Tennis

Wimbledon

Osorio vs Waltert — the clay-courter chasing grass-court answers

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 30 June 2026 Two players for whom grass has never been home soil. Camila Osorio, the higher-ranked Colombian, arrives as a modest favourite against Switzerland's Simona Waltert, but neither woman has built her game around the lawns — which makes this opener far

Wimbledon

Kudermetova vs Samsonova — the form qualifier against the higher-ranked name

Wimbledon

Vekic vs Krueger — the seed against the qualifier who can't stop winning

Wimbledon

Ruse vs McNally — two in-form outsiders collide

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 30 June 2026 No seeds, no clear favourite, and two players punching well above their rankings. Elena-Gabriela Ruse and Caty McNally meet in a first round that pairs a Bad Homburg semi-finalist with an American completing a remarkable comeback. On current grass form,

Wimbledon

Mertens vs Siegemund — grass title meets grass craft

Wimbledon

Rybakina vs Boisson — the champion and the fairytale

Wimbledon

Svitolina vs Snigur — an all-Ukrainian opener

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 30 June 2026 The draw can be cruel, and it has handed Ukraine an emotional all-domestic clash on Day 1. Elina Svitolina, the eighth seed and a two-time Wimbledon semi-finalist, faces compatriot Daria Snigur, a grass-loving riser breaking into the upper

Wimbledon

Starodubtseva vs Blinkova — momentum against memory

Wimbledon

Selekhmeteva vs Kraus — a familiar duel on unfamiliar turf

Wimbledon

Navarro vs Badosa — seed meets fallen contender

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 30 June 2026 A first round that feels like a third. Emma Navarro arrives seeded and surging; Paula Badosa arrives unseeded and rebuilding. Two players who have both lived inside the top ten meet on Day 1, and the gap between them is no longer

Wimbledon

Erjavec vs Jeanjean — two qualifiers, one fresh start

Wimbledon

Eala vs Zarazua — the Philippines' seeded trailblazer in form on grass