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Wimbledon 2026 Early Rounds Recap: Sinners Red Shoes, Williams Gets Smoked by Joint and Shelton Disappoints Again - Talkn Tennis Podcast Ep:32
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- Jul 2, 2026
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Summary
Wimbledon 2026 has already delivered drama, upsets and one of the most emotional matches in recent memory, and Adam and Adrian are here to break down every moment of a breathless opening few days at the All England Club. Jannik Sinner is through, but the defending Wimbledon champion has not had things his own way. The world number one was taken to five sets by Miomir Kecmanovic in round one, dropping the first set, losing a brilliant third-set tiebreak and losing a shoe along the way before eventually steadying to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-3. Round two against Nuno Borges was cleaner on the scoreline but tighter than the numbers suggest, with both sets going to tiebreaks before Sinner lifted at the crucial moments to win 7-6, 7-6, 6-4, taking his Grand Slam wins to 95 and the record as the most by any Italian in history. The takeaway from both matches though is that Sinner looks mortal. Someone with the nerve to hold their nerve in the big moments might just be able to beat him, and the boys discuss whether Wimbledon 2026 could be another upset Grand Slam. The story that had the whole tennis world talking was Serena Williams against Maya Joint on Centre Court. The 23-time Grand Slam champion, 44 years old and playing her first competitive singles match in nearly four years, was beaten 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 by the 20-year-old Australian in a match that lasted more than two hours. Williams showed the power and the fight, stealing the second set in a tiebreak and refusing to go quietly, but the movement and match sharpness were not there against an opponent less than half her age, and Joint held her nerve brilliantly to take it in three. The boys debate whether Centre Court was the right call, whether Joint deserves more credit than she is getting, and what comes next for S…