Day 7 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): the world No. 1 out, the defending champion out, and Wimbledon 2026 guaranteed a first-time women's champion
Naomi Osaka beats Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6(2) on Centre Court to reach her first ever Wimbledon quarter-final
Karolina Muchova beats defending champion Barbora Krejcikova 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in an all-Czech thriller
Jessica Pegula fights back from a set down to beat 18-year-old Iva Jovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Jan-Lennard Struff into his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final at 36, after Hubert Hurkacz retires hurt from two sets to love up
Novak Djokovic through to the quarter-finals in another tough four-setter, closing on major title No. 25
Felix Auger-Aliassime from a set down to beat Davidovich Fokina, on a collision course with Djokovic
TennisAthlete Player of the Day: Naomi Osaka, the physical rebuild after motherhood, back to beating the World No. 1
Jonathan Overend joins the show live from the BBC Radio 5 Live commentary box on Centre Court, mid-Sinner match, as the roof closes above him
Jonathan takes Dan back to 7 July 2013 and the Andy Murray Wimbledon final, from the same seat he's sitting in tonight
Jonathan on the extraordinary 40-love championship point game, why Djokovic might have been the favourite at 40-love, and how Andy Murray closed it out
Dan on watching Ivan Lendl and Andy Murray from the box in the 2012 Australian Open semi-final and the moment he saw belief descend
The Wimbledon Quickfire with Jonathan Overend
Dear Dan: which men's doubles teams look most dangerous heading into the QFs, and which doubles team from history would Dan most love to have coached

Tomorrow on the show: Manic Monday delivers all four men's quarter-finals from the top half of the draw, plus the Fery vs Dimitrov story that has all of British tennis holding its breath.

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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