Day 8 of our Wimbledon 2026 daily live series, recorded inside the grounds. Brought to you by Novellus.

Live every night at 9pm UK across the Wimbledon fortnight, with Wimbledon champions, tennis icons and special guests joining Dan to break down the day's biggest stories from inside the grounds at SW19.

In this episode:

Major Moments (brought to you by SotoTennis Academy): Arthur Fery does it again, from two sets to one and a break down to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals
Taylor Fritz cruises past Alexander Bublik
The women's draw guaranteed to produce the 10th different champion in 10 years,
Paolini won through 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 over Alexandra Eala
TennisAthlete Player of the Day: Arthur Fery
A big day in the men's doubles: Cash and Glasspool through in three, Arévalo and Pavić beat Rojer and Winegar, Krajicek and Middelkoop through the QFs, Skupski and Harrison out to the alternates
Martin Lee joins the show, the 1995 Wimbledon boys' doubles champion with James Trotman, on the day that made front-page news ahead of Sampras beating Becker in the men's final
Martin on Boris Becker's speech that night, when he said out loud he didn't know what was going on on Court One but it sounded "a lot more exciting than this court"
The Wimbledon Quickfire with Martin Lee
Dear Dan: Mertens' upset of Rybakina and whether she's the real threat now, and how the men's doubles game has evolved since Dan's playing days

Tomorrow on the show: Day 9 brings the first men's quarter-finals of the fortnight, plus the Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani women's doubles action Dan is coaching on Court 12 at 1 pm 7th July so make sure to tune in to watch!

About Control the Controllables Wimbledon Live

Dan Kiernan and a different special guest every night, bringing you analysis from inside the grounds at Wimbledon. Wimbledon champions, tennis icons, players, coaches and analysts join across the fortnight. Live every evening at 9pm UK on the CTC YouTube channel. Episodes drop as podcasts the next morning wherever you get your podcasts.

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