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Krajicek / Mektić vs Kokkinakis / Kovacevic — 7-6(4) 6-3
 Kokkinakis/ Kovacevic✓ | 7 | 6 |
Krajicek/ Mektić | 64 | 3 |
Final · Tuesday, July 7, 2026 · Quarter-finals
Result
Kokkinakis / Kovacevic 7-6(4) 6-3 over Krajicek / Mektić — the unseeded pair take the opener on a tie-break and reach the semi-finals against the No. 1 seeds.
Krajicek / MektićStats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-07
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
At this Stage
An unseeded pair keeps rolling into the last four. Thanasi Kokkinakis and Aleksandar Kovacevic beat the No. 14 seeds Austin Krajicek and Nikola Mektić 7-6(4) 6-3 on Court 12 — taking a tight opener on the tie-break, then pulling clear in the second. They out-served the seeds, 21 winners to 9 and 16 aces between them, and were never dragged into a deciding set. They move into a semi-final against the No. 1 seeds Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten, the toughest task the draw could hand them.
Krajicek/MektićKokkinakis/Kovacevic✓Round of 16
Quarter-finals
What we know now
Court: The men's doubles quarter-finals are scheduled across 7–8 July
Match length: 1:26
Watch: ESPN+
What I said beforehand
The preview, frozen before the first serve. Clearly dated, never rewritten — that's the deal that makes the pick worth anything.
The draw's best upset story against the draw's most decorated pair. Kokkinakis and Kovacevic — unseeded, singles players moonlighting — have knocked out the No. 12 and No. 5 seeds back to back, both on tie-breaks, riding two of the biggest serves in the field. Krajicek and Mektić answer with the deeper doubles résumé and the win that matters most here: a three-set takedown of the No. 4 seeds Bolelli and Vavassori. Against big servers on grass it comes down to the return games you steal, and that is exactly where the seasoned pair holds the edge — narrowly.
The case for Krajicek / Mektić
55% to winThe No. 14 seeds carry by far the more accomplished doubles pedigree of the two, and they've already solved a top-four pair this fortnight — proof their return game can break a rhythm the raw servers across the net will rely on.
The case for Kokkinakis / Kovacevic
45% to winUnseeded and unbothered: Kokkinakis and Kovacevic have beaten the No. 12 and No. 5 seeds on the trot, both in tie-breaks, serving their way out of every tight game. On a fast lawn, two arms like that are a nightmare draw for anyone.
Both cases written 2026-07-07, before the first ball — frozen into the record exactly as written, whatever the result. The percentages are mine, quoted to a decimal because false precision is funnier — and tennis has no draw to hide the rounding in.
My locked pick: Krajicek / Mektić to advance ✗ WRONG
“The unseeded servers are dangerous, but the seasoned pair's return game already solved a top-four seed — it edges it.”
Locked 2026-07-07 02:30 UTC — rendered verbatim from the pick ledger; never a fresher, hedged version
Storylines
- Kokkinakis and Kovacevic have taken out the No. 12 and No. 5 seeds in successive rounds, both decided on tie-breaks.
- Krajicek and Mektić are the only pair in this quarter to have beaten a top-four seed, ousting Bolelli and Vavassori in three.
Injuries & withdrawals
| Both pairs | No injury or withdrawal concerns reported for any of the four — no withdrawals posted against this tie. | AELTC order of play (no withdrawals posted) and tour coverage · 2026-07-07 |
Injury news drifts hourly in tournament week — every row carries its source and date for exactly that reason.
Court & schedule: The men's doubles quarter-finals are scheduled across 7–8 July, with this tie expected on Wednesday 8 July. The exact court and start time are set when the All England Club publishes the order of play the evening before. (All England Club order of play (quarter-final schedule not yet released), as of 2026-07-06)
Weather: Another hot, dry day at SW19 — sunshine and low-30s°C heat (around 90°F) with negligible rain risk, as the week's heatwave builds toward a Thursday peak near 35°C. (Met Office All England Club forecast, as of 2026-07-07)
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.