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Polmans / Hunter vs Pavić / Stollár — 7-6(5) 6-3
 Polmans/Hunter✓ | 7 | 6 |
 Pavić/ Stollár | 65 | 3 |
Final · Tuesday, July 7, 2026 · Semi-finals
Result
Polmans / Hunter 7-6(5) 6-3 over Pavić / Stollár — a tiebreak-and-a-break semi-final that carries the unseeded pair, conquerors of the No. 1 seeds, into the mixed-doubles final.
Polmans / HunterStats: 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
The pair with the biggest scalp finished the job. Marc Polmans and Storm Hunter, unseeded, beat Mate Pavić and Fanny Stollár 7-6(5) 6-3 on Court 12 to reach the mixed-doubles final — a first-set tiebreak taken 7-5, then a decisive break in the second. It caps the run of the tournament in this draw: Polmans and Hunter had already knocked out the No. 1 seeds Vavassori and Errani, and in Hunter, a former doubles world No. 1, they carried the sharper big-point returner into every tight game. They now meet the No. 2 seeds Marcelo Arévalo and Jeļena Ostapenko, who came through the other semi-final, for the title.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
What we know now
Court: The mixed doubles semi-finals are scheduled across 8–9 July. The exact court and start time are set when the All England Club publishes the order of play the evening before
Match length: 1:18
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.
A semi-final of two unseeded teams that arrived by very different doors. Polmans and Hunter own the result of the round in this draw — a takedown of the No. 1 seeds Vavassori and Errani — and in Hunter they have a former doubles world No. 1 who reads a mixed court as well as anyone left. Pavić and Stollár have been steadier than spectacular, edging two tie-break-heavy matches including a win over the No. 6 seeds. I lean, narrowly, to Polmans and Hunter: the pair with the biggest scalp and the sharper returner in the mixed format.
The case for Polmans / Hunter
53% to winPolmans and Hunter have the tournament's headline mixed result — beating the No. 1 seeds — and Hunter's pedigree as a former doubles No. 1 gives them the more proven big-point returner, the currency that decides tight mixed matches.
The case for Pavić / Stollár
47% to winPavić and Stollár have won the close ones all week, twice through tie-breaks, and in Pavić they have an elite men's-doubles server whose hold games give Stollár freedom to attack the net on return.
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: Polmans / Hunter to advance ✓ RIGHT
“The pair with the biggest scalp — the No. 1 seeds — and the sharper mixed returner in Hunter, narrowly.”
Locked 2026-07-07 02:30 UTC — rendered verbatim from the pick ledger; never a fresher, hedged version
Storylines
- Polmans and Hunter's second-week upset of the No. 1 seeds is the biggest result in the mixed draw.
- Pavić and Stollár have twice been taken to tie-breaks and twice come through — a semi-finalist built on nerve.
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 mixed doubles semi-finals are scheduled across 8–9 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 (semi-final schedule not yet released), as of 2026-07-06)
Weather: The semi-final window sits in a hot, dry London spell — sunshine and low-to-mid-30s°C heat, negligible rain risk, with the week peaking near 35°C on Thursday. (Met Office All England Club forecast, as of 2026-07-07)
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.