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Montgomery consolidates, then Paolini holds for 3-4 in the third, while Sakkari has dispatched the no 24 seed, Tauson beaten 3 and 3. Next for her: Kalinina or Rakhimova, the latter up 1-0 in the third.
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Oh, Paolini nets and Montgomery has the third-set break at 3-2; the no 13 seed is in trouble. Elsewhere, on No 1, Fritz and Lajovic will soon be out, then Centre gets going half an hour later, at 1.30pm BST.
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I know Alcaraz is missing, so all the seeds have moved up one, but Ben Shelton at four sits strangely with me. Heâs got talent, of course, but the fourth-best player in the draw? Thatâs a reach, and Iâd not be at all surprised if he loses to Mensik, his fourth-round opponent should both progress â though al Mensikâs half of the section are Fils, Berrettini and Dimitrov, so heâs uch work to do.
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Oh, and yet another Brit is now under way, Arthur Fery level with Damir Dzumhur at 1-1.
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Keys has broken Day in set two to trail 6-7 4-3, and if that one goes to a third Iâll really want to find a way of watching it; Halys leads Arnaldi, beaten semi-finalist at Roland Garros, 2-1 with a break; Majchrzak now leads Tabilo, a clay-court specialist but no 30 seed, 6-3 7-5 4-3 with a break; Kenin has beaten Marcinko 7-6 6-4; with Michelsen and Fearnley at 2-2 in the first.
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So around the courts we go. Shelton leads Virtanen 2-1 on serve; Royer has levelled against GBâs Wendelken at one set all, and itâs 1-1 in the third; Paolini and Montgomery are level at 2-2 in the decider; and Burruchaga leads De Minaur 2-0, the Demon having seen his fiancĂ© wiped off the same court just a few minutes ago. Those are the matches Iâm watching.
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Back to Anisimova, she said itâs not easy playing a qualifier, as theyâre in form having won matches to reach the tournament proper, but she feels good.
It feels amazing to be back, all the great memories, and sheâs trying to carry the vibes from last year, enjoying every day. Any distraction she can get is great for her as grand slams are stressful and you donât just wan to focus on the tennis.
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Ah man, that was so good to see â elite sport is a cruel, brutal endeavour, and Swan was thinking about giving it all up now that long ago, but she persevered and enjoys the moment with her people in the crowd. I canât begin to imagine how sheâs feeling, mainly because itâs a way most of us will never experience, but Iâll tell you this much: it looks pretty good.
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Katie Swan beats Irina Begu 6-4 6-4
What a win for Swan, the first Brit into round two and what great reward for all the pain, frustration, fear and doubt. Next for her itâs Day or Keys, Day currently leading 7-6 2-1.
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Updated at 13.39 CEST
âŠand Swan immediately takes control of the rally but sheâs tentative trying to finish it, then the error comes. No matter: Begu goes long from the back, and match point number five is imminent, my concentration disturbed by a soul-curdling roar from elsewhere â Paolini breaks Montgomery to level at one set all.
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âŠtells. Swan tightens on the forehand, sending one long, and to deuce we go. Meantime, Montgomery has broken Paolini back in set two to lead 6-0 4-5 ⊠oh, and Begu nails a winner down the line for advantage. So Swan hammers down a service winner, and thatâs very impressive behaviour ⊠and she follows it with another. Here comes match point number fourâŠ
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Begu comes in, Swan tries to pass her, itâs a pretty good effort ⊠but the stretch-volley is excellent. 40-15, then 40-30, and thatâs two match points burned. PressureâŠ
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Swanâs had a terrible time with injury â not that long ago, she was unranked, having to fight her way back simply to compete. And she did, so sheâs here, sending down a slow second serve ⊠that Begu overhits on return. And 15-0 is soon 40-0, all that pain and suffering leading to this point that she mustâve feared sheâd never reach. Can Swan serve it out?
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Begu holds so, after a sit-down, Swan will serve for the match.
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Next no No 3: Alex de Minaur (5) v Roman Andres Burruchaga.
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Next on No 2: Otto Virtanen v Ben Shelton (4).
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Weâll do the interviews shortly, but out on 16, Begu is serving to stay in the match against Swann, down 4-6 3-5.
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Tyra Grant beats Katie Boulter 6-4 6-2
Thereâs no other way to slice it: that was a hiding, and the biggest win of Grantâs career; I cnât wait to see how she does from here. Boulter, meanwhile, who beat Rybakina at Queenâs, will be so disappointed, but sheâll know she didnât turn up today. Next for Grant: Gibson or Bouzkova, Bouzkova currently leading 6-1 1-3.
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Updated at 13.21 CEST
Amanda Anisimova (6) beats Lina Gjorcheska 6-3 6-2
A domineering performance from the beaten finalist in last yearâs competition â and US Open. She belongs at this level and she knows it; though her season hasnât gone as sheâs have hoped, do not sleep on her here. Next for her: Kenin or Marcinko, Kenin currently leading 7-6.
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Updated at 13.17 CEST
Our top two matches look and feel almost over: Anisimova is serving for the match against Gjorcheska at 6-3 5-2, while Boulter is now down a set and a double-break at 4-6 2-5, the 18-year-old qualifier Grant about to serve for the match.
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So Iâm already watching Anisimova, and Boulter; to that, Iâm going to add Paolini and Swan.
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Updated at 13.11 CEST
Anisimova is almost into round two, up 6-3 5-1 on Gjorcheska; Boulter, bidding to be the first Brit to win a match at this yearâs tournament, trails Grant 4-6 2-4; Montgomery leads Paolini 6-0 1-3; Keys and Day are playing a first-set tiebreak; Sakkari leads Tauson 6-3 4-3 with a break; Majchrzak leads Tabilo 6-3 3-4; and in other, better Brit news, Wendelken leads Royer 6-4 1-2 and Swan leads Begu 6-4 3-2 with a break
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Updated at 13.06 CEST
Righto, letâs begin with some latest scores, then weâll talk about where eyes are best allocatedâŠ
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Preamble
Wotcha one and all and welcome to Wimbledon 2026 â day two!
As youâd expect, weâve a faintly daunting and thoroughly thrilling banquet of tennis awaiting us today, so letâs dig right in.
Early doors, last yearâs double-bagelled finalist, Amanda Anisimova, gets herself and that work-of-art backhand going, with Katie Boulter also up first. Others in action are Jasmine Paolini, Madison Keys and Donna Vekic, while Maria Sakkariâs match with Clara Tauson has the potential to be a highlight.
Then, when No 1 gets going, Taylor Fritz takes on Dusan Lajovic â it was meant to be the bone-bruised Jack Draper â while on Centre, Iga Swiatek, the defending champion, meets doubles specialist, Taylor Townsend.
But itâs second on No 1 that really looks like the match of the day, Elena Rybakina, a former winner and this yearâs second-favourite, drawn against LoĂŻs Boisson, surprise semi-finalist in last yearâs French Open.
Then, if to that, we add Alexander Zverevâs first appearance, along with those of Ben Shelton, Eline Svitolina, Alex de Minaur, Marta Kostyuk and the in-form Jakub Mensik, we know weâre flying â but of course thatâs not the size of it. Jacob Fearnley meets Alex Michelsen in a match that has five-set epic written all over it; the surging Arthur Fils returns after injury; Griggzy Dimitrov, so unlucky to injure himself last year when two sets up against Jannik Sinner is back; Flavio Cobolli meets Mariano Navone; and No 1 finishes for the day with an aestheteâs banger, the great Stan Wawrinka beginning his final campaign against Mario Berrettini.
We have, though, kept the best till last: the Queen returning to her palace! Yup, four years since her last appearance, Serena Williams, the seven-times champion and greatest of all time, is back at the age of ⊠44 â ! â and will close out the action on Centre, facing Maya Joint for a place in round
Or, put another way, of all the things going on in the world today, the most exciting, the most affirming and the most inspirational is coming right up â at SW19 and in these pages. This is going to be very, very special. Here we go!
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Montgomery consolidates, then Paolini holds for 3-4 in the third, while Sakkari has dispatched the no 24 seed, Tauson beaten 3 and 3. Next for her: Kalinina or Rakhimova, the latter up 1-0 in the third.
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Oh, Paolini nets and Montgomery has the third-set break at 3-2; the no 13 seed is in trouble. Elsewhere, on No 1, Fritz and Lajovic will soon be out, then Centre gets going half an hour later, at 1.30pm BST.
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I know Alcaraz is missing, so all the seeds have moved up one, but Ben Shelton at four sits strangely with me. Heâs got talent, of course, but the fourth-best player in the draw? Thatâs a reach, and Iâd not be at all surprised if he loses to Mensik, his fourth-round opponent should both progress â though al Mensikâs half of the section are Fils, Berrettini and Dimitrov, so heâs uch work to do.
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Oh, and yet another Brit is now under way, Arthur Fery level with Damir Dzumhur at 1-1.
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Keys has broken Day in set two to trail 6-7 4-3, and if that one goes to a third Iâll really want to find a way of watching it; Halys leads Arnaldi, beaten semi-finalist at Roland Garros, 2-1 with a break; Majchrzak now leads Tabilo, a clay-court specialist but no 30 seed, 6-3 7-5 4-3 with a break; Kenin has beaten Marcinko 7-6 6-4; with Michelsen and Fearnley at 2-2 in the first.
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So around the courts we go. Shelton leads Virtanen 2-1 on serve; Royer has levelled against GBâs Wendelken at one set all, and itâs 1-1 in the third; Paolini and Montgomery are level at 2-2 in the decider; and Burruchaga leads De Minaur 2-0, the Demon having seen his fiancĂ© wiped off the same court just a few minutes ago. Those are the matches Iâm watching.
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Back to Anisimova, she said itâs not easy playing a qualifier, as theyâre in form having won matches to reach the tournament proper, but she feels good.
It feels amazing to be back, all the great memories, and sheâs trying to carry the vibes from last year, enjoying every day. Any distraction she can get is great for her as grand slams are stressful and you donât just wan to focus on the tennis.
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Ah man, that was so good to see â elite sport is a cruel, brutal endeavour, and Swan was thinking about giving it all up now that long ago, but she persevered and enjoys the moment with her people in the crowd. I canât begin to imagine how sheâs feeling, mainly because itâs a way most of us will never experience, but Iâll tell you this much: it looks pretty good.
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Katie Swan beats Irina Begu 6-4 6-4
What a win for Swan, the first Brit into round two and what great reward for all the pain, frustration, fear and doubt. Next for her itâs Day or Keys, Day currently leading 7-6 2-1.
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Updated at 13.39 CEST
âŠand Swan immediately takes control of the rally but sheâs tentative trying to finish it, then the error comes. No matter: Begu goes long from the back, and match point number five is imminent, my concentration disturbed by a soul-curdling roar from elsewhere â Paolini breaks Montgomery to level at one set all.
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âŠtells. Swan tightens on the forehand, sending one long, and to deuce we go. Meantime, Montgomery has broken Paolini back in set two to lead 6-0 4-5 ⊠oh, and Begu nails a winner down the line for advantage. So Swan hammers down a service winner, and thatâs very impressive behaviour ⊠and she follows it with another. Here comes match point number fourâŠ
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Begu comes in, Swan tries to pass her, itâs a pretty good effort ⊠but the stretch-volley is excellent. 40-15, then 40-30, and thatâs two match points burned. PressureâŠ
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Swanâs had a terrible time with injury â not that long ago, she was unranked, having to fight her way back simply to compete. And she did, so sheâs here, sending down a slow second serve ⊠that Begu overhits on return. And 15-0 is soon 40-0, all that pain and suffering leading to this point that she mustâve feared sheâd never reach. Can Swan serve it out?
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Also going on:
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Begu holds so, after a sit-down, Swan will serve for the match.
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Next no No 3: Alex de Minaur (5) v Roman Andres Burruchaga.
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Next on No 2: Otto Virtanen v Ben Shelton (4).
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Weâll do the interviews shortly, but out on 16, Begu is serving to stay in the match against Swann, down 4-6 3-5.
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Tyra Grant beats Katie Boulter 6-4 6-2
Thereâs no other way to slice it: that was a hiding, and the biggest win of Grantâs career; I cnât wait to see how she does from here. Boulter, meanwhile, who beat Rybakina at Queenâs, will be so disappointed, but sheâll know she didnât turn up today. Next for Grant: Gibson or Bouzkova, Bouzkova currently leading 6-1 1-3.
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Updated at 13.21 CEST
Amanda Anisimova (6) beats Lina Gjorcheska 6-3 6-2
A domineering performance from the beaten finalist in last yearâs competition â and US Open. She belongs at this level and she knows it; though her season hasnât gone as sheâs have hoped, do not sleep on her here. Next for her: Kenin or Marcinko, Kenin currently leading 7-6.
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Updated at 13.17 CEST
Our top two matches look and feel almost over: Anisimova is serving for the match against Gjorcheska at 6-3 5-2, while Boulter is now down a set and a double-break at 4-6 2-5, the 18-year-old qualifier Grant about to serve for the match.
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So Iâm already watching Anisimova, and Boulter; to that, Iâm going to add Paolini and Swan.
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Updated at 13.11 CEST
Anisimova is almost into round two, up 6-3 5-1 on Gjorcheska; Boulter, bidding to be the first Brit to win a match at this yearâs tournament, trails Grant 4-6 2-4; Montgomery leads Paolini 6-0 1-3; Keys and Day are playing a first-set tiebreak; Sakkari leads Tauson 6-3 4-3 with a break; Majchrzak leads Tabilo 6-3 3-4; and in other, better Brit news, Wendelken leads Royer 6-4 1-2 and Swan leads Begu 6-4 3-2 with a break
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Updated at 13.06 CEST
Righto, letâs begin with some latest scores, then weâll talk about where eyes are best allocatedâŠ
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Preamble
Wotcha one and all and welcome to Wimbledon 2026 â day two!
As youâd expect, weâve a faintly daunting and thoroughly thrilling banquet of tennis awaiting us today, so letâs dig right in.
Early doors, last yearâs double-bagelled finalist, Amanda Anisimova, gets herself and that work-of-art backhand going, with Katie Boulter also up first. Others in action are Jasmine Paolini, Madison Keys and Donna Vekic, while Maria Sakkariâs match with Clara Tauson has the potential to be a highlight.
Then, when No 1 gets going, Taylor Fritz takes on Dusan Lajovic â it was meant to be the bone-bruised Jack Draper â while on Centre, Iga Swiatek, the defending champion, meets doubles specialist, Taylor Townsend.
But itâs second on No 1 that really looks like the match of the day, Elena Rybakina, a former winner and this yearâs second-favourite, drawn against LoĂŻs Boisson, surprise semi-finalist in last yearâs French Open.
Then, if to that, we add Alexander Zverevâs first appearance, along with those of Ben Shelton, Eline Svitolina, Alex de Minaur, Marta Kostyuk and the in-form Jakub Mensik, we know weâre flying â but of course thatâs not the size of it. Jacob Fearnley meets Alex Michelsen in a match that has five-set epic written all over it; the surging Arthur Fils returns after injury; Griggzy Dimitrov, so unlucky to injure himself last year when two sets up against Jannik Sinner is back; Flavio Cobolli meets Mariano Navone; and No 1 finishes for the day with an aestheteâs banger, the great Stan Wawrinka beginning his final campaign against Mario Berrettini.
We have, though, kept the best till last: the Queen returning to her palace! Yup, four years since her last appearance, Serena Williams, the seven-times champion and greatest of all time, is back at the age of ⊠44 â ! â and will close out the action on Centre, facing Maya Joint for a place in round
Or, put another way, of all the things going on in the world today, the most exciting, the most affirming and the most inspirational is coming right up â at SW19 and in these pages. This is going to be very, very special. Here we go!
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