Wimbledon 2026 Day 4 Predictions, Order of Play & Best Bets
Wednesday went to form at the top and produced one real shock. Jannik Sinner (7-6, 7-6, 6-4 past Nuno Borges) and Novak Djokovic (6-3, 6-4, 6-2 over Stefanos Tsitsipas) both cruised into the third round, top seed Aryna Sabalenka came through 6-1, 7-6(9) and Coco Gauff survived a Day 3 thriller against Solana Sierra 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7). The upset of the day belonged to Barbora Krejčíková: the 2024 champion recovered to beat fifth seed and Roland-Garros winner Mirra Andreeva 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
Day 4 puts the women’s title favourites centre stage. Defending champion Iga Swiatek and 2023 winner Elena Rybakina both headline Centre Court, while Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and Amanda Anisimova lead the men’s and women’s seeds chasing the third round. Full match previews and order of play below — and if you’re building a slip, see our Wimbledon Day 4 acca tips.
Wimbledon 2026 Day 4 Order of Play
Centre Court (from 1:30pm BST)
- Karolína Plíšková v Iga Swiatek [3]
- Matteo Berrettini v Arthur Fils [20]
- Caty McNally v Elena Rybakina [2]
No.1 Court (from 1:00pm BST)
- Katie Swan v Madison Keys
- Valentin Royer v Alexander Zverev
- Jakub Menšík v Grigor Dimitrov
No.2 Court (from 11:00am BST)
- Taylor Fritz v Patrick Kypson
- Amanda Anisimova [6] v Sofia Kenin
- Frances Tiafoe [17] v Jan Choinski
- Jasmine Paolini [13] v Viktorija Golubić
Elsewhere, Alex de Minaur [5] faces Adrian Mannarino and Rafael Jódar meets Pablo Carreño Busta on the outside courts.
Day 4 Predictions & Best Bets
Karolína Plíšková v Iga Swiatek
Swiatek arrives as the defending champion and looked increasingly at home on grass through last summer’s title run. Plíšková, a former world No.1 and 2021 finalist here, still owns one of the biggest serves in the women’s game and can shorten points on a quick court — but her movement has slipped and Swiatek’s return neutralises exactly the free points Plíšková needs. The third seed should control the baseline.
Best bet: Swiatek to win in straight sets — approx 8/13 with Betfred.
Caty McNally v Elena Rybakina
Rybakina, the 2023 champion, has the most complete grass game left in the bottom half — a flat, penetrating serve and clean ball-striking that barely gives an opponent time to set. McNally is a gritty, well-liked American with a strong doubles pedigree, but she has never gone beyond the second round in singles at a major and lacks the weapons to trouble a former champion on this surface.
Best bet: Rybakina to win in straight sets — approx 4/6 with Ladbrokes.
Valentin Royer v Alexander Zverev
Zverev is the highest-ranked man in action on Day 4 and, at 20/1, the pick of the outsiders for the men’s title now Alcaraz is absent. His serve is a grass-court weapon and his baseline defence buys him time even when his rhythm dips. Royer is a big-hitting Frenchman ranked outside the top 100 and playing his first Wimbledon of note; he can hold serve for a while but the level should tell across three or four sets.
Best bet: Zverev to win in straight sets — approx 4/5 with Coral.
How to Watch Wimbledon 2026
Every court is live on the BBC in the UK, with full streaming details in our how to watch Wimbledon 2026 guide. For the full bracket see the Wimbledon 2026 draw, and catch up on yesterday’s Day 3 predictions.
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