{"id":22384,"date":"2026-07-06T16:58:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/?p=22384"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:58:47","slug":"wimbledon-semi-finals-2026-key-dates-favourites-and-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/wimbledon-semi-finals-2026-key-dates-favourites-and-what-to-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon Semi-Finals 2026: Key Dates, Favourites and What to Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wimbledon 2026 is missing its king. <\/span>Carlos Alcaraz<\/strong>, champion in 2023 and 2024 and runner-up last year, won’t set foot on the lawns this fortnight, a wrist injury that already cost him Roland Garros having ended his grass season before it started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the first time in years the men’s draw opens without the player who has owned Centre Court, and one question hangs over the whole event: with Alcaraz gone, who walks through the door he’s left open? By the time we reach the final four, we’ll have our answer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, <\/span>Serena Williams<\/strong> \u2013 44 years old, seven-time champion, nearly four years away from singles \u2013 is back, wild card in hand, on the grass where she built a legend.<\/span><\/p>\n

She may not be the favourite. She may not be there in the second week. But for the first time in a long while, the story of Wimbledon isn’t only about who lifts the trophy. And as the field narrows toward the semi-finals, every name still standing has something to prove.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When Are the Wimbledon Semi-Finals?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Wimbledon semi-final schedule is simple: the semi-finals fall on the second Thursday and Friday of the Championships, with the women going first and the men a day later.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Round<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nDate<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women’s semi-finals<\/span><\/td>\nThursday 9 July 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men’s semi-finals<\/span><\/td>\nFriday 10 July 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women’s final<\/span><\/td>\nSaturday 11 July 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men’s final<\/span><\/td>\nSunday 12 July 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The main draw begins on Monday 29 June, while the singles draws were made on Friday 26 June. Sinner and Djokovic have landed in the same half, so the two can meet only in the semi-finals, while the women’s seedings point to a possible Sabalenka\u2013Andreeva quarter-final and a Rybakina\u2013Anisimova clash in the other quarter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Who Could Reach the Wimbledon Semi-Finals?<\/b><\/h2>\n

With the draw now out, the Wimbledon favourites are taking clearer shape, and our bookmakers have a firm idea of who’s suited to go deep here. These are the names they rate most highly, and why.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Men’s contenders<\/b><\/h3>\n