{"id":1999,"date":"2026-07-09T21:18:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/?p=1999"},"modified":"2026-07-09T21:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:18:03","slug":"wimbledon-day-10-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/2026\/07\/09\/wimbledon-day-10-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon &#8211; Day 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Day 10 at Wimbledon 2026 (July 8) delivered quarter-final fireworks: Arthur Fery\u2019s Cinderella run continued with another upset, Alexander Zverev powered past Taylor Fritz, and Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova booked their places in the women\u2019s semifinals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfbe Men\u2019s Singles Quarterfinals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Arthur Fery<\/strong> (GBR, wildcard) stunned Flavio Cobolli [9] 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-0.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fery became only the <strong>fourth wildcard in the Open Era<\/strong> to reach a men\u2019s singles major semifinal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alexander Zverev<\/strong> [2] defeated Taylor Fritz [6] 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Zverev\u2019s serving was sensational, winning 77% of first-serve points and committing just 15 unforced errors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc83 Women\u2019s Singles Quarterfinals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Marta Kostyuk<\/strong> [12] dominated Jasmine Paolini [13] 6-3, 6-2.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kostyuk won 90% of her first-serve points and reached her second consecutive major semifinal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Linda Noskova<\/strong> [9] defeated Elise Mertens [25] 6-3, 7-5.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Noskova saved the only break point she faced and racked up 30 winners in a commanding performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 Fantasy League Director\u2019s Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 10 was a <strong>fantasy rollercoaster<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fery\u2019s fairytale win was jackpot material for anyone bold enough to back the Brit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zverev rewarded safe picks with a clinical performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kostyuk and Noskova flipped fortunes for those banking on Paolini or Mertens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With the semifinals set \u2014 Djokovic vs. Sinner, Zverev vs. Fery, Gauff vs. Muchova, and Kostyuk vs. Noskova \u2014 fantasy fortunes are hanging by a thread. Every pick now carries prize money weight as the chase for glory intensifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a fun Wimbledon fantasy league leaderboard update after Day 10 (July 8, 2026) \u2014 the quarterfinals are done, the prize pot is revealed, and the leaderboard is buzzing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfbe Top of the Leaderboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Miss Hits<\/strong> storms into 1st place with 180 points \u2014 Nikki Godfrey proving that \u201cmisses\u201d can hit the jackpot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tournament Director<\/strong> holds 2nd with 174 \u2014 Jared Godfrey keeping steady at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tempus Fugit<\/strong> sits 3rd on 166 \u2014 time flying but still in contention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf31 Chasing Pack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Spinning Strings<\/strong> also at 166, just outside the podium.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lazy Last Minute<\/strong> (164) and <strong>Muchas Grassias<\/strong> (162) are lurking dangerously close.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RaduCanYou?!<\/strong> and <strong>Ace your Day<\/strong> both at 162 \u2014 cheeky names, serious scores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf Bottom Watch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Quiet Please!<\/strong> at 92 is living up to the name \u2014 too quiet on the scoreboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fuzzy Green Balls<\/strong> remains last with 66 \u2014 still rolling but struggling to bounce back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 Director\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 10 saw <strong>Arthur Fery\u2019s fairytale run continue<\/strong>, stunning Cobolli, while <strong>Zverev powered past Fritz<\/strong>. On the women\u2019s side, <strong>Marta Kostyuk dominated Paolini<\/strong> and <strong>Linda Noskova defeated Mertens<\/strong> to reach the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fantasy fortunes swung wildly: Fery backers hit jackpot, Zverev rewarded safe picks, and Noskova punished those banking on Keys earlier in the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the semifinals set, every point now carries prize money weight \u2014 the chase for glory is officially on.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"707\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2001\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/image-17.png 441w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/image-17-187x300.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Top Half<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"674\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2002\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/image-18.png 443w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/image-18-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bottom Half<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 10 at Wimbledon 2026 (July 8) delivered quarter-final fireworks: Arthur Fery\u2019s Cinderella run continued with another upset, Alexander Zverev powered past Taylor Fritz, and Marta Kostyuk and Linda Noskova booked their places in the women\u2019s semifinals. \ud83c\udfbe Men\u2019s Singles Quarterfinals \ud83d\udc83 Women\u2019s Singles Quarterfinals \ud83c\udfc6 Fantasy League Director\u2019s Note Day 10 was a fantasy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wimbledon-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1999"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2003,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999\/revisions\/2003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}