Day 7 Recap

Quick Served: Day 7 — Return To Normalcy

With every higher seed winning today, is the “stench” of upsets finally behind us?

Jon Wertheim is back recapping Sunday’s results from the All England Club, revealing who should be thrilled with their performances, and reminds us to give proper due to the lesser-known, yet ever-reliable players on tour.

Plus, JW’s ‘off-court’ story of the day proves that if you ask nicely, or have a brother playing at Wimbledon, you can get a week off from work.

Don’t miss the full Day 7 recap, a preview of Monday’s matches, and more details about our much-needed Re-Draw Show.

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As JW put it: Carlos Alcaraz did “Carlos Alcarazian” things to beat No. 14 seed Andrey Rublev for his 22nd consecutive win and his 18th straight at Wimbledon.

The No. 2 seed, and two-time defending champ, took the last three sets after Rublev jumped out to win the opener.

Alcaraz pulled off more magical and highlight-worthy winners to win the first match between two Top 20 ranked men in the tournament.

Next up for the 22-year-old: Cameron Norrie, the last British player in the field, who advanced to the quarterfinals after holding off Nicolas Jarry in a five-setter that lasted four hours and 27 minutes.

The former TCU Horned Frog is back in the final eight of his home slam where he reached the semifinals in 2022.

It’s probably fair to assume this quarterfinal match will be on Centre Court.

JW breaks down Alcaraz’s and Norrie’s matches and shares why the Brit’s unique Wimbledon transportation method is working well so far.

Meanwhile, the streak of at least one American man reaching the quarterfinals of a major continues. No. 5 seed Taylor Fritz advanced to the final eight after Jordan Thompson retired in the second set due to leg and back injury.

Thompson, who is also playing doubles, said he’s “played a lot of tennis on a body that shouldn't have been, and it just took its toll."

Fritz continues his strong grass season having won 12 matches and two titles at Eastbourne and Stuttgart. He is now tied with Pete Sampras for the most tour-level grass wins for an American in a single season.

In his third Wimbledon quarterfinal in the last four years, Fritz will next face Karen Khachanov who had more than twice as many winners as unforced errors (44-21) in his win over Kamil Majchrzak on Sunday.

Khachanov is in his second Wimbledon quarterfinal and one win away from reaching a major semifinal for the third time and the fist at SW19.

Not only will we have a new women’s champion, JW reminds us that no woman left in the draw has ever reached the finals at the All England Club.

American Amanda Anisimova is one step closer to that match after closing out Sunday’s action with a win over No. 30 seed Linda Noskova in three sets.

She’s reached the final eight of Wimbledon for the second time (2022) and has now won multiple three-set matches at a major for the third time.

The 23-year-old, and No. 13 seed, will face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals who knocked out Sonay Kartal, the last British woman in the draw, in straight sets.

She reached her 10th major quarterfinal and her first at Wimbledon in nine years. Not only did she have to get past the home favorite, but also the new electronic line calling technology.

Pavlyuchenkova was serving and had a game point late in the first set when Kartal hit a backhand that landed well beyond the baseline, but there was no call from the automated line-calling system.

The umpire explained that because the technology had not been working during the point, it would be replayed. Pavlyuchenkova lost the replayed point, and the game. She later told the umpire: “they stole a game from me. They stole it.”

A spokesperson from the All England Club explained that the system was "deactivated on the point in question" due to "operator error." The spokesperson added that both players received apologies from the club.

Elsewhere, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her flawless Wimbledon run as she looks to win her first title at the All England Club. She beat No. 24 seed Elise Mertens, her former doubles partner, in straights and has yet to drop a set all tournament.

Sabalenka has reached the quarterfinals of a major in her last 11 Grand Slam appearances.

Up next, a match against Laura Siegemund, 37, who became the oldest woman to reach her first Wimbledon quarterfinal.

JW shares his thoughts on Sabalenka’s play so far and previews her match against the player that may not be “everyone’s cup of tea”.

Siegemund cruised by Solana Sierra, the first lucky loser to reach the fourth round at SW19, in straight sets. The World No. 104 has already knocked out two seeded players this week (No. 29 Leylah Fernandez and No. 6 Madison Keys).

Are You Keeping Up With Quick Served ?

0 — Aryna Sabalenka is the 4th player in the last 30 years to reach the Women’s Singles QFs at each of the first 3 majors of the season without dropping a set after Venus Williams (1998), Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin (2006).

3 — Cameron Norrie is the third player ranked outside the ATP top 50 to reach a Grand Slam QF in 2025 after Lorenzo Sonego (AO) & Alexander Bublik (RG) - it is the first time this has occurred at the first three GS events of a season since 2006.

12 — Carlos Alcaraz (22 years 56 days) is the youngest player in the Open Era to reach 12 Men’s Singles quarter-finals at Grand Slam events.

35 — Taylor Fritz has won his 35th ATP-level match win on grass since the start of the 2020 season, surpassing Alexander Bublik (34) for the outright-most of any player in that span on the surface.

Matches To Watch: Monday, July 7

No. 7 Mirra Andreeva vs. No. 10 Emma Navarro: Andreeva is one win away from reaching her first Wimbledon quarterfinal while Navarro looks to reach the final eight for the second straight year.

No. 8 Iga Swiatek vs. No. 23 Clara Tauson: Swiatek is the last major-winner remaining in the bottom half of the draw as her hunt for her first Wimbledon title continues. Tauson had never won a main-draw match at SW19 before this week and a victory on Monday would give her the best Wimbledon result achieved in the Open Era by a woman from Denmark.

No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 19 Grigor Dimitrov: The world No. 1 has yet to drop a set in the tournament, and has only lost 17 games. After four consecutive Grand Slam retirements, Dimitrov says he’s pain-free and feels great. He reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2014.

No. 6 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 11 Alex de Minaur: One year after de Minaur was forced to retire before his Wimbledon quarterfinal match against Djokovic due to injury, they’ll finally meet on the grass. Djokovic will face his toughest test of the tournament so far as he looks to capture his 25th major title.

Monday’s Full Order Of Play