Day Five of Wimbledon 2026 saw the first half of the fourth-round lineup confirmed, with Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both moving through, while several seeds crashed out in a day full of momentum swings.
Djokovic overcame a spirited challenge from Arthur Rinderknech to record his 105th match win at Wimbledon, drawing level with Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record at the Championships.
Meanwhile, Sinner produced another controlled display against Jenson Brooksby to continue his title defence.
Elsewhere, Jan-Lennard Struff pulled off the biggest upset of the day, stunning eighth seed Daniil Medvedev in straight sets despite trailing in all three sets, while Hubert Hurkacz ended Tommy Paul’s run to keep his own grass-court hopes alive.
Full recap below.
Day Five Wimbledon 2026 Round of 32 Results
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner [1] | Jenson Brooksby | 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Shintaro Mochizuki | Rafael Jodar [23] | 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | Tommy Paul [21] | 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-5, 6-2 |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | Daniil Medvedev [8] | 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 7-5 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime [3] | Michael Zheng (Q) | 7-6(1) 6-2 6-1 |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina [22] | Marton Fucsovics | 7-6(3), 6-2, 6-3 |
| Roman Safiullin | Joao Fonseca [24] | 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 |
| Novak Djokovic [7] | Arthur Rinderknech [25] | 7-5, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4) |
Key Match Recap
Novak Djokovic [7] def. Arthur Rinderknech [25] 7-5, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4)
Novak Djokovic battled through a tough four-set match to equal Roger Federer’s record of men’s singles matches won at Wimbledon (105).
After a strong start, he dropped the third set but was resilient in the fourth, winning a tense tie-break with some trademark clutch play.
Rinderknech’s aggressive game style was always going to be dangerous, as we saw on the same court 12 months ago against World No. 3 Alexander Zverev, but Djokovic’s reliability and ability to read the moment came to the fore:
Rinderkench: 67 winners, 25 Unforced errors, 82% 1st serve points won, 117 points won
Djokovic: 40 winners, 16 Unforced errors, 73% 1st serve points won, 108 points won
To be able to make history in this sport is a huge honour and a huge privilege. Particularly here, it’s always been a dream childhood tournament of mine. I’m not thinking about whether it’s going to be 105 or 106, but I’m just thinking about trying to win that match on a given day. Today I was quite stressed out. There was more tension than usual. I knew it was going to be a very challenging match for me. I’m just happy to overcome this. A bit of luck, a bit of skill, in the end. Pretty much a flawless tie-break from my side. I did everything I could… It was a really tiring, really close match. I’m happy to overcome it. Novak on his win and 105 wins at Wimbledon.
Djokovic will face Roman Safiullin next.
Jannik Sinner [1] def. Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 (2h 13m)
Sinner looked more comfortable and efficient than in previous rounds, and while he’s not yet hit top gear, he’s producing on the big points.
Sinner committed 26 unforced errors and was broken while serving to serve out the match at 5-3 in the third set, struggling to time the ball cleanly as Brooksby mixed up his game.
However, when it mattered, Sinner went into lockdown mode to grind out his third win of the week, setting a fourth-round clash against Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki.
Hubert Hurkacz def. Tommy Paul [21] 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-5, 6-2
Hurkacz came back from a set down in a serve-dominated encounter featuring 30 consecutive holds of serve.
Paul broke the Pole for the first and only time in the third game of the first set and looked solid on his own serve until the second-set tie-break.
However, when leading 5-3, he lost two consecutive serves, and his metrics dropped considerably as Hubi took charge from then on.
I had Shelton and Paul as unlikely, but potential winners at SW19, and both are now gone in the first week. Nice!
Jan-Lennard Struff def. Daniil Medvedev [8] 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 7-5
Struff delivered a big upset, beating the two-time semi-finalist in straight sets with strong serving and clutch play in the tie-breaks.
The scoreline would make you think this was two guys holding serve until the tie-breaks, where the big-serving Struff came alive, but it was actually a breakfest.
Meddy had a 3-1 lead in the first set, a 5-2 lead in the second, and another 5-2 lead in the third, but somehow lost all three.
All in all, the Russian lost serve 5 times and hit 10 double faults, so he really only has himself to blame, with 4 points in total separating them.
Other Notable Matches
Roman Safiullin def. João Fonseca [24] 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
Safiullin was near-flawless and will face Djokovic next. I’d wrongly thought Fonseca was playing well on grass after his win over the retiree Bautista Agut, but as soon as he ran into someone capable like Safiullin, he was all at sea.
Super forehand, of course, but I don’t really like how he moves on this surface, and he’s got a long way to go; otherwise, he’ll be taking the Casper Ruud approach to grass.
Shintaro Mochizuki (Q) def. Rafael Jodar [23] 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4
The Japanese qualifier recovered from a set down to reach the fourth round of a major for the first time.
I thought Jodar was one to watch on grass as he doesn’t have that typical Spanish game style, but after breadsticking Mochizuki in the first set, his game disappeared.
In part due to how well Mochizuki played thereafter, he won the 2019 Juniors at Wimbledon and came through qualifying, which counts for a lot, so he knows his way around on it, as the 6-3 6-0 6-0 scoreline in his 1st round win shows; you don’t see that on grass too often.
Highlights
Wimbledon 2026 Day 6 Round of 32 Matches
- Alex de Minaur [5] vs Zachary Svajda
- Karen Khachanov [19] vs Flavio Cobolli [9]
- Grigor Dimitrov vs Matteo Berrettini
- Zizou Bergs vs Arthur Fery (WC)
- Taylor Fritz [6] vs Lorenzo Sonego
- Frances Tiafoe [17] vs Alexander Bublik [10]
- Jiri Lehecka [13] vs Jaume Munar
- Marcos Giron vs Alexander Zverev [2]
PS. Which scheduler thought the FAA vs Zheng match was a Centre Court worthy tie?!