Re-Draw Special

Wimbledon Re-Draw Show — Taking Accountability!

As Andy wisely put it, “we made dumpster fire picks that may be offensive to dumpster fires.”

Our much-needed Re-Draw show is live as Andy and Jon Wertheim look back at their Wimbledon predictions, eat…”British Breakfast”…on the ones they got wrong, take some brief victory laps, then predict the results for the rest of the tournament.

Plus, JW asks Andy to make sense of all the chaos we’ve seen at the All England Club, and they explain why this week has been a “real validation” for tennis.

Don’t miss the full Re-Draw special to catch all the good, bad, and most definitely the ugly, and to learn which celebrity left Andy starstruck at dinner over the weekend.

Before getting into their picks, Andy and JW begin the episode with their thoughts on the “heartbreaking” moment that ended play on Monday.

No. 19 seed Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire while up two sets to love over World No. 1 Jannik Sinner due to an apparent pectoral injury.

It’s the fifth consecutive major where Dimitrov was forced to retire and his 10th Grand Slam retirement overall.

Andy, like countless other tennis fans, said it was one of those moments that “rips your heart out.”

On the other side of the net, JW points out how well Sinner handled the unexpected moment and what it could mean for the rest of his tournament as the Italian star hurt his elbow after a hard fall that required a medical timeout.

JW also reminds us that Sinner fired two members of his medical team before Wimbledon.

The No. 1 seed later said that he will have an MRI on Tuesday “to see if there’s something serious.”

Neither Andy nor JW predicted this quarterfinal matchup: Belinda Bencic vs. No. 7 seed Mirra Andreeva.

Bencic advanced to her first Wimbledon quarterfinal, 11 years after making her debut at the All England Club. It’s also the first time she’s reached the final eight at a major outside of the US Open.

She beat No. 18 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in a near two-hour match.

The new-mom had to miss last year’s Wimbledon due to the birth of her daughter, and was the only mother to reach the round of 16.

“I’m juggling it like every mom does,” she said after the match. “So, props to the moms.”

Andreeva, the 18-year-old, swept No. 10 seed Emma Navarro in 75 minutes.

She was apparently so locked in that she didn’t realize she had won the match after Navarro chipped a return into the net to seal it.

Though, she did notice Roger Federer watching from the Royal Box.

The Russian teenager is the youngest player to reach the women’s singles quarterfinals at Wimbledon since Maria Sharapova in 2005. Andreeva has reached the final eight in back-to-back majors and is in the quarterfinals at the All England Club for the first time in three appearances.

A quick ‘tip of the cap’ for Andy as he correctly picked Liudmila Samsonova to advance to the final eight.

The No. 18 seed beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro to reach her first-ever major quarterfinal.

She’ll take on No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek, though she may be the only person who doesn’t know it.

Before her post-match press conference, Samsonova requested that no reporters tell her who she’s playing next, per the WTA. She said she has a superstition of not wanting to know who her upcoming opponent is until the night before.

When she checks the draw, she’ll realize she will face a five-time major winner who beat No. 23 seed Clara Tauson in a straight set match that lasted just 65 minutes.

Swiatek has reached the quarterfinals in each of the first three majors this season, the first time she’s accomplished that feat.

Andy and JW breakdown Swiatek’s solid performance on the grass this week and deliver their full predictions for the rest of the women’s draw.

The first two women’s quarterfinal matches will be played on Tuesday. No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka will face Laura Siegemund, who JW called a “baffling quarterfinalist”. The other Elite 8 match will be No. 13 seed Amanda Anisimova vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Moving along to the men’s side.

After the emotional retirement of Dimitrov, Sinner is through and will play No. 10 seed Ben Shelton, who joins Taylor Fritz as the second American man to reach the quarterfinals.

After dropping the opening set to Lorenzo Sonego, Shelton took the next three. The two have squared-off in each of the first three majors of the season, with Shelton winning all of them.

The former University of Florida Gator is now the youngest American to reach the quarterfinal round at Wimbledon since Andy Roddick in 2004.

Andy gives props to Shelton for turning his grass game around at SW19, but is it enough to advance to the semifinals?

As previously mentioned, eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer was in the Royal Box to watch his former rival Novak Djokovic who has won seven titles at SW19.

The No. 6 seed stormed back to take the match after losing the first set (1-6) against No. 11 seed Alex de Minaur, keeping his dreams of a 25th major alive.

Afterwards, Djokovic joked that “it’s probably the first time [Federer] watched me and I won the match…good to break the curse.”

Djokovic has reached the quarterfinal round at Wimbledon for the 16th time, while his next opponent just reached the final eight for the first time at a major.

No. 22 seed Flavio Cobolli continues his breakout 2025 campaign as he defeated Marin Cilic who had an impressive run at the All England Club. The 23-year-old Italian reached a career-high No. 24 ranking last month, and won his first two ATP-level titles earlier this year (Bucharest & Hamburg).

Andy and JW preview all the men’s quarterfinal matches and predict how the rest of the draw will shakeout.

Tuesday’s quarterfinal matches are No. 5 seed Taylor Fritz vs. No. 17 seed Karen Khachanov and Cameron Norrie vs. No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz.

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4 — Belinda Bencic is the fourth woman from Switzerland to reach the singles quarterfinals round at the Championships in the Open Era after Martina Hingis, Timea Bacsinszky and Viktorija Golubic.

12 — Iga Swiatek is the youngest player to reach 12 Women's Singles Grand Slam quarterfinals since Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open 2008.

63 — Novak Djokovic has reached a 63rd Men’s Singles quarterfinal at Grand Slam events, extending his own record for the most of any player in the Open Era.

Matches To Watch: Tuesday, July 8

No. 5 Taylor Fritz vs. No. 17 Karen Khachanov: They haven’t played each other in five years, though Khachanov holds a 2-0 head-to-head advantage. The winner of their elite eight match will reach the semifinals for the first time at the All England Club.

No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz vs. Cameron Norrie: Entering the match with 18 straight wins at Wimbledon, Alcaraz will face his first British opponent at SW19. Norrie, the last Brit in the tournament, reached a Wimbledon semifinal in 2022.

No. 1 Aryana Sabalenka vs. Laura Siegemund: The World No. 1 has won her last 14 tiebreaks, including three at Wimbledon, equaling an Open Era record. Sabalenka comes into the match with 16 Grand Slam victories and 46 match wins overall this year. Siegemund brings her tricky style into her first Wimbledon quarterfinal and looks to clinch her third Top 10 win of the season.

No. 13 Amanda Anisimova vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: Anisimova has a 10-2 record on grass this year and is projected to break into the Top 10 of the rankings for the first time. Pavlyuchenkova has the experience, playing in her 65th major, and is one win away from reaching her first Wimbledon semifinal. It’s been nine years since she made the elite eight at SW19.

Tuesday’s Full Order Of Play