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Wimbledon 2026 Day One: Sinner, Sabalenka, Djokovic and More in Action

Wimbledon 2026 kicks off with top players like Sinner, Sabalenka, Djokovic, and more competing on day one. The tournament begins under favorable weather with a full schedule of matches.

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Rufus, Wimbledon’s official bird scarer, and his keeper on Centre Court before Monday’s play begins.

Order of Play

Centre Court – 1.30pm start (all times BST)

Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1] v Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)

Aryna Sabalenka [1] v Teodora Kostovic (SRB)

Yibing Wu (CHN) v Novak Djokovic (SRB) [7]

Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) v Harriet Dart (GBR)

Marin Cilic (CRO) v Daniil Medvedev [8]

Magda Linette (POL) v Mirra Andreeva [5]

Jessica Pegula (USA) [4] v Darja Vidmanova (CZE)

Michael Zheng (USA) v Cameron Norrie (GBR) [26]

Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) [3] v Aleksandr Shevchenko (KAZ)

Tamara Korpatsch (GER) v Coco Gauff (USA) [7]

Rafael Jodar (ESP) [23] v Felix Gill (GBR)

Casper Ruud (NOR) [11] v Hubert Hurkacz (POL)

Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) v Naomi Osaka (JPN) [14]

Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) v Hannah Klugman (GBR)

Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA) v Maja Chwalinska (POL) [20]

Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) [25] v Oliver Tarvet (GBR)

Karolina Muchova (CZE) [10] v Anastasia Zakharova

Brandon Nakashima (USA) [28] v Jack Pinnington Jones (GBR)

Belinda Bencic (SUI) [11] v Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR)

Alexandre Muller (FRA) v Tommy Paul (USA) [21]

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) v Joao Fonseca (BRA) [24]

Leylah Fernandez (CAN) [22] v Janice Tjen (INA)

Emilio Nava (USA) v Ignacio Buse (PER) [31]

Alycia Parks (USA) v Alicia Dudeney (GBR)

Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) v Fabian Marozsan (HUN)

Solana Sierra (ARG) v Anna Bondar (HUN)

Marco Trungelliti (ARG) v Martin Damm (USA)

Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) v Martin Landaluce (ESP)

Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR) v McCartney Kessler (USA)

Dayana Yastremska (UKR) v Aoi Ito (JPN)

Denis Shapovalov (CAN) v Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)

Bianca Andreescu (CAN) v Shuai Zhang (CHN)

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Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (PAR) v Nicolas Mejia (COL)

Anastasia Gasanova v Emiliana Arango (COL)

Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) v Botic van de Zandschulp (NED)

Nuno Borges (POR) v Tristan Boyer (USA)

Peyton Stearns (USA) v Nikola Bartunkova (CZE)

Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v Jenson Brooksby (USA)

Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) v Sebastian Ofner (AUT)

Lanlana Tararudee (THA) v Lilli Tagger (AUT)

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) v Anastasia Potapova (AUT) [27]

Luca Van Assche (FRA) v Marton Fucsovics (HUN)

Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) v Daniel Merida (ESP)

Claire Liu (USA) v Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL)

Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) v Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND)

Xinyu Wang (CHN) v Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)

Adam Walton (AUS) v Dino Prizmic (CRO)

Jesper de Jong (NED) v Rinky Hijikata (AUS)

Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) v Max Basing (GBR)

Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) v Tatjana Maria (GER)

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) v Sebastian Baez (ARG)

Katerina Siniakova (CZE) [32] v Qinwen Zheng (CHN)

Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) v Iva Jovic (USA) [16]

Ann Li (USA) [28] v Zeynep Sonmez (TUR)

Ethan Quinn (USA) v Luciano Darderi (ITA) [14]

Magdalena Frech (POL) v Anna Kalinskaya [19]

Andrey Rublev [12] v Roman Safiullin

Hugo Gaston (FRA) v Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)

Mimi Xu (GBR) v Daria Kasatkina (AUS)

Ekaterina Alexandrova [18] v Panna Udvardy (HUN)

Dalibor Svrcina (CZE) v Learner Tien (USA) [16]

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) [22] v Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG)

Francesca Jones (GBR) v Diane Parry (FRA)

Introduction

While England may be competing in the last 32 of the men’s football World Cup this week, a distinct and highly anticipated pillar of British sport commences today – the first day of Wimbledon 2026. The tournament officially begins, marking the start of the prestigious tennis event.

The weather in SW19 is favorable with sunshine present, though not as intense as the previous week. The grass courts are vibrant green, though the longevity of this condition remains to be seen. Players’ traditional white attire has been carefully steamed in preparation, and live matches will begin at 11am BST.

There is much excitement and anticipation surrounding the tournament’s opening day, with numerous matches to follow. Fans and observers are encouraged to share their thoughts, predictions, or inquiries via the provided email contact at the top of the page. The order of play will be updated accordingly.

This article was sourced from theguardian

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