Aryna Sabalenkatook followers behind-the-scenes of her fiery photo shoot on social media.
The tennis star was crowned the cover star ofTIME's September issue. On Instagram, the athlete posed in a curve-hugging black bathing suit on a basketball court, along with flip-flip heels and black sunglasses.
Fans loved the post and cheered Aryna on. One person wrote: "Queen," while another follower added: "You look amazing." Another fan commented continued: "You're so hot."
Aryna showed off her curvy figure (@ Instagram)
This isn't the first time that Aryna posted pictures flaunting her elegant physique while rocking beach attire.

#aryna #star #sabalenkatook

The debate around transgender athletes participating in women's sports has reached all-time highs after comments on the subject by Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and tennis stars Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff.
Now, Jay Feely, a former NFL placekicker who is now the Republican nominee for Arizona's 1st congressional district, is giving his thoughts on the topic.
"We should be willing to stand up and say, hey, we don't want men competing in women's sports," Feely said in a video shared to social media. "We wanna protect those women's sports because they have biological advantages.
"If every guy who didn't make it in college and didn't get into the NBA decided, you know what, I wanna go play in the WNBA right now, I'm gonna identify as a woman, there wouldn't be any women in the WNBA. There wouldn't be a single woman. Caitlin Clark would not be able to compete against these men who go because of the physical advantages that they have.
"That is not what we should be supporting. That doesn't mean that you don't love people. It doesn't mean that you're not kind to people, but it means that you're talking about rational things…

#don 't #wanna #advantages

Sophie Cunningham has become the face of the transgender athlete debate consuming women's sports, and the scrutiny hasn't stayed confined to the WNBA. Athletes across other sports are now being asked to weigh in, too.
This week, it was Coco Gauff's turn. Asked about the WTA's new genetic testing policy, the World No. 4 tennis superstar gave her answer, and the reaction split almost immediately into two camps that agreed on nothing except that she'd said something worth arguing about.
Gauff's comments came after the WTA introduced a mandatory genetic testing policy in July, requiring all players to submit to a one-time test screening for the SRY gene as a condition of eligibility.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka backed the policy earlier in the week, stating it wouldn't be fair for women to compete against "biological men."
But Gauff gave a longer, more careful answer than her top-ranked peer.

#genetic

The WTA has recently come out with an eligibility policy involving gender screening. Coco Gauff has now addressed it, while defending the trans community from attack.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka recently gave her take on the Women's Tennis ***** ociation's new mandatory gene-testing policy for players. It is set to go into effect ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
Sabalenka was supportive of it, calling the policy fair. It is essentially a one-time gender screening which is 'based on biological ***** '. The policy is stated to want to preserve the integrity of women's tennis.
The debate over transgender athletes in sports goes well beyond tennis. And now, 22-year-old American star Coco Gauff has addressed the policy and the larger issue, weighing in on both.
Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images

#policy #sabalenka #addressed #World

Sophie Cunningham's comments on transgender athletes participating in sports have reverberated all across the country. In a July 21 ESPN profile, Cunningham said, "I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I'm like, 'I never once said that.' I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men."
Cunningham's stance has gone viral and led to rallies and counterrallies, a statement from the White House, and had people from all corners give their takes on it, including a conflicting one from her own head coach.
Now, Aryna Sabalenka, the world's No. 1 tennis player in the WTA, is giving her take on transgender participation in light of a new WTA policy.
"The WTA recently announced that, you know, the players will take a one-time gender test. How do you feel about that?" a reporter asked Sabalenka. "The first pro league to go in that direction."
"I think it's really important to keep the fairness in our tour, and it's obvious that biologically, right, the men are way stronger than women," Sabalenka responded.

#love #take #sophie

Britain's Katie Boulter and new husband Alex De Minaur, the Australian world number seven, are among the latest batch of entries for the US Open mixed doubles.
Fellow married couple Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils, ahead of what is expected to be his final Grand Slam event, were also announced by the US Tennis **** ociation on Monday, along with Venus Williams playing alongside Alexander Bublik.
Jack Draper was among the players already announced, alongside American Jessica Pegula, as well as fellow Briton Henry Patten with Katerina Siniakova, plus Novak Djokovic and world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
The tournament takes place on August 25 and 26 before the main tournament begins on August 30.
Of the 29 announced pairings, the six with the best combined singles rankings and eight wildcards will be joined in the 16-strong field by two teams from a qualifying tournament on August 24.

#katie

NEW YORK (AP) — An additional 13 teams, one featuring Venus Williams and some comprised of married couples, have entered the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship.
The new duos announced Monday by the U.S. Tennis ***** ociation raised the total to 29 teams for the 16 spots in the main draw, which will be held on Aug. 25 and Aug. 26.
Williams is partnering with Alexander Bublik for the tournament that was overhauled last year, with a $1 million prize to the winning team, in an effort to get top singles players to compete. Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and 24-time Grand Slam singles champion Novak Djokovic headlined the initial list of 16 teams who entered.
Elina Svitolina and her husband Gael Monfils, who is expected to play his final Grand Slam event at the U.S. Open, and newlyweds Katie Boulter and Alex De Minaur also were among the new entries.
The other new teams: Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik, Anna Kalinskaya and Lorenzo Musetti, Emma Navarro and Tommy Paul, Maria Sakkari and Karen Khachanov, Tatjana Maria and Valentin Vacherot, Reese Brantmeier and Michael Zheng, Jelena Ostapenko and Marcelo Arevalo, Gabriela Dabrowski and Harri Heliovaara, Demi Schuurs and Julian Cash, and Caty McNally and Robert Cash.

#teams #grand #maria #singles

Defending champions Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner top the 2026 U.S. Open entry list for tennis' final Grand Slam of the year.
Sabalenka is the two-time champion and is hoping to become the first woman to win three consecutive U.S. Open crowns since 2012-2014, when Serena Williams won the last of her six ******* les at Flushing Meadows.
Four other former women's U.S. Open champions are in the field, with 2024 winner Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek (2022), Naomi Osaka (2018, 2020) and Emma Raducanu (2021), looking to win their first Slam of the year.
There will be eight wild cards and 16 qualifiers among the 128 main-draw entries. It is not yet known whether Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, will compete in New York after making a return appearance at Wimbledon earlier this summer. Williams lost in Wimbledon's first round to Australian Maya Joint.
The three women who won Grand Slams this year are also in the field, led by Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina, Mirra Andreeva, who won at Roland Garros, and Wimbledon winner Linda Noskova.

#grand #wimbledon

Tennis fans miss Carlos Alcaraz. On Wednesday, we were treated to a video of him hitting forehands with that healing wrist. That got fans extremely excited for his expected return to the Cincinnati Open in a couple of weeks.
On Thursday, Alcaraz debuted a new hairstyle. This is a big departure from his previous noteworthy ones including the buzz cut, and the platinum blonde dye job affectionately called "blondecaraz." It also is a noticeable change from his recent fluffy long-locked look at the FIFA World Cup Final. The long hair was clearly part of a well orchestrated hair plan that now makes perfect sense.
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Fans say that he will be known as much for his haircuts as his tennis.
Some think he now looks like Drake.

#fans #long #hair

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic will team up in a blockbuster pairing at the 2026 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship next month.
Women's world number one Sabalenka and record 24-times Grand Slam champion Djokovic are among the high-profile teams on the New York entry list for an event played before the singles competition takes place.
Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz, Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud, Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper and Taylor Townsend and Alexander Zverev are among the other star-studded pairings, but Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alacaraz are notable absentees so far.
The entry window will close on August 17 when the the top six teams with the best combined singles ranking will be accepted into the main draw. Eight teams will be determined via wild card.
United States Tennis ******* ociation chief executive Craig Tiley said, "Anytime you can bring women and men together on the same team, you showcase tennis at its best. We are proud to again bring the world's top players together in a format that will provide exciting entertainment for our fans."

#teams #tennis #team #singles

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Wimbledon winner Jannik Sinner lead the fields for the U.S. Open that begins next month.
The U.S. Tennis ****** ociation announced the direct entry lists Tuesday for the final Grand Slam tournament of the season. Based on the July 20 rankings on the WTA and ATP Tours, the cutoff was No. 102 for the women and No. 101 for the men.
Sabalenka tops the women's rankings and will arrive in Flushing Meadows trying to become the first woman to win three straight U.S. Open ****** les since Serena Williams from 2012-14.
Sinner will be trying to regain the ****** le that Carlos Alcaraz took from the 2024 champion when they met in last year's final. The top-ranked Italian is coming off his fifth major championship, when he beat French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final.
Alcaraz, who has missed the last two majors because of a wrist injury but hopes to return during the North American hard-court swing, is ranked No. 3 and entered in the field.

#rankings

Grand Slam tennis is in the middle of a storm regarding the prize money it pays its players.
Players are looking for increased prize money across the board and, crucially, a different mechanism through which Wimbledon, the French Open, US Open and Australian Open distribute it.
In 2026, a number of high-profile players have threatened to boycott slams if their demands are not met.
Recently-crowned Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner and fellow world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka are among those who have mooted collective action in order to resolve the dispute.
The mixed doubles events at the US Open beginning in August is a potential target for a boycott; that would represent the most significant move in the saga yet, given the commercial importance of that event for the United States Tennis **** ociation.

#open #players #slam

Wimbledon has been the biggest trouble throughout the early stages of Coco Gauff's star-studded career. But the Delray Beach, Florida native has a prime chance to win her first **** le on tennis's biggest stage if she can get past Karolina Muchova today and into Saturday's final.
The seventh-ranked player in the world and two-time major champion, Gauff lost in the first round of two of her previous three trips to the All England Club. But this year saw her into the quarterfinals for the first time, where she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula after dropping the first set, a rally repeated from her Round of 16 match against last year's Wimbledon semifinalist Belinda Bencic.
With pre-tournament favorites Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and defending champion Iga Swiatek falling out, this marks the 22-year-old's best opportunity to take home the Rosewater Dish. Gauff is the highest-ranked player remaining, with Muchova, Linda Noskova and Marta Kostyuk also making their first appearances in the Wimbledon semifinals.
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Wimbledon returns with Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic remaining on a collision course for the semi-finals and a new women’s champion set to be crowned at the All England Club.
Reigning women’s champion Iga Swiatek was knocked out by Alexandra Eala on Saturday, while former champion Elena Rybakina also fell before the fourth round. Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, was then knocked out by a brilliant performance from Naomi Osaka, but Coco Gauff will face Karolina Muchova in the semi-finals.
On the men’s side, defending champion Sinner will not have injured rival Carlos Alcaraz in his way as he bids to retain the ******* le. That may also be good news for Djokovic, who played his longest Wimbledon match ever as the 39-year-old aims to win a record-breaking 25th major crown. It will be Sinner v Djokovic in the semi-finals.
The last British player left standing in the singles, Arthur Fery, faces ninth Flavio Cobolli in the quarter-finals after beating Grigor Dimitrov on his Centre Court debut to became the first British wildcard to reach the quarter-finals of a grand slam in the open era.
In the UK, every match from Wimbledon will be available to watch live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, with viewers able to access a stream from all 18 courts. There will also be live coverage across BBC One and BBC Two, starting before the day’s play each morning and lasting until the conclusion of the day’s action in the evening. Highlights show ‘Today at Wimbledon’ will then follow. The BBC confirmed before the start of the tournament that they had secured the rights to Wimbledon until at least 2033, keeping the tournament on free-to-air. TNT Sports will also show both the men’s and singles finals in the UK.

Wimbledon will crown a new women’s champion after shock defeats for Iga Swiatek and second seed Elena Rybakina were followed by Naomi Osaka’s brilliant victory over world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets.
With Barbora Krejcikova also knocked out before the quarter-finals, Wimbledon will crown a 10th different women’s champion in 10 years, with Coco Gauff set to face Karolina Muchova as both players attempt to reach a first final at the All England Club.
Wimbledon 2026 LIVE: Latest scores and updates from SW19
Meanwhile, reigning men’s champion and top seed Jannik Sinner is gathering form after a slow start at the Championships, while seventh seed Novak Djokovic remains a possible semi-final opponent for the Italian as the 39-year-old bids to win a record-breaking 25th grand slam ***** le
On the men’s side, a wildcard is through to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon for the first time since 2014, with Britain’s Arthur Fery setting up a clash with ninth seed Flavio Cobolli after battling from behind to beat Grigor Dimitrov in five sets.

LONDON (AP) — Sure, Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion who also impresses with her fashionable outfits.
On Tuesday, she sounded like the rest of us. The plantar fasciitis was acting up. She’s working too much.
“I’m just getting old,” Osaka said.
The 28-year-old Osaka’s Wimbledon run and fashion show ended in a 7-6 (4), 6-4 loss to Karolina Muchova in the quarterfinals of the grass-court Grand Slam.
Osaka, a former No. 1 player, had ousted top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round — with arguably some of her best tennis since returning from maternity leave — but couldn't find her rhythm Tuesday against her Czech opponent.

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American tennis star Coco Gauff gets her seventh Wimbledon campaign underway, and any outcome is better than last year.
While Gauff has won grand slam tournaments in the past, Wimbledon has always eluded her. Her best result at the All England Club has been a fourth-round finish, which she's reached in three different years. Gauff's worst result came in 2025, when the 22-year-old fell in the first round to Dayana Yastremska.
Though grass is historically one of Gauff's worst playing surfaces, she's gained a significant advantage with her place in the draw. Gauff's path to a quarterfinal berth is pretty clear, especially considering she's drawn into the same half as world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.
Could Coco Gauff overcome her past struggles in London?

Naomi Osaka took down top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6 (2) on Sunday to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Sabalenka is a four-time major champion (Australian Open and US Open twice each), but she’s never won the Wimbledon singles ******* le, and it’s the only major that she hasn’t even reached the final of.
After the loss, a reporter at Wimbledon asked Sabalenka, “Do you feel you are the world number one player at the moment, and if not, what do you feel you need to do to get back to that status?”
“Ah, this question, guys,” Sabalenka said. “I mean, let’s just look at the rankings. So, by now, I’m world number one. Level-wise, today, I wasn’t world number one. Yesterday, I was world number one… I don’t even want to think about ranking at this point.”
“I just want to go get completely drunk, forget about tennis, and try to get in better shape.”

Aryna Sabalenka recently shared an emotional reaction after her defeat to Naomi Osaka in the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships, revealing that she just wanted to get “completely drunk.”
Sabalenka’s run at the All England Club ended on Sunday after Osaka claimed a 6-2, 7-6(2) victory. During her postmatch news conference, the Belarusian was asked whether she still felt like the World No. 1 despite the upset and what she needed to do to return to her best. Responding candidly, she said:
“Oh, this question, guys. I mean, let’s just look at the ranking. Right now I’m world No. 1. Level-wise, today I wasn’t world No. 1. Yesterday I was world No. 1. I feel like I just, you know, I don’t even want to think about ranking at this point. I just want to go, get completely drunk, forget about tennis, and try to get in better shape (smiling).”
She further reflected on her performance and her focus during the match:
“I cannot be satisfied with anything today. But I have to say that there was couple times where I could just completely lose it. But I was respectful to the grass and to the next players who is going to play there, so I hold myself really good.”

A resurgent Naomi Osaka stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a brilliant performance to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time.
Japan's Osaka out-served, out-hit and out-thought her fellow four-time Grand Slam champion to win 6-2 7-6 (7-2) on Centre Court.
This is Sabalenka's earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2022 French Open, and the first time she has exited one in straight sets for 122 matches.
But she fell to an inspired performance by Osaka, who held her racquet to her head in disbelief after clinching victory on her second match point.
It is a first Wimbledon last-eight appearance for Osaka, who also reached the second week of the French Open for the first time last month.

Aryna Sabalenka was booed by the Wimbledon crowd after whacking a ball out of Centre Court following her straight-sets defeat to Naomi Osaka.
World No 1 Sabalenka suffered her earliest grand slam defeat since the 2022 French Open, with Osaka producing a brilliant performance and claiming her first win on Centre Court with a 6-2 7-6 vicotry.
The loss was the first time Sabalenka had exited a grand slam in straight sets since the 2020 US Open, with Osaka also snapping her streak of 21 consecutive tiebreaks won at the grand slams.
Osaka, the former world No 1 and four-time grand slam champion, is through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time, ending Sabalenka's bid in what is becoming a wide-open tournament.
For the 10th year in a row, the women's draw will crown a new Wimbledon champion - but it will not be Sabalenka as the US Open crashed out in what is another painful grand slam defeat, following her unravelling against Dian Shnaider at the French Open and Australian Open final defeat to Elena Rybakina this season.

Naomi Osaka had one of the biggest wins of her career at Wimbledon on Sunday, July 5.
She beat top-seeded and world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets in the round of 16. Osaka handled Sabalenka 6-2 in the first set and then outlasted her 7-6 (7-2) to take the victory, her first on the famed Centre Court, which Osaka said in her post-match interview is "so special." The win was her first time beating Sabalenka in eight years, since the 2018 U.S. Open. She had already lost three times this year to the Belarusian star.
"I think it was a really fun match. I'm really grateful," Osaka said as the crowd laughed. "Even if I lost, I would still think it was a great match. But no, it was really fun."
Osaka pointed out her mother, Tamaki Osaka, in her player's box. She thanked her for her ******* anese cooking, which she said "powered" her. Tamaki, wearing a white sunhat, sunglasses and white gloves, blew kisses to her daughter. The tennis star's kimono and cherry blossom-inspired outfits at the tournament have paid tribute to her ******* anese heritage.
The four-time major winner has appeared in six Wimbledon competitions. This year marks her first time making it to the quarterfinals. She will face Karolína Muchová on Tuesday, July 7.

Naomi Osaka handed Aryna Sabalenka her earliest grand slam defeat for four years to firmly establish herself as a Wimbledon ******* le contender.
In the biggest match of the women's tournament so far, Osaka outplayed Sabalenka in a 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) victory to send the world number one tumbling out of a major tournament before the quarter-finals for the first time since the French Open in 2022.
Sabalenka has not been at her best since winning the Sunshine Double of Indian Wells and Miami in the spring and even her proud record of having won 21 consecutive grand slam tie-breaks went here on what was decisively Osaka's day.
The 28-year-old beamed after clinching one of her best wins since her last slam ******* le in 2021, and she said: "I think it was a really fun match, I'm really grateful.
"For me this court is so special, this is the first match I've won on this court. It means a lot. My mum's over there and I feel like her cooking is powering me.

Wimbledon will crown a new women's champion after shock defeats for Iga Swiatek and second seed Elena Rybakina were followed by Naomi Osaka's brillaint victory over world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets.
With Barbora Krejcikova also knocked out before the quarter-finals, WImbledon will crown a 10th different women's champion in 10 years, with Swiatek stunned by Alexandra Eala and Rybakina beaten by in the third round by Elise Mertens.
Wimbledon 2026 LIVE: Latest scores and updates from SW19
Meanwhile, reigning men's champion and top seed Jannik Sinner is gathering form after a slow start at the Championships, while seventh seed Novak Djokovic remains a possible semi-final opponent for the Italian as the 39-year-old bids to win a record-breaking 25th grand slam **** le
On the men's side, two wildcards are through to the last-16 and will play each other on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals. Grigor Dimitrov, a year on from his painful retirement while leading eventual champion Sinner, will play Britain's Arthur Fery for a place in the final eight.

A resurgent Naomi Osaka stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a brilliant performance to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time.
Japan's Osaka out-served, out-hit and out-thought her fellow four-time Grand Slam champion to win 6-2 7-6 (7-2) on Centre Court.
This is Sabalenka's earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2022 French Open, and the first time she has exited one in straight sets for 122 matches.
But she fell to an inspired performance by Osaka, who held her racquet to her head in disbelief after clinching victory on her second match point.
It is a first Wimbledon last-eight appearance for Osaka, who also reached the second week of the French Open for the first time last month.

Naomi Osaka of ***** an during her Ladies' Singles match against Aryna Sabalenka on day seven of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Picture date: Sunday July 5, 2026. (Photo by John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)
Naomi Osaka scored her biggest win since her return from maternity leave by knocking off world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round of Wimbledon on Sunday.
No. 14 Osaka, the four-time major champion on hardcourts, overpowered Sabalenka, 6-2, 7-6(2), winning the match with a huge forehand service return o reach her first Wimbledon quarterfinal.
Sabalenka hadn't lost in straight sets in a major since the 2020 U.S. Open. Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in their last three matches, including in straight sets in the fourth round at Roland Garros.
"Going into this match I lost to her like three times in a row, so that really sucked," Osaka said.

Naomi Osaka pulled off a huge upset on Sunday, knocking off Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets. Sabalenka entered the women's singles draw as the overall No. 1 seed for the tournament.
Osaka dominated the first set, winning 6-2. Sabalenka looked more like herself in the second set, and it was more back-and-forth, leading to a tiebreaker.
Sabalenka entered with an insane tiebreaker streak. She had won 21 consecutive tiebreakers at grand slams, but that ended on Sunday. Osaka won the second set tiebreaker, 7-2, to take the overall set 7-6.
She will advance to the quarterfinals, where she will face No. 10 Karolina Muchova. This will be the first time that Osaka has made it to the quarterfinals in her sixth Wimbledon appearance.
Osaka is still searching for her first Wimbledon championship. Currently, she has four major wins, two at the Australian Open and two at the U.S. Open in singles competition.

THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, London — Naomi Osaka's transformation into a ****** an of grass-court tennis took its biggest leap forward Sunday, as she knocked Aryna Sabalenka out of Wimbledon in straight sets.
Osaka was nearly untouchable on a warm, still evening in London unlike anything she could have imagined for herself before this year. For a fourth consecutive match, Osaka crushed her serve and groundstokes, pushing the world No. 1 onto her heels and leaving her swatting desperately for ****** that cruised and skidded past her.
With a 6-2, 7-6(2) victory, she had her biggest win since she returned to the tour after pregnancy in 2024, and perhaps even since her last Grand Slam ****** le win, all the way back in February of 2021.
For Sabalenka, it was another disappointment, in an early summer that has had far more of them than she might have anticipated after her mostly scintillating first three months of the season. Sabalenka made the final of the Australian Open and then completed a rare Sunshine Double with wins at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells and then the Miami Open.
But as the season moved to the organic surfaces of clay and grass, where it's harder for her to find the stability she craves, her results grew rocky. That included a quarterfinal meltdown at the French Open, where she served for the match against Russia's Diana Shnaider before spiraling out of form losing the final 10 games.

Aryna Sabalenka faces Naomi Osaka in a battle of current and former world No 1s with Wimbledon staging a fourth-round blockbuster between four-time grand slam champions.
Osaka, 28, is through to the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time and while her fashion walk-outs have attracted considerable attention, the ***** anese star has found serious form on the grass after struggling on the surface earlier in her career.
Wimbledon 2026 LIVE: Latest scores and updates from SW19
Osaka now plays top seed Sabalenka for the fourth time this season. Before this year, Osaka and Sabalenka had not played since the 2018 US Open but Sabalenka has won all three of this season’s meetings - including in the last-16 of last month’s French Open.
Neither Osaka or Sabalenka have won a grass-court before, but the Wimbledon draw is opening up after defeats for Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Amanda Anisimova on the other side of the bracket on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner remain on a collision course at Wimbledon while Naomi Osaka faces Aryna Sabalenka in a fourth-round blockbuster on day seven of the Championships.
Osaka is through to the last 16 of Wimbledon for the first time and battles current world No 1 Sabalenka in a meeting of four-time grand slam champions. Sabalenka has won all three matches they have played this season, including in the last 16 of last month’s French Open, but Osaka carries blistering form onto the grass.
Djokovic and Sinner, who could meet in the semi-finals, both play qualifiers on Saturday. Djokovic continues his bid for a record 25th grand slam ***** le against Roman Safuillin, who knocked out Joao Fonseca, while Sinner meets Shintaro Mochizuki, a winner against Rafael Jodar.
Coco Gauff, meanwhile, faces a tough test against Belinda Bencic, and there is an all-Czech contest between former champion Barbora Krejcikova and 10th seed Karolina Muchova.
Here’s the order of play on day seven and the tournament schedule