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World No.
1 Jannik Sinner will face Nuno Borges in the second round of Wimbledon Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.
ET.
Sinner won Wimbledon in 2025, and has another good chance of winning with Carlos Alcaraz sidelined due to injury.
Sinner vs.
Borges will air on ESPN, and streams on DIRECTV (free trial).
Heres what you need to know: What: Wimbledon mens singles, Second Round Who: No.
1 Jannik Sinner vs.
Nuno Borges When: Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Time: 8:30 a.m.
ET Where: Centre Court, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England TV: ESPN Live stream: DIRECTV (free trial), fuboTV (free trial), ESPN Sign up for DIRECTV to watch Wimbledon for free.
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Heres a recent tennis story from the Associated Press: LONDON (AP) Defending champion Jannik Sinner had to come back from a set down twice and regain his composure following a worrisome tumble to the grass in a five-set victory over 50th-ranked Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday.
A month after his French Open meltdown, the top-ranked Sinner produced a 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-3 win that lasted 3 hours and 30 minutes in the opening match on Centre Court, which by custom is reserved for the past years mens singles champion.
Sinner said he was a little tight in the beginning, noting that it was his first grass-court match of the season.
Im happy that I turned it around, Sinner said.
Lleyton Hewitt, the 2002 champion, remains the only Wimbledon mens singles winner in the professional era (since 1968) to lose in the first round the following year.
The Australian was defeated by Ivo Karlovic in his 2003 opener.
In another Centre Court match, seven-time champion Novak Djokovic had Bad Bunny cheering him on during a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory over 102nd-ranked Wu Yibing that ended with the retractable roof closed and the lights turned on due to darkness.
Djokovic improved to a perfect 21-0 in the opening round at Wimbledon.
Serena Williams will play her opening match on Tuesday against 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia marking the first time she competes in singles in nearly four years.
Ideal conditions Sinner hadnt played an official match since he struggled with dizziness during a heat wave at Roland Garros, where after being within one game of concluding his second-round match in straight sets, he was beaten by Juan Manuel Cerundolo in five.
The match with Kecmanovic was played in ideal conditions, with sunny skies and the temperature 24 degrees Celsius (75 Fahrenheit).
Sinner is a big favorite to repeat as Wimbledon champion since his main rival Carlos Alcaraz, who he beat in last years final, is missing the championships due to a right wrist injury.
Sinner felt the pressure from the honors reserved for the defending champion.
It was a very, very different feeling, he said.
Theres a lot of nerves when you go down the stairs behind the court.
Also mentally knowing its such a prestige court and such a historical court.
Bloody shoe Early in the third set, Sinner drew a loud applause when he executed a sliced stop-volley drop shot that was so good Kecmanovic didnt even run for it.
But in the same game, Sinner then fell hard to the grass when he lost his footing trying to change directions.
He went down on his knees and fell backwards grimacing in pain as he grasped what appeared to be his left hip area.
But he quickly got up and resumed playing.
As the match wore on, Sinner appeared to be bleeding through his right shoe.
Im good, Sinner said.
It just seems much worse than it is.
..
Its just a nail.
Kecmanovic saved a set point in the third-set tiebreaker with a wild point that ended with Sinner down on the ground again after he first retrieved a short ball and then retreated to run down a ball over his shoulder into the corner.
It evened the tiebreaker at 6-6 and Sinner and Kecmanovic slapped hands on the ensuing change of ends as the players appeared to appreciate each others effort.
Two points later, a backhand from Sinner sailed long and Kecmanovic had a two-sets-to-one lead.
The third set, Sinner said, was a very tough one to swallow.
But Sinner cleaned up his game in the final two sets to earn his first five-set victory since he came back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev for his first Grand Slam trophy in the 2024 Australian Open final.
Beckham does the wave When Sinner held for a 5-2 lead in the fifth, David Beckham in the Royal Box was among the spectators taking part in a Centre Court wave.
Sinner has now won all five of his career meetings with Kecmanovic but this one was nothing like a straight-sets victory in the third round at Wimbledon in 2024 and the players shared a friendly embrace at the net when it was over.
Sinner produced 72 winners to Kecmanovics 20 but also had many more unforced errors: 52 to 33.
The serve was a weapon for Sinner, cranking out 31 aces to Kecmanovics one.
We will try to aim for a couple of improvements for the next match, Sinner said.
Kecmanovic had to regroup recently after Viktor Troicki left him to coach another Serbian someone by the name of Novak Djokovic.
Osakas kimono In other matches, Medvedev defeated Marin Cilic 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in a matchup of Grand Slam champions; 12th-seeded Andrey Rublev was beaten by Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-7 (6), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (12); and rising Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar, in his Wimbledon debut, beat Felix Gill 6-3, 6-3, 7-5.
In womens action, Naomi Osaka made another fashion statement by wearing a flowing kimono for her walk-on before a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Elsa Jacquemot; top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka beat Teodora Kostovic 6-2, 6-3; Coco Gauff beat Tamara Korpatsch 6-2, 6-1 in 54 minutes; and French Open champion Mirra Andreeva beat Magda Linette 7-5, 6-4.
French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska, who needed a wild-card entry, was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 by Mananchaya Sawangkaew.
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