hard court.
This is a seventh consecutive Major quarterfinal for Sinner, and his fourth consecutive one at Wimbledon. But he’s experienced two brutal losses in this round of The Championships. Back in 2022, he was unable to finish off Novak Djokovic despite holding a two-sets-to-love lead. And just last year, he lost another five-setter, this time to Daniil Medvedev. Overall Jannik is 6-5 in Slam quarterfinals, yet after losing his first four, he’s now won six of his last seven.
And the Italian has taken his last five matches against Shelton, with Ben’s only victory coming two years ago in Shanghai, via a final-set tiebreak. They most recently played in the semifinals of this year’s Australian Open, when Sinner prevailed in straights. Jannik has now won 12 sets in a row against Ben.
So if Sinner if truly relatively healthy come Wednesday, he is definitely the favorite. But if he is not, and if he loses considerable speed on his serve and groundstrokes, this is a version of Shelton that is fully capable of defeating him.
Flavio Cobolli (22) vs. Novak Djokovic (6) – Second on Centre Court
The differences in experience between these two couldn’t be much more prominent. For Djokovic, this is a 63rd Major quarterfinal, the most by any singles player (male or female) in the Open Era. And he now vies for his 52nd Major semifinal, which would tie him with Ken Rosewall for the most all-time in men’s singles.
For Cobolli, this is a first Major quarterfinal, just a round after achieving his first round of 16 appearance at this level. And it comes on a surface Cobolli previously hated, but now loves. Flavio possesses a nice mix of power, speed, and guile, a mix that grass courts appreciate and reward.
The Italian debuted inside the world’s top 30 towards the end of last season, yet suffered from the dreaded sophomore slump at the beginning of 2025, at one point going on an eight-match losing streak at tour level. However, he rediscovered his form on clay, winning two ATP titles this spring (Bucharest, Hamburg). The 23-year-old has dropped only one set to this stage, a run which includes a straight-set victory over 15th-seeded Jakub Mensik. Flavio will now debut inside the world’s top 20 on Monday.
But in their only previous meeting, last fall in Shanghai, Djokovic thumped Cobolli by a score of 6-1, 6-2. And despite Novak getting thoroughly tested in the last round by Alex de Minaur, I expect the seven-time champion to bounce back strongly on Wednesday. I also expect Flavio to be extremely nervous on Wednesday, playing the all-time great on tennis’ most famous court. With a record of 12-2 in quarterfinals at SW19 (with advancement via walkover a year ago), Novak is a considerable favorite to reach his 14th Wimbledon semifinal.
Other Notable Matches on Wednesday:
Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool (5) vs. Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten (2) – Heliovaara and Patten were the surprise champions here a year ago, and then went on to win the Australian Open as well. Cash and Glasspool are 14-1 this past month on grass, having reached three consecutive finals in June, and winning two of them.
Su-wei Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko (4) vs. Anna Kalinskaya and Sorana Cirstea – Hsieh has advanced to either a women’s or mixed doubles final at four of the last five Wimbledons, and is 4-0 in those finals. Cirstea and Kalinskaya won the Madrid Open on clay a few months ago, where they defeated Su-wei and Ostapenko in the semifinals.
Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski (6) vs. Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos (4) – Granollers and Zeballos finally won their first Major as a team last month in Paris, after losing three other Major finals, including this one twice. They beat Salisbury and Skupski in last month’s Roland Garros final.
Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend (1) vs. Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani (10) – Siniakova and Townsend are the defending champions, and just like Heliovaara and Patten, also won this past January’s Australian Open. On Tuesday, Siniakova and her mixed doubles partner, Sem Verbeek, defeated Babos and Mate Pavic in the semifinals of that discipline.
Wednesday’s full Order of Play is here.
