Arthur Fery DEFEATS Dimitrov to make QUARTERFINALS, Alex Eala EXITS to Paolini | Wimbledon 2026

Arthur Fery's Wimbledon FERY-TALE just keeps getting better! The British wildcard produced a stunning five-set comeback against Grigor Dimitrov to become the first home wildcard in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals. At Tennis Weekly HQ, we break down one of the stories of the tournament, ask whether this is the most unexpected British Grand Slam run in recent memory, and discuss what went wrong for Dimitrov after another heartbreaking missed opportunity at a Grand Slam. On the women's side, Alexandra Eala's dream Wimbledon run comes to an end against former finalist Jasmine Paolini, while Marta Kostyuk, Linda Noskova and Elise Mertens all reach their maiden Wimbledon quarter-finals as the draw continues to open up. Plus, Chris catches up with doubles champion Henry Patten to discuss Reilly Opelka's comments on doubles, we uncover the secrets and mystique of Wimbledon's exclusive "Last 8 Club", and preview a blockbuster opening day of the quarter-finals featuring Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula's long-awaited Centre Court debut. BABOLAT Babolat are an official partner of Wimbledon and their Wimbledon collaboration collection is available to purchase now from babolat.com SOCIALS Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, plus email the show [email protected]. MERCH Purchase Tennis Weekly Merch through our Etsy store including limited edition designs by Krippa Design where all proceeds go towards the podcast so we can keep doing what we do! REVIEWS **Please take a moment to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It really means a lot to us at HQ and helps make it easier for new listeners to discover us. Thanks!** 00:00 - Arthur Fery on playing in front of Roger Federer 02:05 - AD - Babolat 03:15 - Zverev and Wimbledon Curfew 07:33 - Arthur Fery defeats Dimitrov 14:23 - Why hasn't Grigor won more? 16:28 - Alex de Minaur opens up on struggles 19:46 - Fritz looking good 22:28 - ATP Doubles Interview Henry Patten 29:30 - Kostyuk on backflips 29:56 - Eala loses to Paolini 33:35 - Eala on Wimbledon positives 35:49 - Marta Kostyuk unexpected run? 38:03 - Noskova makes 2nd quarterfinal 41:19 - Lasy 8 Club Wimbledon 42:24 - Day 9 Preview