Wimbledon’s preview is being shaped by a mix of favourites, injuries, and headline attractions, with Serena and Venus Williams set to play doubles at the tournament. Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Novak Djokovic, and Carlos Alcaraz all feature in the build-up talk around the grass-court event. The practical consequence is a crowded championship picture, while Alcaraz’s absence due to wrist injury and the Williams sisters’ doubles appearance add major storylines to the fortnight.
Wimbledon has lifted total prize money to £64.2 million, but finance experts say the increase will not end player pressure over revenue sharing. The 20% boost is a significant Wimbledon pay move, yet the broader conversation around how tennis money is distributed is expected to continue. That matters because players are still pushing for more than a headline increase at one tournament.
Serena Williams and Victoria Mboko’s Queen’s Club doubles comeback ended when Mboko withdrew because of injury. Williams had been playing her first tournament back after nearly four years away from competitive tennis, and the withdrawal cut that run short at the HSBC Championships. The setback leaves Williams without a finished doubles campaign and puts Mboko’s injury status at the center of the story. Williams publicly paid tribute to her partner after the abrupt exit.
Annabel Croft says tennis players pay a heavy personal cost for perfection, including the loss of a normal social life. She argues that treating peers as rivals limits friendships and can affect happiness, with many players only figuring out who they are after retirement. The piece is a reminder of the off-court sacrifices built into life on tour.
The WTA has changed its rulebook to protect player rankings during family planning and maternity breaks. Annabel Croft and Naomi Broady discussed the reform, which is meant to stop players from having to choose between starting a family and continuing their careers. The practical effect is that women can step away from tennis without automatically losing the ranking position they have earned.
Aryna Sabalenka's loss to Jessica Pegula in the Berlin Open has opened a rankings window in the WTA race. The defeat, which included another final-set 6-0, gives Elena Rybakina and other rivals a chance to keep pressure on the No. 1 spot heading into Wimbledon. The practical consequence is that Sabalenka missed a chance to strengthen her position before the season's next major.
Wimbledon has raised total prize money by 20% after renewed player pressure over revenue sharing. The singles champions will each earn $4.8 million at next month’s grass-court Grand Slam. The increase is meant to respond to player complaints, but the revenue-share dispute remains unresolved.
Wimbledon has lifted its total prize fund to £64.2 million, a 20% increase after player revolt over pay. The announcement makes Wimbledon the first Grand Slam to move on prize money since the Roland-Garros protest, but it does not address the players’ demands on revenue share, welfare, or consultation. That leaves the wider pay campaign open even as the tournament boosts its purse.
Great Britain will face the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals of this year's Billie Jean King Cup. The tie puts Britain on a high-profile stage in the team event. It is the next knockout step in the competition and determines who moves deeper into the Cup run.
Wimbledon has confirmed a record prize money fund of £64.2 million for the 2026 Championships. The increase raises the tournament’s financial benchmark and signals another step up in the event’s commercial scale. It directly affects the payout structure for players across the main draw and qualifying fields.
Wimbledon 2026 is scheduled for Monday 29 June to Sunday 12 July at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in south-west London. Qualifying runs from Monday 22 June to Thursday 25 June, and the event again follows a 14-day format. The Ladies' Singles final is set for Saturday 11 July.
The Bad Homburg Open draw has Iga Swiatek stepping in where Elena Rybakina had been listed, with Alexandra Eala placed against a familiar opponent and Venus Williams drawn against a qualifier. The field is part of the 2026 grass-court build-up and includes a strong mix of leading WTA names. The draw determines the opening path for Eala, Williams, and the rest of the section.
Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic presided over the 10th graduating class at the Rafa Nadal School. The event was an off-court appearance centered on graduation messages from two former Grand Slam champions. It put the academy's education side in the spotlight rather than any tennis result.
Mirra Andreeva moved to the top of the 2026 WTA prize money standings after the French Open, overtaking Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina. Maja Chwalinska is 13th and Iga Swiatek sits eighth in the updated earnings list. The ranking update shows how strongly Roland Garros reshuffled the season's money race on the WTA Tour.
Iva Jovic beat Alex Eala at Queen's Club and then sent her friend a personal message after the match. The result came in their meeting at the tournament and gives Jovic a straight win over a close connection on the WTA side. The exchange adds a friendly layer to a competitive result at Queen's.
Judy Murray praised Serena Williams' comeback and said Williams is still producing remarkably high-level tennis. The comment adds to the off-court interest around Williams' return and the standard she is still capable of reaching. It is a public boost for one of the sport's most watched comebacks.
Ekaterina Alexandrova is set for a first-round meeting with Anastasia Potapova in WTA Berlin Day 1 predictions. The preview points to opening-round action at the Berlin Tennis Open. For both players, it is an early grass-court test that will shape the opening week in Berlin.
Amanda Anisimova and Laura Siegemund are set for a WTA Queen's Club Day 3 meeting. The preview places their match in the tournament's early rounds at the grass-court event. It gives both players an immediate chance to move deeper into the draw.
Robin Montgomery and Barbora Krejcikova headline the WTA Hertogenbosch final preview. The match is for the title in Den Bosch, with Greet Minnen having featured in the tournament’s earlier round coverage. For fans, the practical angle is the championship match and the betting view around Montgomery against Krejcikova.
Victoria Mboko’s left knee injury has put her planned doubles match with Serena Williams at Queen’s Club in jeopardy. Mboko retired from her singles match after a heavy fall against Karolina Pliskova, which immediately clouded Williams’ return campaign. The practical consequence is that the pair’s doubles appearance may not go ahead. The injury ended Mboko’s run at the tournament.
Serena Williams and Karolina Muchova lost their opening-round doubles match at the Berlin Open, falling 6-4, 6-4 to Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe. The defeat ends the pair’s first-round run and marks Serena’s first loss in her comeback. It also means her Wimbledon preparations take a setback in doubles form.
Emma Raducanu beat Anna Blinkova to claim her first win since March. She won in straight sets after running off eight consecutive games, which points to a sharp start to her grass-court season. The result sends Raducanu into the second round and gives her a much-needed boost after a difficult run.
Serena Williams explained why she did not ask Coco Gauff to partner her in Berlin doubles. The decision mattered because Williams had been expected to team with Gauff during her comeback, and Gauff is still involved in both singles and doubles at the Berlin Open. The pairing question affects how Williams structures her return and whether Gauff’s schedule stays focused on her current event load.
Jack Draper is set to return from injury at Eastbourne with Andy Murray as his new coach. Emma Raducanu has chosen not to take a wildcard, while Murray has publicly backed Draper’s fitness and form before Wimbledon. The Eastbourne return matters because it is Draper’s first step back after injury and a key tune-up for the grass season.
Donna Vekic beat Emma Raducanu in the Queen’s final, winning in straight sets to deny Raducanu a first title since the 2021 US Open. Raducanu had reached her first grass-court final after playing two matches on Saturday, but the championship match ended in a lopsided opening set and a tight second-set tiebreak. The result gives Vekic the women’s singles title at Queen’s and leaves Raducanu encouraged by the run but still waiting for another trophy.
Emma Raducanu praised Maja Chwalinska's run at the French Open and called it a very special performance. The comment came in the context of Chwalinska's breakthrough at Roland Garros, where the qualifier made an impression on the Paris clay. It adds another player-endorsed nod to a run that stood out at the tournament.
Ajla Tomljanovic is comfortable with the history-book label of being the last woman to defeat Serena Williams. The win came at the 2022 US Open and remains one of the defining results of that night in New York. Williams is now set to make her comeback in women’s doubles at Queen’s Club, which brings the old result back into focus. Tomljanovic has said she values the match itself more than the record attached to it.
Alex Eala won the Birmingham grass-court title, a sharp contrast to her struggles on clay. The WTA result is a clear sign her game is still developing on different surfaces. It also gives her momentum from a breakthrough week at a tournament that rewards players who can adapt quickly to grass.