Quick Served: Wimbledon Day 4

Princess Kate fangirled on a side court while Dimitrov thrilled on the big stage

Jul 03, 2026

Context-free soundbite: “All of the stress and emotion from last year was just trying to fall out of his face.”

The second round wrapped up low on surprise, until Andy sat down to film today’s Quick Served next to not JW or Producer Mike, but Techy Sean, Wimbledon neophyte. Surprise! He had just done a Jack the Ripper tour, so this episode is the true-crime crossover you’ve been waiting for.

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The Rundown

Princess Kate and Andy Murray watching Arthur Fery (Photo credit: Maja Smiejkowska/AP)

The list of contenders only got longer as the second round came to a close. The established champions and favorites are looking solid, and Andy is bullish on plenty of players with a high number next to the names. Linda Noskova, Emma Navarro, Madison Keys and Alexander Zverev joined Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe and João Fonseca in the stable of dark horses today.

Fery Ride. Wimbledon started with 21 Brits in the singles draws, and only one remains standing—23-year-old wild card Arthur Fery. Playing Ben Shelton’s vanquisher Otto Virtanen, Fery didn’t even notice that Princess Kate was in the audience on the intimate Court 18. Fery, ranked No. 114, is a local lad who grew up five minutes from Wimbledon and gets to sleep in his own bed during the tournament. Playing NCAA tennis for three years at Stanford University, he reached No. 1 in the country. In the first round, Fery put earplugs in to drown out his opponent’s running complaints to the umpire. He won’t need them against Zizou Bergs on Saturday. The cheers will be loud enough.

A Is for Aces. Amanda Anisimova, last year’s finalist, was pushed to the brink against Sofia Kenin today. In the match tiebreak, Anisimova hit seven unreturned serves to finish with 20 aces—her most ever—in the 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 win. Hat-tip to the Redditor who pointed out that Anisimova redeemed herself after leaving Roland Garros on a messy match tiebreak ridden with errors and double faults. She gets Keys on the Fourth of July.

Eala Gets Revenge. Coming into the match with the most grass wins this year (11), Alexandra Eala lost the first set to Maya Joint, who picked up where she left off against Serena Williams Tuesday and took the first set 6-3. Then Eala turned into a relentless machine of consistency and wore down Joint with pressure and aggressive returns. With the 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 win, Eala avenged her tough loss to Joint in the Eastbourne final last year, 12–10 in the match tiebreak, and became the first Filipina to reach the third round of a Slam. She plays Iga Swiatek next.

3mma Returns. Last January, Emma Navarro joked that she loves going the distance. “Me ❤️ three sets,” she wrote on an Australian Open camera lens after winning her fourth decider in a row to reach the quarterfinals. In the last couple of months, Navarro has bounced back from a health-related slide down the rankings to No. 39. She has won 14 mathces in the last six weeks, including a 500 title on clay and a win over Swiatek on grass. Both of her wins this week went three sets. She plays Marta Kostyuk [12] on Saturday.

Bracket Busters

Grigor Dimitrov def. Jakub Menšík 7-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
Luidmila Samsonova def. Diana Shnaider [15] 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Matteo Berrettini def. Arthur Fils [20] 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3

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Matteo Berrettini and Grigor Dimitrov set up a third-round match with their respective wins today. Asked about it in his on-court interview, the Bulgarian said the quiet part out loud.

🎤 Grigor Dimitrov
“If nothing else, it’s going to be a pretty match.”

So pretty his backhand will be jealous. So hot Jannik Sinner better stay away. So blindingly attractive … you get the picture. Hey, he said it himself.

Looks aside, both of their storylines are easy to root for, and one of these sentimental favorites will make the fourth round. Too bad it can’t be both.

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Consecutive Slam third rounds for Iga Swiatek

With her win today over Karolina Pliskova today, Swiatek became the third woman to make the third round of 26 consecutive majors. She passed Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (25) and trails Martina Navratilova (35) and Conchita Martinez (30).

Swiatek’s consistency extends back to the 2019 US Open, when she lost to Anastasia Sevastova in the second round. She is the only WTA player to make the Round of 32 at every major this decade and now has at least 20 wins at each Slam.

Andy's Take on the Stat of the Day

Tiebreak Trivia

How many Wimbledon junior champions remain in the men’s and women’s draws?

💡 The answer will be in Day 5’s Quick Served newsletter.

Day 3 answer: Jennifer Capriati is the youngest player to win a main-draw match at Wimbledon. She was 14 years and 89 days when she beat Canada’s Helen Kelesi in 1990.

Quick Hits

Venus and Serena Williams are expected to play their first doubles match on Saturday, anchoring an American-heavy Fourth of July lineup.
The Rafael Nadal law of upsets was in full effect today. The Athletic explains.
Learner Tien is so American-guy-coded ⬇️