Wimbledon

Fucsovics vs van Assche — grass pedigree meets a rising form player

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 This is a quietly fascinating opener: a Hungarian with genuine grass-court pedigree but a difficult season, against a young Frenchman riding a wave of form but with little grass to show for it. Marton Fucsovics and Luca van Assche meet for

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Damm vs Trungelliti — grass habits against a clay-court soul

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Tien vs Svrcina — the seeded teenager meets a grass unknown

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Shapovalov vs Carreño Busta — a left-handed firestarter against a stubborn veteran

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 This is a meeting of two contrasting temperaments with genuine history between them. Denis Shapovalov, the Canadian left-hander whose game can light up a grass court when it clicks, faces Pablo Carreño Busta, the 34-year-old Spaniard who has built

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Rublev vs Safiullin — an all-Russian opener with an old junior score in the background

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Buse vs Nava — a seeded Peruvian's grass baptism against a streaky American

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Mochizuki vs Basing — grass-court craft against a dreaming qualifier

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Every Wimbledon needs its fairytale, and Max Basing has spent the past fortnight writing one. The 23-year-old Briton came through qualifying to reach a Grand Slam main draw for the first time, an achievement made sweeter by the unlikely route

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Van de Zandschulp vs Kovacevic — a grass-court grinder against a flat-hitting American

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Jodar vs Gill — a seeded teenager meets a home wildcard