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Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Women's Doubles · Quarter-finals
Perez/
Schuursvs
Aoyama/
Liang
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 · Quarter-finals
Not televised
My pick: Perez / Schuurs to advance · locked 2026-07-07 02:30 UTCPrediction
The seeds meet, and the higher one has been the more convincing. Perez and Schuurs, the No. 9 seeds, blew through their first two rounds for the loss of six games in a set apiece and then had the fourth round handed to them by a walkover — fresh legs, but a week short of a real test. Aoyama and Liang, the No. 13 seeds, are the more match-tight team, having just come through a three-set scrap with the crafty Hsieh–Wang combination. Freshness usually beats fatigue on grass; I'll trust the higher seed and the cleaner path, with the caveat that a walkover can leave a pair rusty.
The case for Perez / Schuurs
60% to winThe No. 9 seeds have been the sharper pair when they've played — two routine wins and a walkover into the last eight — and in Schuurs they carry one of the most reliable net players in the women's game. The legs are fresh; the only worry is match rhythm.
The case for Aoyama / Liang
40% to winAoyama and Liang are the more tournament-hardened of the two, having ground out a three-setter against Hsieh and Wang, and their experience in tight doubles endgames could exploit any rust the walkover left in the favourites.
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.
The briefing
Storylines
- Perez and Schuurs reached the last eight without playing their fourth-round match — a walkover that saved the legs but may cost the rhythm.
- Aoyama and Liang are the only remaining seeds to have won a three-setter in the previous round, arriving battle-tested rather than rested.
Court & schedule: The women'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)
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.
At this Stage
Where both players stand in the draw — the match each came through, and what winning this one is worth.
