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Darderi vs Quinn — the seed who hates grass meets the kid who loves it

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Seeding is supposed to make first-round life easier. For Italy's Luciano Darderi, it may not. The seeded clay specialist opens his Wimbledon against America's Ethan Quinn, a rising young player who has just spent a fortnight proving

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Sinner vs Kecmanović — the champion opens, the lights find him

Wimbledon

Ugo Carabelli vs Mérida — two clay men squinting at the grass

Wimbledon

Ruud vs Hurkacz — the seed against the grass specialist

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 This is the pick of the six on paper: a seeded Casper Ruud against Hubert Hurkacz, a former Wimbledon semi-finalist who is unseeded only because of where the rankings sit, not because of what he can do on grass. Ruud leads

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Medjedovic vs Ofner — the young gun against the Austrian grinder

Wimbledon

Landaluce vs Kwon — the young Spaniard against the veteran qualifier

Wimbledon

Tsitsipas vs Gaston — the seed against the grass disruptor

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 On paper this is a routine assignment for Stefanos Tsitsipas, the seeded Greek facing France's Hugo Gaston in the first round. On grass, paper means rather less. Tsitsipas has never looked entirely at home on the surface, and Gaston — a

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Borges vs Boyer — Portugal's No. 1 meets a rising American

Wimbledon

Norrie vs Zheng — the seed against the student qualifier

Wimbledon

Rinderknech vs Tarvet — a grass-court giant-killer meets the home qualifier

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Few first-round names carry more grass-court intrigue than Arthur Rinderknech, the seeded Frenchman who stunned Alexander Zverev here a year ago. He opens against Oliver Tarvet, the British qualifier whose own Wimbledon story already includes a Centre Court date with

Wimbledon

Paul vs Muller — a seeded grass threat with a point to prove

Wimbledon

Darderi vs Quinn — the seed who hates grass meets the kid who loves it

Sinner vs Kecmanović — the champion opens, the lights find him

Ugo Carabelli vs Mérida — two clay men squinting at the grass

Ruud vs Hurkacz — the seed against the grass specialist

Medjedovic vs Ofner — the young gun against the Austrian grinder

Landaluce vs Kwon — the young Spaniard against the veteran qualifier

Tsitsipas vs Gaston — the seed against the grass disruptor

Borges vs Boyer — Portugal's No. 1 meets a rising American

Norrie vs Zheng — the seed against the student qualifier

Rinderknech vs Tarvet — a grass-court giant-killer meets the home qualifier

Paul vs Muller — a seeded grass threat with a point to prove

Brooksby vs Vukic — a rematch one week in the making