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5 Live Sport: All About… Wimbledon 2026 – Wimbledon Daily: Draper withdraws as 10 Britons lose on Day One

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Katie Smith is joined by commentator Gigi Salmon as well as former Wimbledon champions Pat Cash and Marion Bartoli to reflect on the opening day of Wimbledon.

It was a bad day for the home players as 10 Britons lost, while Jack Draper withdrew with a recurrence of the arm injury he’s struggled with for most of the past 12 months.

They also react to hard-fought wins for Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner, as well as more serene progress for Aryna Sabalenka in the women’s draw.

TIMECODES
00:30 Jack Draper withdraws because of injury
05:00 A bad day for British players
08:00 A disappointing exit for British number one Cameron Norrie
09:40 Djokovic beats Wu Yibing – was that the best first round match we’ve seen?
13:30 What did we learn from Sinner’s five-set win?
17:00 Sabalenka advances – but is she favourite in the women’s draw?

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