Day 6 at The Championships features the conclusion of third round singles action.
“If nothing else, it’s going to be a pretty match.” Those were the words of Grigor Dimitrov upon finding out he would be facing fellow tennis heartthrob Matteo Berrettini. These two highly-accomplished grass court players have endured significant injury issues in recent times, but thankfully both appear fully healthy ahead of a match where the tennis should be just as pretty as its participants.
They share Centre Court on Day 6 with two top Americans who enjoyed great success during 2025, as two-time Major finalist Amanda Anisimova takes on Australian Open champion Madison Keys. And to start the day on Centre Court, defending champion Iga Swiatek faces an extremely popular 21-year-old in Alexandra Eala.
Other courts on Saturday feature two-time Major champion Elena Rybakina, Roland Garros champ Alexander Zverev, and Roland Garros runner-up Flavio Cobolli.
Plus, will Venus and Serena Williams reunite in doubles? Their first-round ladies’ doubles match is listed on the schedule as “To Be Arranged,” as we await to see if the knee injury Serena suffered on Tuesday in singles will keep her away from the doubles court. They would play Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra, in what would be the Williams sisters first match as a team since the 2022 US Open.
Here’s a rundown of the most notable matches on Day 6 (in chronological order, all times local):
Emma Navarro (23) vs. Marta Kostyuk (12) – 11:00am on No.2 Court
The first six months of 2026 were the best of Kostyuk’s career. The 24-year-old Ukrainian is now 25-5, and achieved her first Major semifinal a month ago in Paris. Kostyuk defeated former Wimbledon quarterfinalist Marie Bouzkova in three sets on Thursday.
Navarro is also a Major semifinalist, having accomplished that feat at the 2024 US Open. But after some poor results, and some mental and physical health issues, Emma took a break from the tour earlier this year. Since returning, she’s seemed reenergized, winning the biggest title of her career in Strasbourg on clay, before also making the final of Nottingham on grass. The 25-year-old American came back from a set down in both of her first two rounds, as she looks to reach the second week of The Championships for the third consecutive year.
Kostyuk has lost all four of her prior meetings with Navarro, and only taken one out of the nine sets they’ve played. Last year on grass, Emma was twice victorious in straights.
Elise Mertens (25) vs. Elene Rybakina (2) – 1:00pm on No.1 Court
Rybakina easily overcame Caty McNally in the last round, dropping just three games. With a victory on Saturday, Rybakina will have reached the round of 16 in five of her six appearances at SW19. Mertens has reached the round of 16 three times here, though she’s never advanced farther in singles. In doubles, she’s reached the quarterfinals or better six consecutive times, and won two titles.
This is another lop-sided head-to-head, as Rybakina has taken seven of their eight encounters, including a 6-1, 6-3 victory earlier this year in Melbourne.
Alexandra Eala (29) vs. Iga Swiatek (2) – 1:30pm on Centre Court
Swiatek did well to dispatch of former Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova on Thursday, with the loss of only four games. On the same day, Eala defeated Serena-upsetter Maya Joint in three, becoming the first Filipina to reach the third round of a Major. And Eala has already proven to be quite a force on this surface: since last June, she is 21-8 on grass at all levels.
At the 2025 Miami Open, Eala made her big breakthrough by upsetting Swiatek in the quarterfinals, in her third consecutive victory over a Major champion. A year later at the same event, Swiatek avenged that loss by beating Eala in three. On Saturday, we get the rubber match.
Karen Khachanov (19) vs. Flavio Cobolli (9) – Second on No.2 Court
Cobolli required four sets in both of his first two rounds, a year after he made his Major quarterfinal debut on these grounds, and a month after his Major final debut in Paris. Khachanov is a two-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist, and has dropped one set so far this week. Their only prior matchup took place two years ago in Madrid on clay, with Khachanov prevailing in straights.
Marcos Giron vs. Alexander Zverev (2) – Second on No.1 Court
Zverev endured a grueling four-setter in the last round against Alexander Blockx. Giron has lost one set on the way to his best Wimbledon result to date, after previously going 0-5 in the second round of The Championships. Zverev is 4-0 against Giron, and last year on the grass of Halle, he comfortably defeated Giron 6-2, 6-1.
Amanda Anisimova (6) vs. Madison Keys (26) – Second on Centre Court
Anisimova went all the way to a third-set tiebreak on Thursday, in a fierce battle against another fellow American, Sofia Kenin. Keys won a similarly-tight all-American battle earlier this week against Kayla Day. The only other time these two big ball strikers collided was at the end of last season at the WTA Finals, where Anisimova beat Keys 6-2 in another three-setter.
Sorana Cirstea (17) vs. Linda Noskova (9) – Third on No.3 Court
Noskova is somewhat quietly putting together a strong season. After making the semifinals of Indian Wells, she won a grass court title just a few weeks ago in Berlin, defeating Jessica Pegula in the final. The 21-year-old recently debuted inside the top 10, and this surface likes to reward her aggressive game.
36-year-old Cirstea is making her last season on tour her best one. She’s now 34-10 on the year, and recently reached a career-high ranking of No.18. But Wimbledon has never been her best Major, nor has grass been her best surface, and she’s 0-5 in the third round of this tournament.
They’ve played five times within the past two-and-a-half years, with Cirstea leading Noskova 3-2. That includes two victories earlier this season, on a hard court and a clay court. This will be their first meeting on grass.
Grigor Dimitrov (WC) vs. Matteo Berrettini – Third on Centre Court
Berrettini has already earned two impressive victories this week, over Stan Wawrinka and Arthur Fils, both in four sets. Dimitrov is playing his best tennis since injuring himself on Centre Court a year ago, and was thrilled after upsetting 15th-seeded Jakub Mensik in four sets on Thursday evening. Matteo of course was the Wimbledon runner-up back in 2021, and four of his 10 career titles have come on grass. Grigor achieved his first of three Major semifinals 12 years ago on these grounds, the same year he won Queen’s Club.
These pretty men don’t exactly share a heated rivalry, as this will be their first clash since 2019. They split two meetings that year, with Dimitrov besting Berrettini on clay, but Berrettini besting Dimitrov on a hard court.
Frances Tiafoe (17) vs. Alexander Bublik (10) – Third on No.1 Court
2025 was by far the best year in the career of Bublik: he won 48 matches at all levels, won four titles on three different surfaces, and achieved his first Major quarterfinal in Paris. But his results have tapered off a bit during 2026, with a record of 9-9 since mid-March. And Bublik is just 1-3 in the third round of Wimbledon.
Tiafoe is an even worse 1-4 in the third round of Wimbledon, though he arrives at this match with more momentum. He’s already collected 31 wins this season, and claimed the biggest title of his career just a few weeks ago on grass in Halle.
Their head-to-head is tied at 2-2, and at 1-1 on this surface. Four years ago at this same tournament, Tiafoe beat Bublik in four sets, in his sole third-round victory at The All-England Club.
Saturday’s full Order of Play is here.
