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Wimbledon’s first round gets underway Monday with a packed schedule headlined by the sport’s biggest stars, including top seeds Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka \u2014 both of whom happen to be drawn against Serbian opponents in their opening matches.<\/p>

Sinner, representing Italy, will face Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic on Centre Court, while Sabalenka of Belarus takes on fellow Serbian Teodora Kostovic. Later on the same court, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic \u2014 seeded seventh \u2014 will face China’s Wu Yibing as he chases his 25th Grand Slam championship title.<\/p>

On Court Number One, play begins at 12:00 PM GMT with British contender Emma Raducanu, seeded 30th, squaring off against Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic. That same court will also feature eighth-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia against Croatia’s Marin Cilic, followed by fifth-seeded Mirra Andreeva \u2014 fresh off her French Open victory \u2014 taking on Poland’s Magda Linette.<\/p>

Court Number Two gets an early start at 10:00 AM GMT. American fourth seed Jessica Pegula opens against Czech Republic’s Darja Vidmanova. Also on that court, seventh-seeded Coco Gauff of the U.S., a two-time Grand Slam champion, will battle Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch. Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, seeded third, meets Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr Shevchenko, and Britain’s 26th-seeded Cameron Norrie faces American Michael Zheng.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The opening day of Wimbledon is set to feature some of the biggest names in tennis, with top seeds Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka both facing Serbian opponents. Novak Djokovic will also take to Centre Court in his bid for a 25th Grand Slam title. French Open champion Mirra Andreeva and two-time Grand Slam winner Coco Gauff are also scheduled to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":87691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782573369235.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-mOo","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71412,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/opening-day-action-at-french-open-features-major-upsets-and-surprising-results\/","url_meta":{"origin":87692,"position":0},"title":"Opening Day Action at French Open Features Major Upsets and Surprising Results","author":"Admin","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The first day of the French Open tennis tournament delivered shocking outcomes as several top-seeded players faced unexpected challenges. 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