Centre Court has a brand new breakout star, Wimbledon champions past and present are heading home, and Britain's dream run is still alive. Join Joel and Chris at Tennis Weekly HQ as we react to Alexandra Eala's stunning victory over defending champion Iga Swiatek as the Filipina becomes the first player from her country to reach the second week of a Grand Slam. We discuss whether Eala is now a genuine Wimbledon title contender, what went wrong for Swiatek, and why 2022 champion Elena Rybakina's grass-court dominance has suddenly deserted her after another shock exit. Elsewhere, Marta Kostyuk backed up her impressive Roland Garros showing and Ashlyn Krueger continued her form as the women's draw opened up even further in the bottom half.

On the ATP side, Arthur Fery produces the comeback of the day to reach the fourth round and keep British hopes alive, while Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov and Jiri Lehecka all progress. We also reflect on Serena Williams' emotional withdrawal from doubles with Venus and preview a blockbuster Day 7 featuring Aryna Sabalenka against Naomi Osaka - is it the match to decide where the women’s singles title is heading?

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On today’s Wimbledon Day 5 catch-up, we discuss Novak Djokovic battling past Arthur Rinderknech to equal Roger Federer’s all-time men’s singles wins record at Wimbledon with his 105th victory, while continuing his pursuit of an eighth title at SW19. We also look at Jannik Sinner’s most convincing performance of the tournament so far as he eased into the fourth round, and debate whether the defending champion is finally starting to justify his favourite status.

On the women’s side, Aryna Sabalenka produced a clinical display against Jelena Ostapenko to set up a mouth-watering Round 4 showdown with Naomi Osaka, who reached the second week at Wimbledon for the first time in her career. We hear from Osaka on her surprising preference for No.1 Court over Centre Court and discuss whether she can gain revenge on Sabalenka after their recent meeting in Paris. Elsewhere, we examine the controversy surrounding Wimbledon’s handling of Venus and Serena Williams’ doubles return, question whether special treatment is being given to the legendary sisters, assess why so many of the ATP’s rising stars have struggled on grass compared to Roland Garros, and look ahead to Day 6 with Britain’s Arthur Fery now the last home player standing in the singles draw.

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Iga Swiatek is finding her grass-court groove, Matteo Berrettini is rolling back the years, and Arthur Fery is flying the British flag after becoming the last home player standing in the Wimbledon singles draws. At Tennis Weekly HQ, we react to Swiatek’s dominant display against Karolina Pliskova as the defending champion sets up a fascinating third-round clash with rising star Alexandra Eala. We also ask whether her performance really deserved the A+ awarded by Martina Navratilova, or whether Swiatek’s own more modest B grade was closer to the mark. Elsewhere, Elena Rybakina, Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys all continued their impressive progress into the third round.

On the ATP side, Matteo Berrettini continued his resurgence with a four-set win over Arthur Fils and even revealed to us why Wimbledon refused to let him wear a Hugo Boss walk-on suit. We also celebrate Arthur Fery’s breakthrough run, debate Learner Tien’s extraordinary post-match McDonald’s feast, discuss why Novak Djokovic finally got his Centre Court wish, and preview a blockbuster Day 5 featuring Aryna Sabalenka against Jelena Ostapenko, while wondering whether Serena and Venus Williams’ long-awaited doubles reunion will actually happen.

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