Tennis

Wimbledon 2026

Kostyuk vs Blinkova — seeded steel against a shot-maker's fire

Wimbledon 2026

Anisimova vs Kenin — the in-form seed against a former major champion

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 2 · 2 July 2026 A heavyweight round-two draw on paper: Amanda Anisimova, the No. 6 seed and a Wimbledon finalist in recent memory, against Sofia Kenin, a Grand Slam champion now rebuilding outside the top hundred. Two Americans, two big-occasion pedigrees, and a head-

Wimbledon 2026

Krueger vs Bolkvadze — the American power against the fairytale run

Wimbledon 2026

Snigur vs Jeanjean — the giant-killer meets the qualifier

Wimbledon 2026

Shnaider vs Samsonova — lefty spin against flat power

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 2 · 2 July 2026 One of the more compelling all-Russian collisions of the second round pits the seeded left-hander Diana Shnaider against the heavy-hitting Liudmila Samsonova. Shnaider, the No. 15 seed, leads their head-to-head and carries the ranking edge, but Samsonova&

Wimbledon 2026

Navarro vs Selekhmeteva — the seed steadies after a scare

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 2 · 2 July 2026 Emma Navarro survived a genuine test to reach the second round, and now the No. 23 seed faces a first meeting with Oksana Selekhmeteva, a big-hitting outsider who has quietly done her job. It is the kind of round-two banana

Wimbledon 2026

Bouzkova vs Grant — the counterpuncher meets the teenage flair

Wimbledon 2026

Mensik vs Dimitrov — rising power against a heart still healing

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 2 · 2 July 2026 Few second-round pairings carry as much emotional weight as this one. Jakub Mensik, the No. 15 seed and one of the sport's most exciting young power players, faces Grigor Dimitrov, back at the scene of last year's

Wimbledon 2026

Bublik vs Jacquet — the showman against the qualifier riding a wave

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 2 · 2 July 2026 Alexander Bublik, the No. 10 seed and the tour's great improviser, meets Kyrian Jacquet, a French qualifier enjoying the run of his life. On grass, where Bublik's slice-and-serve trickery finds its natural home, the seed is

Wimbledon 2026

Fils vs Berrettini — youth's spark against grass's old romantic

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 2 · 2 July 2026 This is the pick of the day's second-round action. Arthur Fils, the No. 20 seed and one of the game's most thrilling young talents, faces Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon finalist for whom grass has always been

Wimbledon 2026

Tiafoe vs Choinski — the seed meets the home crowd's darling

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 2 · 2 July 2026 Frances Tiafoe, the No. 17 seed and one of the most watchable athletes in the sport, has navigated a tricky opener and now runs into a very British occasion. Jan Choinski, the German-born Briton who represents Great Britain, will have the

Wimbledon 2026

Zverev vs Royer — the seed against the qualifier who nearly bit him

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 2 · 2 July 2026 Alexander Zverev arrives at Wimbledon carrying the No. 2 seed and, for the first time, the aura of a Grand Slam champion after his Roland Garros triumph. Standing across the net is Valentin Royer, a French qualifier ranked outside the world'