{"id":741808,"date":"2026-07-03T23:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T23:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/741808\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T23:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T23:55:21","slug":"wimbledon-2026-auger-aliassime-races-past-zheng-gauff-djokovic-and-sinner-win-fonseca-out-as-it-happened-wimbledon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/741808\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened | Wimbledon 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a482b618f08c781e4357072#block-6a482b618f08c781e4357072\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 0 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>1h ago<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s order of play<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a4818e58f08c781e4356ff2#block-6a4818e58f08c781e4356ff2\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 1 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>3h ago<\/p>\n<p>Auger-Aliassime beats Michael Zheng 7-6, 6-2, 6-1<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a4804138f08e2bc55c81184#block-6a4804138f08e2bc55c81184\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 2 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>Gauff beats Liu 6-3, 6-7, 6-2<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47f93b8f08c781e4356f2e#block-6a47f93b8f08c781e4356f2e\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 3 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>Krejcikova beats Bartunkova 6-3, 7-5<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47f5bf8f08b96be1045dde#block-6a47f5bf8f08b96be1045dde\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 4 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka defeats Ostapenko 6-4, 6-4<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47f0838f08c781e4356ef0#block-6a47f0838f08c781e4356ef0\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 5 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>Hurkacz defeats Paul 4-6, 7-6, 7-5, 6-2<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47df478f08e2bc55c80fcf#block-6a47df478f08e2bc55c80fcf\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 6 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>7h ago<\/p>\n<p>Daniil Medvedev beaten 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 by Jan-Lennard Struff<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47dc4a8f08c781e4356d87#block-6a47dc4a8f08c781e4356d87\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 7 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>7h ago<\/p>\n<p>Jannik Sinner beats Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47da418f08b96be1045c4c#block-6a47da418f08b96be1045c4c\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 8 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>7h ago<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic beats Rinderknech 7-5, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47cccc8f08c781e4356c53#block-6a47cccc8f08c781e4356c53\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 9 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>8h ago<\/p>\n<p>Iva Jovich beats Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47bade8f08e2bc55c80d66#block-6a47bade8f08e2bc55c80d66\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 10 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>Pegula beats Bouzas Maneiro 6-1, 6-3<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47b5548f08b96be10459fe#block-6a47b5548f08b96be10459fe\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 11 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>Osaka defeats Kasatkina 6-1, 6-3<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47b2098f08e2bc55c80cf6#block-6a47b2098f08e2bc55c80cf6\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 12 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>Bencic beats Kalinskaya 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6)<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a47a8c18f08b96be104597c#block-6a47a8c18f08b96be104597c\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 13 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>11h ago<\/p>\n<p>Safiullin shocks Fonseca 6-3, 6-3, 6-3!<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a4797198f08b96be1045863#block-6a4797198f08b96be1045863\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 14 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>12h ago<\/p>\n<p>Day four rewind<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a4795ad8f08e2bc55c80b72#block-6a4795ad8f08e2bc55c80b72\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 15 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>12h ago<\/p>\n<p>Order of play (all times BST)<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?page=with%3Ablock-6a468c838f08b96be1044ef1#block-6a468c838f08b96be1044ef1\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 16 of 17\" class=\"dcr-1m1e92v\"><\/p>\n<p>12h ago<\/p>\n<p>Preamble<\/p>\n<p><\/a>Saturday&#8217;s order of play<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Centre Court (from 1.30pm BST)<br \/>(29) Alexandra Eala v Iga Swiatek (3)<br \/>(6) Amanda Anisimova v Madison Keys (26)<br \/>Grigor Dimitrov v Matteo Berrettini<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">No 1 Court (from 1pm BST)<br \/>(25) Elise Mertens v Elena Rybakina (2)<br \/>Marcos Giron v Alexander Zverev (2)<br \/>(17) Frances Tiafoe v Alexander Bublik (10)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">No 2 Court (from 11am BST)<br \/>(23) Emma Navarro v Marta Kostyuk (12)<br \/>(19) Karen Khachanov v Flavio Cobolli (9)<br \/>(6) Taylor Fritz v Lorenzo Sonego<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">No 3 Court (from 11am BST)<br \/>(5) Alex de Minaur v Zachary Svajda<br \/>(13) Jasmine Paolini v Maria Sakkari<br \/>(17) Sorana Cirstea v Linda Noskova (9)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Court 12 (from 11am BST)<br \/>Liudmila Samsonova v Marie Bouzkova (21)<br \/>(13) Jiri Lehecka v Jaume Munar<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Court 18 (from 11am BST)<br \/>Daria Snigur v Ashlyn Krueger<br \/>Zizou Bergs v Arthur Fery<br \/> Selected singles matches only<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a482b618f08c781e4357072#block-6a482b618f08c781e4357072\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">And that\u2019s the final game done and dusted. Some great tennis today and most of the seeds safely through apart from Daniil Mevedev, sent on his way by Jan-Lennard Struff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">World number one Aryna Sabalenka beat Jelena Ostapenko in a big-hitting muscle-fest 6-4, 6-4; Naomi Osaka had a straight sets victory over Daria Kasatkina and Coco Gauff wasn\u2019t entirely convincing in her three-set win over Claire Liu. There were also wins for Belinda Bencic, Jessica Pegula and Iva Jovic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Novak Djokovic passed safely to the next round \u2013 though Arthur Rinderknech put him through the wringer at times, and defending champion Jannik Sinner had a straight sets victory against Jenson Brooksby. And there were two wins for qualifiers Roman Safiullin and Sintaro Mochizuki.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">We\u2019ll be back tomorrow for Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, final Brit Arthur Ferry and more. Thanks for reading today, bye!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a481e8b8f08e2bc55c81246#block-6a481e8b8f08e2bc55c81246\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a017.06 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">After Zheng leaves court to generous applause, a smiling Auger-Aliassime is interviewd:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI had a difficult start because Michael is a great young player with a great future and he stayed at a great level in the first set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cAfter was the highest level I\u2019ve played this year so I\u2019m glad I played it in front of you all on centre court. Believe it or not, I\u2019ve been coming here since 2019 and this is my first time playing on centre court so it was both our first times. I\u2019m very happy that my first match on centre court is a win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">How has he changed since he played a quarter final here in 2021? \u201cI\u2019m a very different player, improved everything in my game and my composure is better, In 2021 there was no crowd as well so nice to have people watching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Auger-Aliassime will play Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a multiple-syllable knock-out in the next round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a481a058f08b96be1045edf#block-6a481a058f08b96be1045edf\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a016.33 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Auger-Aliassime beats Michael Zheng 7-6, 6-2, 6-1<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Auger-Aliassime apologises for getting a lucky turn of the tape. But he\u2019s not feeling to kind as he lobs Zheng who he had lured to the net. Zheng saves his first match point with a fabulous ace, but AA takes the game with a zinger. They shake hands at the net and and AA gives Zheng a friendly pat on the chest.<\/p>\n<p>Felix Auger-Aliassime plays a smash during his victory against Michael Zheng. Photograph: Matthias Hangst\/Getty Images<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4818e58f08c781e4356ff2#block-6a4818e58f08c781e4356ff2\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a017.24 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ace. A winning smash hit out by Zheng. A dinky volley. A serve iht out. Game Auger-Aliassime and Zheng must serve to stay in the match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a48182b8f08e2bc55c81211#block-6a48182b8f08e2bc55c81211\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Zheng, playing in his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/wimbledon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a>, has suddenly come up against a man in a flow state. The crowd try to carry him but a huge Auger-Aliassime forehand wins the first point. Then a double-fault. But Zheng hauls back to 30-30 and eventually holds his serve! An energy gel and a glass of water are his reward but he\u2019s soon out facing hte Auger-Aliassime serve again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4816ff8f08b96be1045ed0#block-6a4816ff8f08b96be1045ed0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Everything has flowed for Auger-Aliassime since they closed the centre court roof and the floodlights went on at the end of the first set. It\u2019s no surprise \u2013 eight of his nine titles are been indoors, and \u2013 wow \u2013 he\u2019s already won his service game and is 4-0 up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4816718f08b96be1045ecc#block-6a4816718f08b96be1045ecc\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Zheng goes again. No, they say in the commentary box, he\u2019s consistently serving to the Auger-Aliassime forehand. Gorgeous, dominant tennis from Auger- Aliassime who wins a 12-shot rally to go 3-0 up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4815b78f08e2bc55c81204#block-6a4815b78f08e2bc55c81204\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A tricky start for the second set for Zheng who can feel the next round slipping out his grasp \u2013 0-2 down already.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Love this by Emma Brockes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4814598f08c781e4356fc9#block-6a4814598f08c781e4356fc9\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Over on Henman Hill the crowds are relaxing with a Pimms or two, while Lauren Cochrane has been casting a fashionable eye over court style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The queen of outfits reached the second week of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/wimbledon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a> for the first time earlier today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a48136f8f08c781e4356fc1#block-6a48136f8f08c781e4356fc1\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The crowd  purrs as Auger-Aliassime slips up the net and makes good shapesas he volleys to zoom to 30-0. A flying overhead smash gives him set point and a ace seals the deal to go two sets up: 7-6, 6-2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a48129f8f08b96be1045ea6#block-6a48129f8f08b96be1045ea6\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Zheng slopes to his chair for a drink, a second break down, the set almost gone. Auger-Aliassime has a banana and an energy gel, we didn\u2019t get much of a look at Zheng but he now spins the raquet in his hand as he waits for the AA serve, 5-2 down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a48120c8f08b96be1045ea4#block-6a48120c8f08b96be1045ea4\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Auger-Aliassime, hair cropped, sweatbands on each wrist, bounces the ball twice, three times. \u201cHe\u2019s a high-risk player\u201d say the commentators as AA double faults. But though he\u2019s missing a few first serves, he takes the game to make it 4-2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4810a88f08c781e4356fb3#block-6a4810a88f08c781e4356fb3\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Auger-Aliassime pounces on a sliced Zheng forehand to make it 30-30, and piles the pressure on. He earns a break point and after an outstanding rally, Zheng nets. That\u2019s the break AA was looking for and suddenly the 140 places between the two players starts to show. 3-2<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a480f528f08c781e4356faa#block-6a480f528f08c781e4356faa\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Now Auger-Aliassime fluffs his line, as his service game also goes to deuce. Zheng is nimble, quick, but a drop volley gives AA advantage and an overhead crash wins the game. On the radio the commentators criticise how far back Zheng is standing behind the baseline. 2-2. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a480e588f08c781e4356fa0#block-6a480e588f08c781e4356fa0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a015.40 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Auger-Aliassime is on the prowl, and puts the pressure on Zheng who has to fight not to go down an early break. But he takes his chance with his third game point when Auger-Aliassime\u2019s forehand is long. Zheng leads the second set 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>Auger-Aliassime stretches for a return to Michael Zheng. Photograph: Glyn Kirk\/AFP\/Getty Images<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a480c5b8f08b96be1045e86#block-6a480c5b8f08b96be1045e86\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a015.38 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The roof is on and both Auger-Aliassime and Zheng win their first service games of the second set comfortably. There are a few empty green seats now at Centre court but the majority of the crowd have stayed for this final match between the No 3 seed and qualifier Zheng, who defeated Cameron Norrie earlier this week just a month after he graduated in psychology from Columbia University.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a480b238f08e2bc55c811b6#block-6a480b238f08e2bc55c811b6\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a015.26 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">I think this suspended centre court match between Zheng and Auger-Aliassime is the last standing today. Just to recap some of what has happened today:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A slightly out of sorts Djokovic knocked out Rinderknech to end French interest at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/wimbledon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Roman Safiullin sent teenager Joao Fonseca home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">And Jannik Sinner won in straight sets:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a48095f8f08e2bc55c811a5#block-6a48095f8f08e2bc55c811a5\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Thanks Katy, we swap just in time for Felix Auger-Aliassime to secure the first set 7-6 (7-1) with a domineering tie break and for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/wimbledon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a> to close the Centre Court roof.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4807a18f08e2bc55c8119a#block-6a4807a18f08e2bc55c8119a\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a015.09 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Auger-Aliassime and Zheng have just started a first-set tie-break, but my day is done, so Tanya is here to take you through the rest of that match. Bye from me and hello again to Tanya \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4806a28f08e2bc55c81195#block-6a4806a28f08e2bc55c81195\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a015.02 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cI\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t let the second set derail me,\u201d says Gauff. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be too tired [after back-to-back three-set matches], it\u2019s grass so you\u2019re not playing too many long points. I\u2019m still young, I honestly don\u2019t really wake up sore after a match. I\u2019m not playing my best tennis yet, but I definitely feel more confident after the last two matches, and Belinda will be tough too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff celebrates her win. Photograph: Brian Inganga\/AP<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4805508f08e2bc55c8118d#block-6a4805508f08e2bc55c8118d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a015.18 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Gauff beats Liu 6-3, 6-7, 6-2<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">An unreturned serve from Gauff at 30-all brings up match point No 4. Unlike the others, this one is on Gauff\u2019s racket, and even though she can\u2019t find a first serve, her second lands, and Liu eventually prods into the tramlines! It was complicated at times, but Gauff ran away with it in the end, and she\u2019s into the fourth round for a fourth time, where she\u2019ll play the 2021 Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">But Gauff, a former US and French Open winner, has never gone further than the fourth round at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/wimbledon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a>, something few would have predicted when she first announced herself as a 15-year-old in 2019 by beating Venus Williams en route to that stage. Could this year be different? She\u2019s definitely got the fight, but she may need to find another level against Bencic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4804138f08e2bc55c81184#block-6a4804138f08e2bc55c81184\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a014.59 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Gauff has held on to her headstart in the third set and now leads 3-2, 30-0 on serve. Apparently Liu was forced to check out of her hotel on Wednesday, having not expected to reach the third round as a qualifier, but her accommodation problems may not be an issue for much longer, because Gauff holds for 4-2 and is pushing on Liu\u2019s serve at 0-40. Liu saved three match points in the second set and must now fend off three break points if she\u2019s to avoid falling a double break down. She succumbs on the first. So Gauff will serve for the match \u2013 nearly an hour after she first did \u2013 at 6-3, 6-7, 5-2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a4801f18f08e2bc55c81175#block-6a4801f18f08e2bc55c81175\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Gauff v Liu is one of only two singles matches still taking place as the sun starts to dip: Felix Auger-Aliassime v Michael Zheng is the other, with the third seed FAA currently level at 3-3 in the opening set on Centre Court against the American qualifier who got the better of Britain\u2019s Cameron Norrie in the first round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a48005e8f08b96be1045e2c#block-6a48005e8f08b96be1045e2c\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">And some highlights for you:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47ffd68f08b96be1045e28#block-6a47ffd68f08b96be1045e28\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Sean Ingle was watching Djokovic\u2019s win earlier:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47ff7e8f08b96be1045e24#block-6a47ff7e8f08b96be1045e24\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">This hasn\u2019t exactly been flowing tennis, with 23 winners and 40 unforced for Liu, and 15 and 22 for Gauff, with five double faults. But it\u2019s absorbing nonetheless, though Gauff does immediately remove some of the third-set intrigue by breaking Liu to 30 before consolidating for 6-3, 6-7, 2-0.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47feca8f08c781e4356f48#block-6a47feca8f08c781e4356f48\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Gauff and Liu are now into a tie-break. Gauff came within three points of defeat in the breaker in her second-round match, but that was in the third set, this is in the second, and Gauff has the comfort this time of knowing she won the first set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Liu pulls off a one-two punch for 4-3, and then moves to 5-3 with some courage under fire at the net. Gauff replies with a one-two punch of her own \u2026 but Liu lasers a forehand for 6-4 \u2026 then chips long on the first set point \u2026 before Gauff\u2019s sometimes brittle serve cracks and she double faults on the second SP! Liu takes the tie-break 7-5 and they\u2019re going to a third! Which will be hard for Gauff to accept given she served for the match at 6-3, 5-3 and had three match points on Liu\u2019s serve at 6-3, 5-4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47fae68f08b96be1045e0b#block-6a47fae68f08b96be1045e0b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a014.23 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Krejcikova beats Bartunkova 6-3, 7-5<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It\u2019s all over on court 18, though, where Krejcikova has backed up her second-round win over Mirra Andreeva with victory over her fellow Czech, which became a little more complicated than expected when she was pulled back from 5-2 ahead to 5-5 after missing those three match points, before taking the final two games to get over the line. So the experience of the 30-year-old former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/wimbledon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a> champion wins out over the youth of the 20-year-old Bartunkova, and Krejcikova will face another Czech next, Karolina Muchova, who\u2019s just ended the run of the qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew, 6-2, 7-6.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f93b8f08c781e4356f2e#block-6a47f93b8f08c781e4356f2e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">But let\u2019s hotfoot it back to No 1 Court, because Gauff has advantage on Liu\u2019s serve at 6-3, 5-4, and it\u2019s her second match point. Gauff goes for the drop shot \u2026 Liu does the same back \u2026 Gauff charges forward and tries to pass Liu \u2026 but the qualifier is like an octopus at the net and puts away the volley! And Liu goes on to hold for 5-5, despite a third MP! This match isn\u2019t over yet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f86b8f08c781e4356f1a#block-6a47f86b8f08c781e4356f1a\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\u201cShe\u2019s a really dangerous opponent,\u201d says a smiling Sabalenka. \u201cLast time she smashed me off the court [in Stuttgart last year]. So I\u2019m so happy with the performance and the level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">She\u2019s then asked what it\u2019s like to face an opponent who hits the ball as hard as she does \u2013 \u201cYeah, it\u2019s really scary!\u201d \u2013 and about watching that Nadal documentary. \u201cIt\u2019s such an inspiration. I had goosebumps. He said the only thing you can control is your focus and motivation and it\u2019s been in my head ever since. I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s watching, probably not, but thanks! It\u2019s been an inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">And what of facing Osaka next, in a repeat of their recent French Open blockbuster? \u201cAnother aggressive player, very powerful match, and I\u2019m ready to fight and do whatever it takes to get through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka celebrates her victory against Ostapenko. Photograph: Kin Cheung\/AP<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f6d38f08e2bc55c81121#block-6a47f6d38f08e2bc55c81121\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a014.02 EDT<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka defeats Ostapenko 6-4, 6-4<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Well, well. Gauff promptly falls 0-40 behind. And is broken to love when Liu puts away a smash! That went by in the blink of an eye \u2013 but Sabalenka\u2019s service game is more prolonged, but the world No 1 eventually pulls away for 40-30 \u2026 and an unreturned serve gets the job done! Impressive from Sabalenka, who puts away a very dangerous opponent. If she keeps this up surely she can go one \u2013 or even two \u2013 better than her three previous semi-final appearances at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/wimbledon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a>. If she\u2019s playing at the top of her game, I think only her nerves \u2013 or Elena Rybakina \u2013 can beat her.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f5bf8f08b96be1045dde#block-6a47f5bf8f08b96be1045dde\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ostapenko, with only the spot where she is serving still in the Centre Court sun, foot faults before netting her second serve! It\u2019s the most untimely double fault because it means Sabalenka has her first match point at 30-40. Sabalenka unleashes on the return \u2026 but misses! A reprieve for Ostapenko. And Ostapenko grasps it with both hands, bashing her way through the next two points to hold, just as Gauff finally gets the second-set breakthrough against Liu for a 6-3, 5-3 lead. Sabalenka and Gauff will serve for their matches at the same time \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f4c58f08b96be1045dda#block-6a47f4c58f08b96be1045dda\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ostapenko holds. Sabalenka holds. It\u2019s 6-4, 5-3 Sabalenka, with Ostapenko serving to stay in it. Meanwhile Gauff and Liu are still on serve in an attritional second set, with Gauff leading 6-3, 4-3.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f4788f08e2bc55c8111c#block-6a47f4788f08e2bc55c8111c\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Over on court 18, the 2024 champion Barbora Krejcikova, after her second-round win over the French Open champion Mirra Andreeva, is serving for the match at 6-3, 5-2 against her countrywoman Nikola Bartunkova \u2026 and three match points come and go before she\u2019s broken! She needed seven MPs against Andreeva, though, so the clever and classy Czech won\u2019t be panicking just yet. A third Czech is also in action right now, with Karolina Muchova, the 10th seed, a set up but a break down at 5-4 in the second against the qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew.<\/p>\n<p>Czech Nikola Bartunkova stretches for a forehand against her compatriot Barbora Krejcikova. Photograph: Jan Kruger\/Getty Images<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f3158f08c781e4356f00#block-6a47f3158f08c781e4356f00\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a013.45 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Sabalenka has done a superb job of keeping her emotions in check today \u2013 in sharp contrast to her recent French Open quarter-final defeat when she completely lost her composure from a winning position \u2013 and she isn\u2019t screaming or shouting at herself here, despite handing back one of the breaks, when Ostapenko puts down the hammer with a backhand return down the line. So Sabalenka\u2019a lead is shortened to 6-4, 4-2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f2948f08c781e4356efe#block-6a47f2948f08c781e4356efe\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It could be game over on Centre Court, because Sabalenka has gone into lockdown mode after that blip in the second game of the second set, and she\u2019s broken Ostapenko twice in the past three games for a 6-4, 4-1 lead with the double break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f1a28f08e2bc55c81104#block-6a47f1a28f08e2bc55c81104\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a>Hurkacz defeats Paul 4-6, 7-6, 7-5, 6-2<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Queen\u2019s runner-up is out, beaten by the Pole who ended Federer\u2019s career at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/wimbledon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a> five years ago, when he went on to reach the semi-finals. So this isn\u2019t a total surprise, but after knee surgery last year, this is the first time Hurkacz has reached the last 16 at a slam in a couple of years. Hurkacz will play Medvedev\u2019s conqueror Struff next.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f0838f08c781e4356ef0#block-6a47f0838f08c781e4356ef0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Some match reports for your reading pleasure:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47f0558f08e2bc55c810fe#block-6a47f0558f08e2bc55c810fe\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Organisers appear to be giving Serena Williams until the very last minute to be fit for her first-round women\u2019s doubles match alongside Venus, because tomorrow\u2019s order of play is out, and they\u2019re the only match listed on the schedule with a court \u201cto be arranged\u201d. Serena\u2019s participation has been in doubt since she suffered a knee injury in her first-round defeat in the singles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47ef598f08c781e4356eeb#block-6a47ef598f08c781e4356eeb\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Gauff and Liu have traded breaks at the start of the second set, and it\u2019s catching, because Sabalenka, having broken Ostapenko in the previous game, is head-scratchingly broken to love, in her only real lapse of the match so far! It\u2019s Sabalenka 6-4, 1-1 Ostapenko* and Gauff* 6-3, 2-2 Liu.<\/p>\n<p> Photograph: Tom Jenkins\/The Guardian<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47ee3d8f08e2bc55c810e3#block-6a47ee3d8f08e2bc55c810e3\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a013.26 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">I think the thing that struck me most watching that Nadal documentary, was has there ever been a sportsperson so willing to suffer for their success and fight so hard against their body while achieving so much? It\u2019s ridiculous he was able to win 22 slam titles while playing in pain for perhaps 21 of those. But anyway, I\u2019m getting away from matters at hand, because Sabalenka has two break points at 15-40 in the first game of the second set, but Ostapenko shuts her out on both. The world No 1 moves to a third break point after a third deuce, and doesn\u2019t take this one either, but it\u2019s a case of fourth time lucky as Ostapenko surrenders with a double fault and a weak second serve that gets the treatment it deserves. Sabalenka leads 6-4, 1-0 with the break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47ed038f08b96be1045da0#block-6a47ed038f08b96be1045da0\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Ostapenko is such a boom or bust player, you never quite know what to expect \u2013 so the best approach is to stay laser focused, which Sabalenka is, and that\u2019s also what she said she was most proud of in her second-round win over McCartney Kessler, when she saved four set points in the second set before closing out a straight-sets win. Sabalenka revealed afterwards she was inspired by watching the Rafael Nadal documentary, in which he said the only thing you can control is your focus and motivation, and she\u2019s certainly channelling her inner Rafa here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47ec6d8f08e2bc55c810ae#block-6a47ec6d8f08e2bc55c810ae\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Thanks Tanya, superb stuff. And it\u2019s a timely moment to come back, as Sabalenka serves out the first set to love, sealed with an ace out wide, having kept hold of that break she secured in the fifth game. Sabalenka shakes her racket repeatedly in celebration, as well she should, given how tricky an opponent Ostapenko is. The world No 1 leads 6-4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47ebdf8f08e2bc55c810a5#block-6a47ebdf8f08e2bc55c810a5\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">And with that, I\u2019ll hand you back over to Katy as I take a little break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47ebac8f08e2bc55c810a1#block-6a47ebac8f08e2bc55c810a1\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Coco Gauff is playing fellow American Claire Liu on No. 1 Court. A tickle of a volley takes her to a 5-3 lead over a nervy Liu, who is in shorts, vest and sun visor \u2013 very Malibu Barbie, but in white. Gauff crouches and sways in the shadow at the back of the court to receive serve. Liu fights to stay in the set but her forehand misfires and Gauff wins the final point with a gorgeous drop shot to take the first set 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts during her third round match against Claire Liu of the U.S.  Photograph: Jaimi Joy\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47e8ee8f08b96be1045d5a#block-6a47e8ee8f08b96be1045d5a\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a013.17 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The shadows are starting to creep over centre court, the umpire\u2019s chair now stretching over the tramlines. Sabalenka is a break up in this big-hitting power ballad, Ostapenko then has a break point on the Sabalenka serve, but can\u2019t make the most of it. Sabalenka holds to lead 4-2 in this first set.<\/p>\n<p>Latvia\u2019s Jelena Ostapenko  Photograph: James Marsh\/Shutterstock<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47e63e8f08e2bc55c8105f#block-6a47e63e8f08e2bc55c8105f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a013.12 EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">And hello to Gavriella Epstein-Lightman, whose email has landed on the Guardian doormat: \u201cVenus Williams first competed at the Championships as a fresh-faced seventeen-year-old in 1997, losing in the first round. Now, almost thirty years later, it\u2019s remarkable to see her competing in the mixed doubles. Whilst the movement may not be as sharp, her groundstrokes remain as deadly and penetrating as ever, and her volleys have the ease of a seasoned doubles player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Yes, I spotted her watching Serena the other day, she looks almost as fresh-faced now. We wait to hear if Serena will be fit for their ladies doubles match on Saturday, but alas Venus and Kevin Krawietz have lost their mixed doubles game to Lloyd Glasspooland and Tereza Mihalikova 6-4, 6-4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47e3208f08e2bc55c8102d#block-6a47e3208f08e2bc55c8102d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Aryna Sabalenka has hit Centre Court, in a cute dress with a deep v neck and a cut out at the back, teemed with a heavy gold chain and devastating ground strokes. She\u2019s up against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, who crushed the dreams of Brit Harriet Dart in round one, and has gone as far as a semi-final here. Sabalenka has rather laboured through her serve here, but wins the game to make it 1-1 in the first set.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47e16f8f08e2bc55c80ffb#block-6a47e16f8f08e2bc55c80ffb\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a>Daniil Medvedev beaten 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 by Jan-Lennard Struff<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A surprise over on No. 3 court, where 36 year old Jan-Lennard Struff has dispatched Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to reach the round of 16 for the first time. Always a shame to say farewell to the mad professor but a fabulous result for Struff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Wimbledon 2026: Auger-Aliassime races past Zheng; Gauff, Djokovic and Sinner win; Fonseca out \u2013 as it happened&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2026\/jul\/03\/wimbledon-2026-djokovic-sabalenka-sinner-gauff-osaka-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6a47df478f08e2bc55c80fcf#block-6a47df478f08e2bc55c80fcf\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-10ju04u\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key events 1h ago Saturday&#8217;s order of play 3h ago Auger-Aliassime beats Michael Zheng 7-6, 6-2, 6-1 4h&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":741809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[99,428],"class_list":["post-741808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=741808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/741809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=741808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=741808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=741808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}