Flavio Cobolli Upsets Sixth-Seeded Alex de Minaur at Wimbledon 2026
On July 6, 2026, the eighth day of Wimbledon saw significant progress in the tournament's knockout stages, including the round of 16 matches for both men and women. In a major upset in the men's draw, tenth-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli defeated the sixth-seeded Australian Alex de Minaur in straight sets, 7-5, 7-6, 6-3. Cobolli will next face the winner of the match between Grigor Dimitrov and Arthur Fery.
In the women's competition, two notable matches took place. Twelfth-seeded Maria Kostyuk advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Ashlyn Krueger 6-4, 6-4 in under an hour and a half. Meanwhile, Marie Bouzkova was eliminated after losing to Belgian Alice Mertens by the same scoreline, 6-4, 6-4, with Mertens moving on to the last eight.
These results mark the beginning of the decisive stages of Wimbledon 2026, with several high seeds already falling and others advancing toward the quarterfinals.
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