The remaining quarterfinal spots at Wimbledon will be handed out on Monday, when an intriguing matchup between Alex de Minaur and Flavio Cobolli takes the stage. Grigor Dimitrov is facing fellow wild card Arthur Fery in the fourth round.
(5) Alex de Minaur vs. (9) Flavio Cobolli
Cobolli is bidding for a second consecutive Wimbledon quarterfinal berth and ultimately for a second straight trip to a Grand Slam semifinal. The Italian made a run to the last four at Roland Garros four weeks ago and has continued his fine form at the All-England club with victories over Mariano Navone (in a fourth-set tiebreaker), James Duckworth, and Karen Khachanov (in five sets).
Up next for Cobolli on Monday is a fourth-round battle with De Minaur, who leads their head-to-head series 2-0. The sixth-ranked Australian prevailed 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 at the 2024 Aussie Open and took the first set of a 2024 Vienna matchup in a tiebreaker before advancing via retirement. Perhaps due to those results and also because of routine wins over Roman Andres Burruchaga, Adrian Mannarino, and Zachary Svajda so far this fortnight, De Minaur is going off as a huge favorite on Monday. In reality, that should not be the case. Cobolli is an entirely different player than the one who faced De Minaur twice in 2024 and the world No. 10 brings far more offensive weapons to the table. If his serve and forehand are working, he should win this match.
Pick: Cobolli in 5
(WC) Grigor Dimitrov vs. (WC) Arthur Fery
It will be an almost unheard of wild card vs. wild card showdown in the fourth round of a Grand Slam when Dimitrov and Fery meet for the first time in their careers on Monday. Dimitrov’s presence in Week 2 at Wimbledon would be no surprise if not for what transpired 12 months ago, when he suffered a pectoral injury against Jannik Sinner while leading two sets to love in their fourth-round showdown. The 36-year-old had been unable to fully recover until now. He has produced by far his best result since the 2025 Championships with victories this fortnight over Dane Sweeny, Jakub Mensik, and Matteo Berrettini.
For Fery, this is obviously the best result of his entire career. The 23-year-old Stanford product is the last British player still alive in singles after taking out Damir Dzumhur, Otto Virtanen, and Zizou Bergs — all unseeded opponents. Prior to arriving at the All-England Club, Fery had been a mere 6-8 all time at the ATP level. Although Fery is facing yet another unseeded player, Dimitrov is much, much different from Dzumhur, Virtanen, and Bergs. He is a former world No. 3 and a three-time slam semifinalist — including at the AELTC in 2014. Dimitrov also knows that physically he probably can’t afford another long match following a tight four-setter against Mensik and a five-setter against Berrettini. Moreover, Fery could be overwhelmed by the moment of playing on Centre Court for the first time ever. Dimitrov should roll.
Pic: Dimitrov in 3
Wow well done Fery, sad for Dimitrov though, so talented, beautiful to watch, just wonder if he’s all style over substance though
Not many Brits I like, but Fery seems like a nice guy