
About this episode
Catherine, David and Matt were live at the end of an eventful opening day at Wimbledon in 2026.
We start with the day’s most dramatic events including Novak Djokovic’s late night victory on Centre Court, Jannik Sinner overcoming the triple threat of a dramatic fall, a bloody shoe and an inspired performance by Miomir Kecmanovic, French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska’s cruel injury on match point, and a brutal day for British tennis with ten defeats plus the withdrawal of Jack Draper.
In part two (39:45) we wrap up the day’s other key results including good wins for Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka and Mirra Andreeva, a strong showing from the Czech women, and a convincing performance by Daniil Medvedev.
We end the show by discussing the top players ending their protest after “constructive meetings” with Wimbledon before looking ahead to day two, headlined by Serena Williams (59:04).
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