Wimbledon 2026 began on June 29 under sunny skies, featuring top players such as Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and Stefanos Tsitsipas [1, 2, 3, 4]. Matches in the opening six days unfolded with temperatures between 20 and 23 degrees Celsius, alternating between sunny, overcast, and clear conditions each day [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7].

Emma Raducanu withdrew from the tournament with a leg injury on the eve of the event [1]. Several British players suffered early losses, continuing a slump that included Harriet Dart and Katie Boulter’s defeats [2, 3].

Defending men’s champion Jannik Sinner advanced steadily through the rounds, defeating Miomir Kecmanovic, Francisco Borges, and Brooksby to reach at least the fourth round by July 4 [1, 2, 4, 6, 7]. Aryna Sabalenka also progressed smoothly, beating opponents Kostovic, Kessler, and Ostapenko to make it to the round of 16 by July 4 [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7].

Novak Djokovic reached the third round with convincing wins over Wu Yibing and Stefanos Tsitsipas, followed by a victory against Arthur Rinderknech on July 3 [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]. By July 4, Djokovic achieved his 105th Wimbledon match win, tying Roger Federer’s record [7].

Iga Swiatek, the defending women’s champion, survived a challenging first-round match and secured wins through subsequent rounds, including a notable victory over Karolina Pliskova on July 2 [2, 3, 5, 7]. Coco Gauff progressed at least to the third round, defeating Solana Sierra and Claire Liu, maintaining hopes for a deep tournament run [2, 3, 4, 6, 7].

Other strong performances came from Felix Auger-Aliassime, who reached at least the third round with wins over Dino Prizmic and Michael Zheng [1, 3, 4, 6], and Barbora Krejcikova, who eliminated fifth seed Mirra Andreeva in the second round [3, 4, 5]. American players such as Jessica Pegula, Amanda Anisimova, and Taylor Fritz also recorded wins in the early rounds [3, 4, 5, 6, 7].

Daily weather details included sunny 21°C on June 29, overcast 20°C on June 30, sunny 22°C on July 1, clear 22°C on July 2, sunny 20°C on July 3, and sunny 23°C on July 4 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7].

By July 4, Sinner advanced to the fourth round, Djokovic matched Federer's Wimbledon win record, and Swiatek faced challenger Alexandra Eala in scheduled matches [7].