Wimbledon 2026: Swan v Keys, plus Swiatek and Zverev in action on day four – live

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Preamble

We get going on No1 at 1pm BST, 1.30pm on Centre, but before that, we’ve close matches on 12 and 18. Samsonova is still holding her own against Shanider, who beat Sabalenka – admittedly with help from Sabalenka herself – on her way to the final at Roland Garros, leading 6-4 3-3 and refusing to wilt though her opponent has improved. And Fery – who our commentators reckon has the ability to break the top 20 – trails Virtanen 5-7 4-4. Back with our hidings, though, De Minaur has just served out a 6-2 set to lead Mannarino 2-0.

Mannarino is a proper tennniser, a lefty stylist and touch-player – which makes me feel like I’m describing Henri Leconte, my old fella’s favourite in the 80s. But Demon is making him look like a leaden-footed butcher, ripping a pass for a double break and a 6-3 5-2 lead; he’s now serving for a two-set lead, which is what Fritz has just secured, up 6-2 6-2 on Kypson who has nowt for him.

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Out on 12, Shnaider has begun her fightback, breaking Samsonova back to trail 4-6 2- while, in the time it took me to big-up his chances, Fritz broke Kypson for 6-2 5-2. De Minaur has also improved his position while that was going on, breaking Mannarino for 6-3 3-2, but we’re still on serve in set two on 18, Virtanen leading Fery 7-5 2-3.

We were saying earlier in the week that this is a huge chance for Fritz, and it is. He’s been getting closer the last couple of years – he played pretty much as well as he could losing last year’s semi to Alcaraz – and the next-highest seed in his eighth is Bublik. I’d be shocked if he didn’t beat him, and though it’d then be Zverev in the last eight, he’s 12-6 against him and, on grass, would be the favourite in my book, and were he to make it to the semis, with Shelton gone – against whom I’d back him in any event – we’re probably talking one of De Minaur, Dimitrov, Berrettini, Fils. Or, in other words, it’s never getting better.

Just to round up our other scores before we dig in properly:

Diallo 6-7 0-1 Sonego

Snigur 6-4 2-1 Jeanjean

Grant 5-7 0-1 Bouzkova (21)

Navarro (23) 3-6 4-1 Selekhmeteva

I’ve gone for Ferry 5-7 Virtanen; De Minaur 6-3 1-2 Mannarino; Shnaider 4-6 0-2 Samsonova; and Fritz 6-3 3-2 Kypson.

I guess it’s about time for one of my favourite parts of the day: which matches am I going to watch? So bate your breath and get those hooks tentered, for here we go.

Preamble

Wotcha one and all and welcome to Wimbledon 2026 – day 4! And guess what? It’s yet another jazzer.

We begin with some attractive-looking contests on outside courts, Alex de Minaur taking on Adrian Mannarino and Diana Shnaider, beaten French Open finalist, meeting Liudmila Samsonova. And if to that we add GB’s Arthur Fery v Otto Virtanen – conqueror of Ben Shelton – and already we’re wondering if anyone’s got any spare eyes, though we’ve barely even got going.

No 1 Court opens with GB’s Katie Swan, back having battled potentially career-ending injury, against Madison Keys then, on Centre, Karolina Pliskova will try to overpower and out-think Iga Swiatek, our defending champion. But the match of the day may well be the one which follows, Mario Berrettini charged with halting the surging Arthur Fils – yet it might, just as easily, be our No 1 Court finale, where Jakub Mensik, also hot, will be threatened by the wily all-round game of Griggzy Dimitrov.

And, in between times, we’ve got Alexander Zverev; Rafael Jodar seeking another come back against Pablo Carreno Busta in a match that began yesterday; Amanda Anisimova, last year’s beaten finalist, must negotiate former Aussie Open champ, Sofia Kenin; Francis Tiafoe, the no 17 seed, takes on GB’s Jan Choinski; Jasmine Paolini, whose first-round match was one of the best we’ve seen so far, won’t find Viktoria Golubic a pushover; and I’m only ending this sentence because it’s becoming too unwieldy to continue.

But we’ve also got the exciting Alexandra Eala – she’ll address Serena’s vanquisher, Maya Joint – Flavio Cobolli, Linda Noskova, Jacob Fearnley, Alexander Bublik, Marta Kostyuk, Jiri Lehecka, Karen Khachanov and a whole lot else besides. So settle in, hold tight and biggup yourselves – it’s on.