Wimbledon is back! The iconic grass-court Grand Slam returns for its 139th edition and day one today sees a schedule packed full of big names. Reigning champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka are on Centre Court this afternoon, also joined by seven-time champion at the All England Club, Novak Djokovic. But Emma Raducanu's match has been scrubbed from Court 1 after the Brit pulled out late last night due to injury.

The British No.1's withdrawal means we have just one seeded UK player, Cameron Norrie. The men's 26th seed also gets his tournament underway this afternoon, and is one of many Brits taking to court before 11pm. Express Sport will be on the grounds at Wimbledon for all 14 days of the Slam.

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Wu Yibing has plenty of fans in this Centre Court crowd, with loud chants of 'Wuuuuu' ringing round.

Djokovic appears to put his finger to his ear at one point, with some suggestions he might have mistook 'Wuuuu' for booing.

He manages to break, though, giving him a chance to serve for the third set, but Wu isn't letting it go easily.

It's worth noting there have been plenty of big cheers for Djokovic during the last couple of games - both men clearly have support here.

Eventually Djokovic gets over the line and lets out plenty of emotion after moving within one set of the second round.

Jack Pinnington Jones, the last Brit standing today, has seen his match with Brandon Nakashima suspended.

There was a lack of light on Court 18 and the umpire decided to suspend play, likely to resume tomorrow.

Pinnington Jones is the only Brit out of 11 not to lose today, though was 6-3 7-6 4-3 down at the time of suspension.

Novak Djokovic's match with Wu Yibing is now the only match remaining, with the other three set to finish also called off.

Wu is on serve at the start of the third set and Djokovic smells blood.

The 39-year-old is inches away from picking up two break points, only for his opponent to clip the line by the narrowest of margins.

It goes to deuce but there's no break this time. Djojovic will have to wait.

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Seconds after Wu Yibing levelled things up, an announcement came over the tannoy confirming the roof is going up here on Centre Court.

There will be a brief pause in proceedings before Wu and Novak Djokovic resume their match.

Both men will be keen to hit the ground running when they return, with the Chinese player surely hopeful this delay doesn't sap his momentum.

Wu Yibing has just levelled things up against Novak Djokovic by winning the second set.

It's a stark reminder to the Serb that he won't have it all his own way out there.

Novak Djokovic just stopped his match as a man in the crowd proposed to his girlfriend... and she said yes!

It hasn't all been easy but Novak Djokovic is one set to the good despite Wu Yibing giving him a big scare.

Serving for the set at 5-4, the seventh seed pulls off a special lob to fend off a Wu attack and go 30-15 up but then loses two points back-to-back, the second after slipping as he tried to change direction.

The Serb saves one break point, then a second. Wu doesn't get a third chance as Djokovic holds his nerve.

We've had our first double bagel of Wimbledon, with Oleksandra Oliynykova the unfortunate party.

The 25-year-old, who is best known for her unusual face tattoos, was beaten 6-0 6-0 by McCartney Kessler on Court Five.

It was a nervy start for Wu Yibing here on Centre Court, with the Chinese star dropping his first service game before Djokovic held to love.

Since then, though, he's looked more assured and delivered some eye-catching shots to stay in this first set.

There's already a sense that one or two neutrals might have taken to him, based on the reactions to one winner earlier.

Just when you think you've seen everything from Novak Djokovic, he turns up in a very smart all-white blazer on Centre Court.

He is in no mood to mess around, though, having raced into an early break against Yibing Wu.

Today is really turning out to be a total nightmare from a British point of view.

Mingge Xu has just been beaten by Daria Kasatkina despite taking her opponent to a decisive third set.

It means we are still waiting for a first British victory at SW19 as we approach the end of the opening day.

With Aryna Sabalenka safely through to the second round, it's time for Novak Djokovic to step out onto Centre Court

The seven-time champion is chasing a 25th career Grand Slam title at the age of 39.

If he wants to do that, he'll first need to get past Wu Yibing of China, who is aiming to reach round two here for the first time.

Easy enough for Aryna Sabalenka as she claims a 6-2 6-3 victory over Teodora Kostovic on Centre Court.

She was never really in trouble at any point during the match, which was largely one-way traffic.

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Aryna Sabalenka is already showing that she means business at Wimbledon this year.

She's just won the opening set against Teodora Kostovic, dropping just two games along the way.

Sabalenka will be hoping to wrap this up in straight sets and cruise through to the second round.

Naomi Osaka caused a stir ahead of her first-round victory over Else Jacquemot.

She walked onto the court in a stunning lace kimono and long, flowing skirt.

Explaining her outfit choice, Osaka said: "They said all white in Wimbledon and I thought it'd be really cute to come out in a kimono.

"I just get inspired by a lot of different things. One of my favorite movies is Kill Bill. I really love Lucy Liu's character, O-ren Ishii. She comes out in this really iconic white kimono.

"I always tell people I like to be like a video character sometimes, I don't want to be myself when I'm playing on the court and I tried to embody her a little."

After five pulsating, seesawing sets, a horror fall and a Mexican wave that even the Royal Box got involved in at the end, Jannik Sinner has done it.

It was much harder than he would've hoped for, but he takes it 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3.

Kecmanovic gets a consolation, leaving the court to a richly-deserved standing ovation.

Just when it seemed to be settling into a pattern of holds, Kecmanovic's concentration finally wanes, and Sinner is there to pounce to claim a crucial break.

At 4-2 up in this fifth set, it's difficult to see any other outcome than a Sinner win now.

Jannik Sinner has been forced to five sets, something he has a poor record in, but the world No. 1 is also dealing with a foot issue.

He appears to be bleeding enough that a red patch is very visible through his shoe.

BBC commentators have speculated that he is suffering from blisters - but he does not seem to be too affected by the problem just yet.

If Jannik Sinner hoped he'd have an easy stroll into the second round, boy, was he wrong.

Sinner has been far from his brilliant best, but credit where credit is due, Miomir Kecmanovic is just not going away.

And the crowd are recognising that, delivering roars of appreciation every point he wins.

Another home hope has fallen, and this time, it’s the British No. 1.

No. 26 seed Cameron Norrie suffered a shock five-set first-round defeat to American qualifier Michael Zheng over on Court No.2, losing in a final-set, 10-point tiebreak after three hours and 59 minutes.

The former college tennis star, who is making his Wimbledon debut, sealed a 6-7(7) 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(4) victory to send the highest-ranked Brit here packing.

You don't know what you're going to get from one point to the next with Jannik Sinner today.

He started the first game of this fifth set exactly how you should when you're the defending champion and staring an early exit down the barrel. With minimal fuss.

He dropped just one point and then sealed the game with a 121mph ace.

But in the second, there were more errors and gifts for Kecmanovic, who tied things up in equally as quick fashion. Take nothing away from the Serb, but Tim Henman said it best when he described Sinner's performance today as having 'no middle ground' and 'erratic'.

We’re going to a decider in the first match of the tournament on Centre Court! Defending champion and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner is trying to come back from two-sets-to-one down against Miomir Kecmanovic.

He’s taken the fourth set 6-2 to force a decider, and we’re going the distance. The bad news for Sinner, though, is that he’s only won one of his last nine five-set matches…

That sole win came at the 2024 Australian Open when he beat Daniil Medvedev to win his first Major title.

Maja Chwalinska has explained why she did not retire after falling on Court 12 and rolling her ankle on match point.

The recent French Open runner-up faced qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew and led 6-2 5-2, holding a match point on the Thai ace’s serve.

But she slipped on the grass at that exact moment, and Sawangkaew was able to hold serve.

Chwalinska received treatment at the next changeover but dropped 11 of the last 13 games to lose 2-6 7-5 6-2.

She later said: “I fell, and I felt my ankle. I wanted to continue, but I felt some – I mean, I didn't feel comfortable moving, so I wanted to tape it, but, you know, I would lose this point anyway, like it doesn't matter if I fell or not. It definitely didn't help me later on, but it is what it is.

“Well, it's Wimbledon. I don't want to, you know, retire in Wimbledon.

“I knew that later on I got cramps everywhere, so I knew that it's not, like, anything, like, I don't take a huge risk on my health, it's gonna be okay. But, yeah, I think I would have many regrets if I would retire, so I just wanted to continue.”

Jannik Sinner is once again in huge trouble over on Centre Court.

The defending champion dropped the first set to world No. 50 Miomir Kecmanovic but responded well to take the second.

But he's now just one set away from crashing out in the first round.

The Serbian won a marathon 71-minute third set 7-6(6) in a tiebreak.

Wimbledon organisers have scrambled to change tomorrow's Centre Court schedule following Jack Draper's withdrawal.

The British star was due to face No. 6 seed Taylor Fritz in a blockbuster clash, but pulled out today due to a recurrence of the bone bruising in his arm.

Now, No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev's clash with talented Belgian Alexander Blockx has been moved to the second match slot on Centre on Tuesday.

Moments after Andrey Rublev bowed out, the No. 11 seed, Casper Ruud, has also fallen in round one.

Ruud admittedly isn’t a fan of grass and did not play any warm-up tournaments before Wimbledon, instead marrying his longtime partner, Maria Galligani.

He received a brutal draw, facing former world No. 6 and 2021 semi-finalist Hubert Hurkacz, who is now ranked No. 96 after time away due to injuries.

And Hurkacz claimed a straight-set 6-4 6-2 7-6(7) victory on Court 3 to send Ruud packing.

No. 12 seed Andrey Rublev has crashed out in the first round. The Russian faced his countryman, qualifier Roman Safiullin, on Court 16, and ultimately lost in a final-set, first-to-10-point tiebreak.

Safiullin, a former top-40 player who has fallen to No. 132, needed three hours and 58 minutes to beat Rublev 6-4 6-7(6) 3-6 6-3 7-6(12).

Jack Draper's replacement has been confirmed.

Serbian lucky loser Dusan Lajovic will take his place against Taylor Fritz tomorrow.

That's a headache for Wimbledon, who will almost certainly have to revise their order of play.

Perhaps Karen Khachanov [19] vs Billy Harris will be the replacement? That's currently second on Court 18.

On a brighter note for the Brits, Harriet Dart has forced a deciding set with Jelena Ostapenko.

She hits back by winning the second set 6-3, after losing the first by the same scoreline.

After taking his opener 7-6, Cameron Norrie lost his second 6-2 and is currently tied 3-3 in the third. Uh oh.

It really has been a bad day for British tennis so far - Jack Draper has just pulled out of Wimbledon injured.

The Brit says: "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!!"

He was due to face Taylor Fritz on Centre Court tomorrow.

What happened to the UK loving an underdog? You couldn't tell it here on Centre Court.

Any lost point or misplaced shot for Sinner has been met with murmurs.

There have been cries of 'Come on Jannik' and plenty of concern raised after he lost the first set.

He's clearly not clicking right now, but no one has lost hope yet. The ghosts of the French Open will no doubt have been creeping into his mind after that first set, but Sinner is already looking more assured in this second set.

His overhead smash and ace in this third game drew some oohs and aahhss. He's 3-0 up now, and with the crowd behind him, he's on the march.

Jelena Ostapenko is making enemies already with BBC co-commentator Martina Navratilova fuming at how she stopped Harriet Dart from serving during their clash on Court 1.

Dart saved two set points and was serving to stay alive at 2-5 40-40 when Ostapenko asked for the match to be halted.

Dart had tossed the ball into the air and started her serving motion when Ostapenko, on the other side of the net, held her racket high above her head.

"Why is Ostapenko holding up her racket? Why is she holding it up? [Huge groan]. Seriously!?" Navratilova fumed.

"The umpire should have called her up on that. There is no reason for Ostapenko to be holding up her racket."

Defending champion and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner has opened play on Centre Court, as is tradition for the reigning men's singles winner.

But he's in huge trouble already, dropping the first set to world No. 50 Miomir Kecmanovic.

From 4-4 40-0 up on his own serve, Sinner lost nine points in a row and is now 6-4 down to the Serbian.

Kecmanovic has a 0-4 losing record against the four-time Major winner, including one loss at the Next Gen Finals, which uses different scoring rules, and a retirement at the 2022 Cincinnati Open.

Sinner also blitzed the world No. 50 when they met in the third round here two years ago, dropping just seven games across three sets.

No. 20 seed Maja Chwalinska has crashed out after getting injured when she had a huge lead.

The French Open runner-up was given a wildcard to compete at Wimbledon because she was ranked too low by the entry deadline, before her incredible Roland Garros run.

She looked to be cruising to victory over Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew at 6-2 5-2 and match point up, but slipped on the grass at the worst possible moment.

The Pole received a medical timeout before serving for the match, but lost 11 of the last 13 games to bow out 2-6 7-5 6-2.

Harriet Dart loses her first set 6-3 to Jelena Ostapenko on Court 1.

But some good news for British tennis fans, Cameron Norrie claimed the first set of his match against Michael Zheng on Court 2 in a tiebreak.

It's been a tough one for the Brits so far.

First Luca Van Assche, now Denis Shapovalov.

We've had two retirements on day one as the Canadian calls it a day while trailing 6-3, 7-6 to Pablo Carreno Busta.

It is the former world No.10's first ever Wimbledon win.

Shapovalov hurt his arm when slamming into the wall on Court 6 and saw the trainer during the second set tiebreak before quitting afrer going two sets down.

French Open runner-up Maja Chwalinska has suffered a huge injury scare in her first Grand Slam match since that incredible run.

The Polish star reached the finals of Roland Garros as a qualifier ranked No. 113 and lost to Mirra Andreeva. She shot into the world’s top 30 but couldn’t play Wimbledon as she was still outside of the top 100 when entries closed.

The All England Club gave her a wildcard, and she raced into a 6-2 5-2 lead, even having a match point on Mananchaya Sawangkaew’s serve.

But she slipped and then received a medical timeout for a foot injury, and was broken when serving for the match.

Thai qualifier Sawangkaew has now forced a decider, winning the second set 7-5 after the 20th seed lost five games in a row after getting hurt.

Qualifier Max Basing has just lost 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 to fellow qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki.

And minutes later, wildcard Felix Gill lost to teenage sensation Rafael Jodar 6-3 6-3 7-5 on Court 3.

French ace Luca Van Assche retired from his first-round match while trailing Marton Fucsovics 3-6 0-4.

The 22-year-old injured his back in the third game of the match and called the physio mid-game, leaving the court for a medical timeout.

He played on when he returned but lost the next four games in a row. And things went from bad to worse in the second set.

After getting broken for the fifth time in the match, the world No. 80 threw in the towel after an hour and two minutes on court.

The first result of the day is in - and it's bad news for a Brit.

Mika Stojsavljevic loses 6-2, 6-1 to Belinda Bencic.

There was at least one nice moment for the 17-year-old when she held serve in the second set to avoid being bagelled by the 11th seed.

But unfortunately the first player to lose is a home hope, and it's not looking good for Felix Gill against Rafael Jodar either.

He trails 6-3, 6-3 although he has just taken a 2-0 lead in the third set.

A worrying start for Andrey Rublev, who has found himself a set down to Roman Safiullin.

He struggled on his serve and is now down 2-1 in the second too.

Meanwhile, Jessica Pegula took her first set 7-5 and Rafael Jodar is beating British wildcard Felix Gill 6-3 4-3.

The celebs are out in force for the opening day of Wimbledon!

We caught Mary Berry heading into the grounds - and what an outfit she has on today.

Doesn't look like there will be any shortage of TV icons in the Royal Box for a spectacular first day of the British Grand Slam.

Wimbledon has been making changes to its gardens in response to rising temperatures.

All England Club CEO Sally Bolton said planting schemes have “changed slightly" in recent years and are set to continue to do so, while it has also invested in more shade and shelter in “certain parts of the ground”.

Bolton said: “As we look forward, one of the areas that we are paying particular attention to is the flowers around the ground.

“The team here are starting to evolve the planting to become more sustainable and think really carefully about what an English summer garden will look like into the future when water is harder to come by and temperatures are higher.

“So the planting schemes has changed slightly over the years, and they will continue to do so.”

It comes after the UK experienced a record-breaking hot spell last week.

Lime bikes are helping to bring a greater number of people to Wimbledon’s famous queue, according to the All England Club CEO.

Sally Bolton said around 10,000 people had arrived by about 8:30am on Monday and that the queues have been growing in recent years.

Bolton told reporters: “I sort of think back to that period post-Covid, where we were somewhat nervous that the queue might die. And ironically, the queue has become increasingly popular over that period of time.

“But also, the way people travel and engage with things has also changed.

“So for those of you that have queued, you will know that the time you used to have to arrive was the first tube into Southfields, but now, with the availability of Lime and other available branded bikes, people can get to the queue much more easily from slightly further away, rather than waiting for the first tube.”

Bolton, who will step down after the championships following six years in her role, said “undoubtedly” the dynamics of the queue has changed.

“We are having to adapt the way that we operate it,” she added. “But we are absolutely committed to what the queue stands for, which is accessibility.”

The first person in the queue arrived at 7:30am on Saturday morning.

Florence Chan, 55, only landed at Heathrow on Friday night after flying in from Thailand.

Darja Semenistaja has been confirmed as the player who will replace Emma Raducanu today.

The Latvian, ranked 112th in the world, was the sixth seed in qualifying and lost in straight sets to Russian Anastasia Gasanova.

As a lucky loser, she will now play her first main draw match at the iconic tournament.

Semenistaja faces Antonia Ruzic in the second match on Court 17. The first match gets underway at 11am.

All England Club CEO Sally Bolton says this year's queue is one of the longest she can remember.

According to Bolton, by around 8.30am today, there were 10,000 fans lining up in the park over the road.

She added: "I'm not sure if it's a record, but it's very busy, you know, by comparison to last year, it is really busy. But, you know, all of the ingredients are there. We got amazing matches. The sun is shining. You know, all of those ingredients to make it so popular. But it's such an important part of what we do, so we'll do everything we can to protect it."

And they're off at Wimbledon. Dot on 10am there was an announcement over the tannoy and the gates were opened.

Unfortunately, they've now put frosted glass windows in the media centre so I've no idea if people are actually streaming in, but we can presume that they are.

It's day one of Wimbledon, and excitement is mounting here at the All England Club.

The gates will open to the public at 10am and eager fans have already been queuing outside, waiting to get in.

There's a buzz around the grounds, with staff, players, coaches and media already on-site and putting in the finishing touches before Wimbledon officially gets underway for 2026.

Some fans at Wimbledon today will have spent the last 48 hours in a tent outside the grounds waiting to get in!

And we spoke to some of them in the searing heat on Saturday as they waited patiently for today's play.

One was 85-year-old American Richard Hess, who told us: "There's no other place that you can get close seats on the Centre Court for face value and modest price.

"So for tennis, it's the best for that reason. I also like English culture, history and people. I enjoy that part of the interaction."

Wimbledon have just confirmed a revised order of play.

Antonia Ruzic was due to play Emma Raducanu on Court 1 but she's now the second match on Court 17.

She won't play before 1pm and her opponent has yet to be named.

Instead of getting Raducanu, fans on Court 1 will get to watch Britain's Harriet Dart take on former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko.

Wimbledon's return means the BBC's wall-to-wall TV coverage is back - and there's a few new faces on the Beeb's list of pundits this year, if you didn't know.

Eight-time major champion Andre Agassi will be back for "the climax of the tournament" after being in the commentary booth last year.

Genie Bouchard, the 2014 Wimbledon women's runner-up, will join the team for the first time following successful roles on TNT Sports and Tennis Channel.

Laura Robson, who works for both Sky Sports and TNT Sports' tennis teams, will also link up with the BBC this year.

Recently retired former doubles No. 1 Jamie Murray - the brother of Andy - joins as a dedicated analysis expert.

Kyle Edmund, a former world No. 14 who retired last August, will also take up a TV role.

John McEnroe believes Serena Williams is backing herself to go all the way at Wimbledon as she prepares to make a sensational return to the singles court tomorrow, aged 44.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion "evolved away" from tennis at the 2022 US Open.

But the American superstar returned to doubles action earlier this month – and will now face Aussie world No.87 Maya Joint in singles tomorrow.

Williams, 44, will also play doubles with her older sister, Venus.

The tennis icon says she has nothing to prove and wants the opportunity to play in front of her two children.

But McEnroe claims she wouldn’t be here if she didn't think she could win.

He said: "It’s Serena Williams, who's the GOAT. She's one of the greatest athletes, man or woman, that's ever played a sport.

"So the fact that she's decided to come back after having a couple of kids and having not played for four years is rather surprising.

"She's got a lot, from what I understand, going on off the court and seemed to be perfectly content with what was happening.

"I don't think that she's coming back just because she wants to play or match or two.

"That doesn't sound like Serena Williams. I would guess that she's coming in and she's got a purpose and thinks she can go well or go deep or go all the way."

If you didn't know, leading players were planning to protest this week as they seek an increase in prize money at Grand Slams.

They were planning to restrict post-match media to 15 minutes throughout the entire first week of Wimbledon.

Grand Slams currently allocate around 15% of revenue towards prize money and top men's and women's players believe they deserve more.

But it has just been announced that the protests have been shelved after talks.

Following constructive meetings between player representatives and AELTC leadership over the weekend, players have confirmed they will resume normal tournament media duties from Monday 29 June.

This decision is based on Wimbledon's commitment to return with specific proposals addressing all three points of the players' July 2025 submission.

The underlying matters remain unresolved and players will carefully evaluate the proposals once received. Players will also be providing Wimbledon with further information they have requested in connection with those proposals during the course of the tournament.

Constructive dialogue with Wimbledon and the other Grand Slams will continue. The players and the Club will make no further comment at this time.

The order of play is still being updated as we wait to learn Raducanu's replacement.

And elsewhere, other high-profile matches include...

Emma Raducanu's replacement has not yet been named. All we know for now is the Brit will be replaced by a lucky loser.

It could even be her compatriot Heather Watson! We'll find out soon.

In the meantime, Wimbledon have responded to the news of Raducanu's withdrawal...

We're so sorry to hear your news, @EmmaRaducanu - get better soon \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9a#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/8C3oxVyeFG

Unfortunately, 30th seed Emma Raducanu's withdrawal means we're up to 18 big names missing this year's Championships.

In case you missed it last night, shortly after 10pm, Emma Raducanu withdrew on medical advice.

In a social media statement, the 23-year-old said...

"Hi everyone. I can't believe I'm saying this, but sadly I've had to withdraw from this year's Wimbledon.

"I've done everything possible to try to get to the start line tomorrow but after a final scan tonight, the niggle I've been managing has developed into a stress fracture and I've been medically advised to stop pushing through.

"Playing at Wimbledon, in front of a home crowd, means everything to me, so this is really difficult to process.

"I want to thank you all for your support and encouragement. Especially at a time like this, it is invaluable. I look forward to seeing you when I'm back."

The day is upon us. Day one of Wimbledon 2026.

We'll have reporters on the grounds at the All England Club all day to bring you all the updates from inside the very beating heart of this one-of-a-kind Grand Slam.