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After causing two of the biggest shocks of the first week at Wimbledon, qualifiers Roman Safiullin and Shintaro Mochizuki will now set their sights on toppling two of the favourites for the Wimbledon title.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

"There is no other explanation for it. They are favourites, favourites don't always win, but they are favourites for a reason, and we saw that today."

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

The South Americans may be the favourites to progress to the last 16, but Japan are dangerous opponents and unlikely to make life easy in the first game of the day in Houston.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Indeed, there is an argument the North Africans should really be favourites.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

He started describing his favourites, but I couldn’t really concentrate; the more excited he got telling me about his animals, the more uneasy I was growing.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro