Wimbledon Best Bets, Picks & Predictions for Sunday, July 5, 2026
Wimbledon quarterfinal spots will start being handed out on Sunday, when Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff take the court. Sabalenka and Osaka are set for a blockbuster matchup in the fourth round.
Let's take a look at the best bets to be made on Day 7 at Wimbledon.
Naomi Osaka +1.5 sets over Aryna Sabalenka (-140)
Osaka is a considerable underdog, but at the very least, she should make it competitive. The Japanese veteran is 7-1 on grass this summer, and her only loss has come in the form of a retirement due to injury against Karolina Muchova in the Bad Homburg final. Osaka has recovered from that foot issue to crush her first 3 opponents at the All-England Club. She is 6-0 in total sets through 3 rounds, has not been extended to a single tiebreaker and only 1 set has been closer than 6-3. Osaka was particular impressive in a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Daria Kasatkina in Round 3. Two of their 4 previous encounters have gone to a third set, including at their only Grand Slam matchup – a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 success for Osaka at the 2018 U.S. Open.
Jan-Lennard Struff vs Hubert Hurkacz Over 40.5 games (-110)
Struff and Hurkacz are 2 of the biggest servers on the ATP Tour. As such, a 4-set match should soar over this 40.5 quota, and it's hard to see this being a straight-set result in either man's favor. Hurkacz is a sizable favorite, but he is down at #96 in the rankings (22 spots worse than Struff) and has been struggling at slams since reaching the semis at the All-England Club in 2021. Struff defeated Sebastian Baez in 5 sets to begin his fortnight, beat Brandon Nakashima in a fifth-set tiebreaker and then toppled Daniil Medvedev 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 7-5. Through 3 matches, Struff has already played a ridiculous 9 sets that have produced either 7-5 or 7-6 scorelines. Speaking of which, the last match between these two players (2024 Dubai) produced a 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 7-6(6) scoreline in Hurkacz's favor.
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Over 39.5 games (-120)
FAA vs. ADF could also be a thriller. That is almost always the case when these guys go head-to-head. Their most recent showdown was a 5-setter at the 2025 Australian Open, which Davidovich Fokina won. They also squared off at the 2022 Aussie Open, when all 4 sets were decided by tiebreakers -- with Auger-Aliassime emerging victorious. Out of 4 meetings, their least competitive one is a 6-4, 7-6(5) result in the Canadian’s favor at the 2023 Doha event.
