Novak Djokovic delivered a vintage masterclass against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round of 2026 Wimbledon (ATP), dismantling the Greek player 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the third round where he faces unseeded Arthur Rinderknech. At 39, the seventh seed displayed the form that once defined his dominance on grass, reflecting on his privilege to still compete at the highest level. Meanwhile, defending champion Jannik Sinner advanced past Portugal's Nuno Borges 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 on Centre Court, though his path to a second title remains fraught—matches expected to be straightforward have become competitive affairs. On the women's side, Coco Gauff came from a break down in the third set and won the final six points of a tiebreaker to beat Solana Sierra 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7), mirroring the drama of her breakthrough seven years earlier against Venus Williams on the same day. Mirra Andreeva, the 2024 French Open champion, saw her Wimbledon campaign end at the hands of Barbora Krejcikova, who won 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. Off the court, the WTA announced it is ending its Saudi Arabia partnership one year early, moving the season-ending Finals from Riyadh to Indian Wells this November. Wimbledon continues through the weekend.
Tennis recap
Jul 1 – Jul 2
Djokovic shines, Sinner tested at Wimbledon; WTA Finals leave Saudi Arabia
By the Mob Tennis teamArchive
Past weekly recaps
- Jul 2Djokovic shines, Sinner tested at Wimbledon; WTA Finals leave Saudi Arabia
- Jul 1Wimbledon opens with shocks: Virtanen stuns Shelton, Snigur ousts Svitolina
- Jun 30Wimbledon Day 1: Sinner survives five-set scare; Gauff, Djokovic advance
- Jun 29Raducanu withdraws from Wimbledon; Serena returns as tour braces for Slam
- Jun 22Serena's Wimbledon wildcard steals the week as grass-court upsets mount
- Jun 15Shelton wins Stuttgart; Raducanu falls in Queen's final
- Jun 8Zverev wins first Grand Slam, finally breaking through at Roland Garros
- Jun 7Andreeva, 19, wins French Open in dominant final against qualifier Chwalinska
- Jun 6French Open: Zverev, Andreeva, Chwalinska eye unlikely Slam glory
- Jun 5Andreeva and Chwalinska set unlikely French Open final
- Jun 4Sabalenka's meltdown opens French Open; Cobolli, Kostyuk reach semis
- Jun 3French Open quarterfinals reshape men's draw as upsets pile up
- Jun 2Serena returns; Italian men surge at French Open
- Jun 1Teenagers Storm Roland Garros Quarterfinals; Swiatek Falls
- May 31French Open upsets mount as Gauff, Swiatek fall in Paris
- May 30Djokovic falls to Fonseca in epic; Sinner and Medvedev early exits shock clay
- May 26French Open begins as clay season reaches its peak
- May 18Alcaraz's wrist injury dominates week ahead of Roland Garros
- May 11Sinner Caps Golden Masters; Svitolina Stuns Gauff in Rome
- May 4Quiet week on clay sets up Paris and Roland Garros
- Apr 27Quiet week on tour ahead of Paris hard-court event
- Apr 20Sinner and Kostyuk sweep Madrid in dominant week
- Apr 13Fils, Shelton, Rybakina claim clay crowns
- Apr 6Andreeva captures Linz; Pliskova stuns top-15 seed
- Mar 30Sinner captures Monte Carlo in tiebreak thriller over Alcaraz
- Mar 23Quiet week sets stage for Monte Carlo
- Mar 16Sinner and Sabalenka sweep Miami 1000s
- Mar 9Tennis tours reset ahead of Miami Masters
- Mar 2Sinner and Sabalenka reign at Indian Wells
- Feb 23Cobolli, Bucsa take 500 titles in hard-court sweep
- Feb 16Alcaraz dominates Doha; Tsitsipas stuns Medvedev
- Feb 9Pegula and De Minaur claim 1000 and 500 titles
- Feb 2Muchova captures Doha; Pliskova stuns Anisimova
- Jan 26Bejlek wins Abu Dhabi 500; Cirstea, Boulter claim 250 titles
- Jan 19Alcaraz wins Australian Open; Rybakina tops Sabalenka in upset
- Jan 12Four ATP/WTA 250s crown new champions in Australian swing
- Jan 5Warm-up titles set stage for Australian Open
- Dec 29Medvedev, Sabalenka win Brisbane titles to start 2026