Wimbledon 2026 draw LIVE: Serena Williams to discover first-round opponent for tennis comeback – UK Times

Emma Raducanu’s participation at Wimbledon has been thrown into doubt after the British No 1 was reportedly spotted at the All England Club wearing an orthopaedic boot.

Clay reported that the British No 1 left Aorangi Park, the Wimbledon practice complex, on Wednesday evening wearing a boot on her right leg, while she did not train there when she had been scheduled to at midday on Thursday.

Thomas Houchin, one of her representatives, told Clay: “Emma is absolutely fine. She will play tomorrow”, but her use of the boot just five days before her home grand slam begins has sparked concern.

Among the six British women to receive wildcards includes the 2024 US Open girls’ champion Mika Stojsavljevic and the highly-rated Hannah Klugman, who became the first British woman to win the prestigious Orange Bowl title as a 14-year-old a few years ago. Both return to Wimbledon at the age of 17 ahead of their second appearance in the main draw.

• Harriet Dart (GBR)
• Alicia Dudeney (GBR)
• Hannah Klugman (GBR)
• Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR)
• Katie Swan (GBR)
• Mimi Xu (GBR)

The French Open runner-up Maja Chwalinska is in the very rare position of being both a wildcard and seed in the Wimbledon draw.

The Polish player reached the Roland Garros final as a qualifier, despite being ranked outside of the world’s top 100.

That meant she did not make the cut-off to enter Wimbledon directly when the lists were confirmed a few weeks ago.

However, the All England Club opted to reward Chwalinska with a wildcard spot, but she’s the 20th seed as well.

Serena Williams has explained that she wanted to return to tennis to play in front of both of her daughters, but banishing the memories of her last appearance at Wimbledon in 2022 could also be another source of motivation.

Then, Williams played her first match in over a year as she faced the virtually unknown Harmony Tan on Centre Court. But Williams lost to the French player, letting a 4-0 lead slip in the match tiebreak in a 7-5 1-6 7-6 defeat.

Williams showed what she could still do a few weeks later when she reached the third round of the US Open, knocking out the second seed Anett Kontaveit.

The draw for the men’s and women’s singles at Wimbledon will take place at 10am BST.

The Wimbledon draw will be revealed this morning and it’s fair to say all eyes are on one player: Serena Williams. The 44-year-old will be making her comeback to singles for the first time since 2022 in a stunning comeback, having played two doubles matches since returning to the sport earlier this month. Who will the 23-time grand slam champion, and seven-time Wimbledon winner, play in her first match? And could it be one of the top players in the world?