Wimbledon 2026 LIVE: Latest scores, results and order of play as Jack Draper withdraws and Jannik Sinner fights back

This is still not completely convincing from Jannik Sinner, the defending men’s champion, but he has levelled the match at a set-all against Miomir Kecmanovic on Centre Court.

Sinner was broken from 40-0 up at the end of the first set against the Serbian, but ensured he didn’t suffer a similar lapse in the second as he converted the break.

Novak Djokovic opens his Wimbledon campaign against China’s Wu Yibing on Monday.

The Serbian, 39, was knocked out of the French Open in the third round by Joao Fonseca last month, but he revealed his confidence is high ahead of Wimbledon is pleased with his preparation.

“I think it is different in terms of just the overall physical state,” he said. “I think I’m better prepared here than I was for Roland Garros.

“Obviously playing on grass, comparing to clay, you don’t need to exert as much physical effort. So that’s better for me,

“I always loved playing on grass. I have a very good history, here at Wimbledon. That gives me a higher dose of confidence coming into the tournament.”

Jack Draper has withdrawn from the tournament after suffering a relapse of the arm injury that forced him to miss seven months of the tour between August and February.

He said: “Devastated to share that I have had to withdraw from my first round match due to a recurrence of my arm injury.

“There have been a lot of painful moments in the last 12 months but this one is definitely the absolute worst as there is no greater honour for a British player than playing at Wimbledon.

“I will continue to persevere through this. Thank you for the support!”

In better news for the Brits, Harriet Dart has just levelled proceedings against Jelena Ostapenko, winning a topsy-turvy second set 6-3 after losing the first by the same scoreline.

To a decider we go on Court 1!

Jack Draper has withdrawn from Wimbledon just 24 hours before he was scheduled to play his first-round match.

He reached the semi-finals at Eastbourne last week but has now pulled out of his home grand slam after a recurrence of the arm injury which brought a premature end to his 2025 season.

The 24-year-old was the fourth seed at Wimbledon 2025 but is now 131st in the world rankings and was unseeded this time around after a steep fall down the rankings following a year of persistent injury troubles.

Bone bruising in his serving arm caused him to pull out of the US Open and this January’s Australian Open, while he also missed Roland-Garros with a knee issue he picked up this spring.

He had been slated to play sixth seed Taylor Fritz in the first round but the American will now advance via walkover.

Former Wimbledon semi-finalist Denis Shapovalov withdrew from his first-round match after crashing into a barrier and injuring his shoulder.

The Canadian chased down a forehand at 7-7 in the second-set tiebreak against Pablo Carreno Busta and was unable to come to a halt before crashing into the protective sheet covering the walls around Court 6.

He immediately pulled up in pain and called for medical treatment, with the umpire and Carreno Busta both running to check on him.

The tiebreak resumed after he received attention from a physio. He played one more point, conceding the breaker 9-7 as he sent a forehand into the net, and called for more medical treatment, still in visible pain.

The 27-year-old then decided to retire from the match and appeared to tell Carreno Busta, “Sorry man, I think I f***ed it.”

Wow. That’s a shock! Miomir Kecmanovic wins nine points in a row to win the first set against Jannik Sinner, the defending men’s champion. Sinner’s game fell apart, with a couple of double faults while at 4-4. Plenty of errors from Sinner but Kecmanovic, the world No 50, has taken advantage.

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Maja Chwalinska, the French Open qualifier who reached the final at Roland Garros in a stunning run last month, was knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round by Mananchaya Sawangkaew.

Chwalinska made history by becoming the first play to advance to the French Open final as a qualifier, losing to Mirra Andreeva while ranked as the world No 114 in Paris.

Due to Chwalinska’s history run, the Polish player as in the extremely rare position of requiring a wildcard to play Wimbledon but entering the draw as the 20th seed.

However, the 24-year-old crashed down to earrth as she lost 2-6 7-5 6-2 to the Thai qualifier Sawangkaew, who is ranked 164th in the world.

Chwalinska became just the second to ever make a grand slam final as a qualifier, after Emma Raducanu at the US Open in 2021.

Novak Djokovic called Serena Williams an “inspiration” as the 23-time grand slam prepares to make what he called an “epic” comeback at the age of 44.

Djokovic revealed he had seen Williams in the gym more often this week than compared to her prime and is excited to see how she performs.

“What she’s doing is inspirational and it’s epic. That’s what I told her. I always admired her career, her journey, her story. Of course, Venus’, as well.

“For her to come back after years of being absent from the tour, two children later, and to give so much effort to, not just for her own satisfaction or coming back on the tour, but also to give all of us a pleasure of seeing her back on the court – in singles as well as doubles – is remarkable.

“I told her that whatever happens, what she’s doing is truly inspirational for me personally, I’m sure for millions around the world.

“I see her in the gym more than I have, I think, seen her when she was at her prime. It tells me that she really wants this to work out the best way possible.”

There were gasps round Centre Court as Jannik Sinner put a routine forehand wide, and the world No 1 was left to face two break points in his opening game against Miomir Kecmanovic.

He found a bullet serve, then a clipped forehand winner. Kecmanovic then shanked a smash and Sinner got out of trouble. He’s looking a little erratic in these early stages.

David Beckham and Mary Berry are watching on from the front row of the Royal Box. Beckham is with his mum.