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Potapova vs Bouzas Maneiro — a seed under a fitness cloud
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Alexandrova vs Udvardy — a rematch three weeks in the making
Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Of all the first-round draws, this one carries fresh evidence. Just three weeks ago, on the grass of 's-Hertogenbosch, Panna Udvardy beat top seed Ekaterina Alexandrova for the first top-20 win of her career. Now the seed and
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Kalinskaya vs Frech — the seed who trails the head-to-head
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Sabalenka vs Kostovic — the No. 1 meets a fearless debutante
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Kasatkina vs Xu — experience meets a teenage wildcard
Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Daria Kasatkina has seen most of what a Grand Slam can throw at her. Mimi Xu, eighteen and waving the home flag, has seen almost none of it — and that is exactly why this Centre-Court-adjacent opener carries a little spark.
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Tararudee vs Tagger — Thai trailblazer meets a teenage junior champion
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Stearns vs Bartunkova — a clay-court hitter against a grass-court sensation
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Kessler vs Oliynykova — the American's grass game against a clay-court riser
Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Two players in the same ranking neighbourhood but with contrasting comfort zones open against each other on the lawns. McCartney Kessler, the American around No. 57, owns a tidy, flat game that suits quick courts. Oleksandra Oliynykova, the Ukrainian, arrives at a
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Liu vs Vandewinkel — two grass-friendly games, no shared history
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Osaka vs Jacquemot — a four-time major champion, a fresh foot scare
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Muchova vs Zakharova — the form horse meets a qualifier's nemesis
Preview · Wimbledon 2026 · Round 1 · 29 June 2026 Few players arrive at the All England Club in better fettle than Karolína Muchová. The Czech No. 10 seed rolls in straight off the title in Bad Homburg, where she lifted her first grass-court trophy after Naomi Osaka retired hurt in