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Wimbledon

Gasanova vs Arango — a qualifier and a clay native learning to love grass

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Two players who have spent most of their careers a long way from the show courts meet on the lawns, and on paper there is little between them. Anastasia Gasanova, competing as a neutral athlete, came through qualifying to reach the main

Wimbledon

Fernandez vs Tjen — the seed who has lost both meetings

Wimbledon

Potapova vs Bouzas Maneiro — a seed under a fitness cloud

Wimbledon

Alexandrova vs Udvardy — a rematch three weeks in the making

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Of all the first-round draws, this one carries fresh evidence. Just three weeks ago, on the grass of 's-Hertogenbosch, Panna Udvardy beat top seed Ekaterina Alexandrova for the first top-20 win of her career. Now the seed and

Wimbledon

Kalinskaya vs Frech — the seed who trails the head-to-head

Wimbledon

Sabalenka vs Kostovic — the No. 1 meets a fearless debutante

Wimbledon

Kasatkina vs Xu — experience meets a teenage wildcard

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Daria Kasatkina has seen most of what a Grand Slam can throw at her. Mimi Xu, eighteen and waving the home flag, has seen almost none of it — and that is exactly why this Centre-Court-adjacent opener carries a little spark.

Wimbledon

Tararudee vs Tagger — Thai trailblazer meets a teenage junior champion

Wimbledon

Stearns vs Bartunkova — a clay-court hitter against a grass-court sensation

Wimbledon

Kessler vs Oliynykova — the American's grass game against a clay-court riser

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Two players in the same ranking neighbourhood but with contrasting comfort zones open against each other on the lawns. McCartney Kessler, the American around No. 57, owns a tidy, flat game that suits quick courts. Oleksandra Oliynykova, the Ukrainian, arrives at a

Wimbledon

Liu vs Vandewinkel — two grass-friendly games, no shared history

Wimbledon

Gasanova vs Arango — a qualifier and a clay native learning to love grass

Fernandez vs Tjen — the seed who has lost both meetings

Potapova vs Bouzas Maneiro — a seed under a fitness cloud

Alexandrova vs Udvardy — a rematch three weeks in the making

Kalinskaya vs Frech — the seed who trails the head-to-head

Sabalenka vs Kostovic — the No. 1 meets a fearless debutante

Kasatkina vs Xu — experience meets a teenage wildcard

Tararudee vs Tagger — Thai trailblazer meets a teenage junior champion

Stearns vs Bartunkova — a clay-court hitter against a grass-court sensation

Kessler vs Oliynykova — the American's grass game against a clay-court riser

Liu vs Vandewinkel — two grass-friendly games, no shared history

Osaka vs Jacquemot — a four-time major champion, a fresh foot scare