Game, set and match! Barbora Krejcikova beats Mirra Andreeva
French Open champion and women’s fifth seed Mirra Andreeva is out of Wimbledon!
The 19-year-old, who lifted her first grand slam title just last month in Paris, is out to former Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, who found the form of her 2024 title run to win 4-6 7-5 6-4 on Centre Court.
Andreeva looked to be in control of the match, but struggled to maintain her composure as the seasoned Czech Krejcikova put up a fight to force the decider.
This was always going to be a tough draw for Andreeva and the Roland Garros-Wimbledon double is rare for a reason.
The unseeded Krejcikova knows her way around Centre Court, and produces a vintage performance.
Krejcikova lost in the third round last year as defending champion. She’s looking much stronger a year on.
That was so nervy. After six match points come and go, she breaks Andreeva to get over the line.
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Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 19:25
Mirra Andreeva survives in final set!
Three match points saved! Mirra Andreeva hangs on against Barbora Krejcikova with the former Wimbledon champion serving for the match!
But the teenager still has to hold. It’s 5-4 to Krejcikova in the third.
Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 19:19
Thriller between Barbora Krejcikova and Mirra Andreeva!
We’ve had match points to Krejcikova, break points to Andreeva!
This is a titanic game between two grand slam champions.
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Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 19:17
Barbora Krejcikova breaks Mirra Andreeva to lead third
Despite taking a medical timeout in the deciding set, it’s Barbora Krejcikova who breaks to lead the third! Mirra Andreeva is looking rushed and stressed. The fifth seed is in danger, but the former Wimbledon champion is close to a big win on Centre Court.
Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 18:57
Novak Djokovic defies the ‘Wuuus’ – but this was not the start to Wimbledon he wanted
Novak Djokovic dug deep to beat China’s Yibing Wu in four sets in a “really challenging” first round win at Wimbledon.
It looked as if Wu, the world No 102, may have been about to drag the 39-year-old Djokovic into a deciding set when he had 0-40 on the Serbian’s serve at 3-2, but the 24-time grand slam champion saved all six break points he faced in the fourth as he held on before breaking his opponent to close out the 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 win in three hours and 17 minutes.
Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 18:45
Can Stefanos Tsitsipas shine at Wimbledon?
Stefanos Tsitsipas may be a former world No 3, but the Greek has not made it past the second round of a grand slam in his last eight attempts.
Last year, the Greek retired from his first-round match against Valentin Royer with a back injury.
Tsitsipas actually handed Andy Murray his final Wimbledon defeat in singles two years ago.
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Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 18:30
A Stefanos Tsitsipas resurgence? Here’s what he thinks
Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first-round match against France’s Hugo Gaston on Monday, winning 6-1 6-4 6-2, and said he wanted to prove a point.
“Let me start by saying that I’m missing the way I have been playing the last couple of years,” Tsitsipas said. “And today while I was on the court, I was thinking of the great fights that I have had previously at Wimbledon, playing some years back.
“Regardless of the result, I always felt like I was coming into this tournament with a lot of determination, with a lot of love for the grass, and always played my best that I knew at the time.”
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Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 18:25
Mirra Andreeva and Barbora Krejcikova into third set
In the battle of French Open champions on Centre Court, Barbora Krejcikova has forced the third set and has taken Mirra Andreeva to the distance.
Andreeva had done well to break back when Krejcikova, the 2024 Wimbledon champion, was serving for the set.
But the 19-year-old Andreeva has a bit of a wobble, and the reigning French Open concedes the set with a wild forehand error.
It’s 6-4 5-7 between Andreeva and Krejcikova.
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Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 18:15
Stefanos Tsitsipas sacks father as coach: ‘It will take him some time to accept it’
Former grand slam finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas says he has sacked his father Apostolos Tsitsipas as his coach.
Tsitsipas, a runner-up at the French Open and Australian Open and a former world No 3, confirmed the split ahead of Wimbledon and said his decision was final.
The Greek star, who has fallen to 87th in the world after a difficult couple of years of form, had previously parted ways with his father only to rehire him later.
“It will take him some time to accept it, as it did the last time we split,” Tsitsipas, 27, said ahead of Wimbledon, as reported by Clay.
Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 18:05
Novak Djokovic v Stefanos Tsitsipas head-to-head
Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas have played each other on 14 occasions, but the head-to-head looks ugly for the Greek.
Djokovic has won 12 of their previous meetings, including in the final of the 2021 French Open and 2023 Australian Open.
Actually, Djokovic has beaten Tsitsipas in 11 matches in a row, including their previous match at the Paris Olympics.
They’ve never played on grass, though.
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Jamie Braidwood1 July 2026 17:44