The 2026 Wimbledon tournament will conclude Monday with the entire Quarter Final line up set.
The Ladies event is now wide open after Aryna Sabalenka exited the tournament and the remaining players in the draw all have a huge opportunity in front of them.
In the Mens event, the leading contenders continue to bully their way into the business end of the third Grand Slam of the season and there is still a hope that on these pages we can turn the Tennis Picks around with a strong conclusion to the event.
Taylor Fritz - 1.5 sets v Alexander Bublik: With the top two favourites in the Mens Tournament in the top half of the draw, the bottom half feels wide open and Taylor Fritz has shown enough over the last month to believe he could go one step further than last year.
In 2024 Taylor Fritz reached the Quarter Final here at Wimbledon and followed up with a Semi Final run twelve months ago, the second time the American has reached the final four of any Grand Slam. He was a Finalist at the US Open in 2024, but this has been a year when injuries have held Taylor Fritz back and a reason he is the World Number 7 having skipped the clay court season.
This may have worked for Taylor Fritz who reached the Final in two grass court tournaments before Wimbledon began and he has looked in solid form here in SW19 having reached the Fourth Round while dropping a single set. The confidence on a grass court cannot be ignored and Taylor Fritz will be very happy with the match up against Alexander Bublik in this Fourth Round contest.
Alexander Bublik has reached the Fourth Round here at Wimbledon before, and he does have a solid grass court career, but there has always been a feeling that the Third or Fourth Round of any Grand Slam might be the ceiling for him. He has talent, but Alexander Bublik can lose focus and can feel plenty of scoreboard pressure, although reaching the French Open Quarter Final last year felt like a potential breakthrough to take the next step in his career, even at then 28 years old.
That hasn't panned out quite as expected or hoped, while there had been little in the warm up matches that suggested Alexander Bublik would be ready to match his best performance at Wimbledon and perhaps even surpass it.
Over the last week, Alexander Bublik has twice needed five sets to get through in three matches played, while he spent over four hours on the court to finally down Frances Tiafoe late on Friday.
The match is likely going to be filled with plenty of Aces, but Taylor Fritz has won four of the last five matches between these players and that will give him confidence to come through the most pressurised moments.
Two of those wins have been on the grass courts and one of those was played last month in Stuttgart as Taylor Fritz won 41% of return points played and forced three breaks of serve in a straight sets victory. He may need to get through a slightly tighter contest in the Fourth Round here at Wimbledon, but Taylor Fritz will be pretty confident he can win this one in four sets to earn another Quarter Final appearance.
Grigor Dimitrov - 1.5 sets v Arthur Fery: Last year, Jannik Sinner won the Wimbledon Title, but the Italian would be the first to admit that he had one foot and four toes out of the tournament in the Fourth Round.
In July 2025, Jannik Sinner was two sets down and looking lost for ideas in the third set against Grigor Dimitrov before an awful injury forced the Bulgarian to withdraw from the match.
It is an injury that has cost Grigor Dimitrov several months of his career and that is highlighted by the fact that he entered Wimbledon as the World Number 146.
Matching the run from the 2025 Wimbledon tournament means Grigor Dimitrov has not really made a big impact in his overall Ranking, but there is no doubt that the player and his team feel like he is changing the narrative around this event from a personal level. Instead of being the tournament where an injury could have almost ended the career, Grigor Dimitrov has rediscovered some of his very best tennis and he will believe he is a threat to reach a maiden Grand Slam Final.
Grigor Dimitrov needed five sets to get the better of Matteo Berrettini in the Third Round, but he only spent a little over three and a half hours on the court and the opening two matches were won while dropping a single set. His confidence is growing on his return to the grass on the main courts here at Wimbledon and Dimitrov is beloved by the fans.
However, that may not be completely the case on Monday when the Bulgarian takes on the last British player left in the Singles draw and Arthur Fery has made a run that has come out of left field, which is going to really boost the fans behind him.
At 23 years old, Arthur Fery was given an opportunity with Wild Cards into a couple of warm up events and he made use of those by reaching the Quarter Final at Queen's Club and then winning one match in Eastbourne. A Semi Final run at a Challenger event earlier in the summer gave Arthur Fery some real confidence and belief, and that has been used to help him overcome opponents, and nosebleeds, on the way through to the Fourth Round.
He is another player that needed five sets to get through the Third Round, but Arthur Fery has settled onto the courts here having previously had a 1-3 record in the main draw at Wimbledon before the 2026 tournament began.
Arthur Fery has nothing to lose, but he is heading onto Centre Court and that is another challenge for an inexperienced player.
Serving well is key, but Grigor Dimitrov has also been serving very well and his added experience is expected to be a factor in favour of the the veteran.
It should be a really vibrant atmosphere on Centre Court on Monday and it should be a fun match to watch, but Grigor Dimitrov is expected to come through in three or four sets as Arthur Fery enjoys his moment in the limelight and with a real chance to build going forward.
Alexandra Eala - 2.5 games v Jasmine Paolini: After upsetting the defending Champion in the previous Round, the challenge for Alexandra Eala is backing it up and she does have every chance of doing that in this Fourth Round contest.
However, the challenge for any player earning an upset is making sure they remain focused on the court and not become too distracted by those off the court.
Alexandra Eala would have had to speak to more media than usual after beating Iga Swiatek, while she will also be walking around the grounds with a lot more attention from the fans. This can be really tough for players who are not used to having that attention, but Alexandra Eala has been popular since breaking onto the Tour and that will help.
She will also be helped by the fact that she has beaten Jasmine Paolini in the only previous meeting on the Tour, but the Italian has to be respected.
She is a former Wimbledon Finalist from just two years ago, but Jasmine Paolini has had a difficult twelve months and that is perhaps why she is set as the underdog. The last two runs during the grass court season have been disappointing and Jasmine Paolini had lost her only match on the grass in 2026 before Wimbledon began.
After dropping the opening set of the tournament without winning a game, Jasmine Paolini has won six sets in a row and that has given her momentum and confidence that could be difficult for Alexandra Eala to contain.
However, Alexandra Eala has only dropped a single set in three wins and she has won a Challenger title on the grass, while also reaching the Berlin Semi Final to underline her comfort on the surface. There is still room for improvement if the World Number 32 is going to earn the win, but Alexandra Eala will take some confidence from the win over Jasmine Paolini in Dubai and she may do enough to edge past the Italian and the handicap mark set.
MY PICKS: Taylor Fritz - 1.5 Sets @ 1.85 William Hill (2 Units)
Grigor Dimitrov - 1.5 Sets @ 1.85 William Hill (2 Units)
Alexandra Eala - 2.5 Games @ 1.83 Bet365 (2 Units)
Ashlyn Krueger + 3.5 Games @ 1.91 Bet365 (2 Units)
Madison Keys - 1.5 Games @ 1.83 Bet365 (2 Units)
Wimbledon Update: 32-27, - 2.46 Units (116 Units Staked, - 2.12% Yield)
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