Tennis - ML Previews (Page 23)

Wimbledon

Boulter vs Grant — British No. 1 against a teenage debutant

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 30 June 2026 Few players relish the Wimbledon grass quite like Katie Boulter, who has won a first-round match here in each of the past five years. Standing across the net is Tyra Caterina Grant, an 18-year-old making her Grand Slam main-

Wimbledon

Begu vs Swan — a seasoned hand against the home crowd

Wimbledon

Anisimova vs Gjorcheska — a finalist meets a trailblazer

Wimbledon

Wawrinka vs Berrettini — a farewell veteran draws a former finalist

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 30 June 2026 Of all the first-round ties, this is the one dripping with sentiment. Stan Wawrinka, a three-time major champion playing the final season of a storied career, was handed a Wimbledon wild card — only to draw 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini. For

Wimbledon

Tiafoe vs Atmane — the showman seed against a rising Frenchman

Wimbledon

Cobolli vs Navone — a seed's grass step up against a clay traveller

Wimbledon

Altmaier vs Molcan — two clay men feeling their way on the lawn

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 30 June 2026 Daniel Altmaier against Alex Molcan is a first-round meeting of two players whose instincts point firmly towards the dirt rather than the grass. There are no seeds and no obvious grass-court specialists here — just a tight, hard-to-call opener

Wimbledon

Lehecka vs Popyrin — big serves and a seed's grass-court promise

Wimbledon

Kopriva vs Choinski — a tight all-comers' opener with a home twist

Wimbledon

Griekspoor vs Duckworth — the grass-court Dutchman's familiar test

Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 30 June 2026 Tallon Griekspoor against James Duckworth is the sort of first-round tie that rarely makes the show courts but quietly suits the grass purist. Neither man is seeded, yet the Dutchman arrives as a clear favourite on a surface that has always

Wimbledon

Fritz vs Lajovic — a lucky loser walks into the lion's den

Wimbledon

Boulter vs Grant — British No. 1 against a teenage debutant

Begu vs Swan — a seasoned hand against the home crowd

Anisimova vs Gjorcheska — a finalist meets a trailblazer

Wawrinka vs Berrettini — a farewell veteran draws a former finalist

Tiafoe vs Atmane — the showman seed against a rising Frenchman

Cobolli vs Navone — a seed's grass step up against a clay traveller

Altmaier vs Molcan — two clay men feeling their way on the lawn

Lehecka vs Popyrin — big serves and a seed's grass-court promise

Kopriva vs Choinski — a tight all-comers' opener with a home twist

Griekspoor vs Duckworth — the grass-court Dutchman's familiar test

Fritz vs Lajovic — a lucky loser walks into the lion's den

Dimitrov vs Sweeny — the wounded veteran's comeback