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13:30 BST - Nearly time for Centre Court to be opened for 2026 by the reigning men's champion Jannik Sinner, who looks to go back-to-back in London.
The Italian world number one will have to navigate Miomir Kecmanovic in his tournament opener.
13:13 BST - Spanish talent Rafael Jodar has eliminated Britain's Felix Gill 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in pretty straightforward fashion.
Elsewhere, another Briton in Harriet Dart begins her Wimbledon campaign against former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko over on Court One.
13:02 BST - British qualifier Max Basing is handed a sobering 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 defeat by Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki on his main draw debut at Wimbledon.
A pretty tough day at the office for the world number 331, but no doubt a learning curve.
12:29 BST - Fourth seed Jessica Pegula is also safely through to the second round after getting past Darja Vidmanova 7-5, 6-3 on Court Two.
A good start for the American, who has never progressed beyond the quarter-finals.
Next up on court is Britain's Cameron Norrie as he gets set to play qualifier Michael Zheng.
12:16 BST - Belinda Bencic makes light work of Britain's Mika Stojsavljevic, seeing her off 6-2, 6-1 in just over an hour to become the first women's winner of this year's Wimbledon.
11:53 BST - Much of this year's Wimbledon was clouded by the row over prize money, with top players Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka among those who planned a media boycott.
They planned to limit their press conference duties to 15 minutes in the hope of increasing the share of tournament revenue towards prize money.
However, those protests have since been called off after "constructive meetings" between the players and Wimbledon chiefs.
Read more: Wimbledon stars scrap prize money protest after last-minute advances
11:15 BST - One to keep an eye on this morning is women's fourth seed Jessica Pegula, who kicks off her tournament against the Czech Republic's Darja Vidmanova on Court Two.
11:07 BST - Ready? Play. The first set of 2026 Wimbledon matches are underway!
10:52 BST - The finishing touches are being applied ahead of a fortnight of Grand Slam action.
10:40 BST - Play in SW19 begins at 11:00 BST and there are a handful of Brits in amongst the early first-round action.
Wildcard Felix Gill is up against talented Spaniard Rafael Jodar and world number 331 Max Basing plays Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki in an all-qualifier battle.
In the women's draw, Mika Stojsavljevic plays Belinda Bencic, who was a Wimbledon semi-finalist last year and a former Olympic champion.
09:46 BST - Get up to speed with what's to look forward to today, plus which first-round matches could be worth keeping an eye on over the next couple of days.
• Sinner, Djokovic and Sabalenka headline star-studded Wimbledon opening day
• Eye-catching first-round matches at Wimbledon 2026
08:45 BST - Britons love a queue, but nothing beats the wait to gain entrance to the grounds of Wimbledon's All England Club.
'The Queue' offers fans the chance to grab tickets for the show courts and ground passes on the day.
Hundreds pitch up tents and camp overnight in Wimbledon Park in the hope of getting near the front to get a coveted show-court ticket.
08:11 BST - An early British blow occurred on Sunday night as Emma Raducanu withdrew ahead of Wimbledon due to a stress fracture in her right leg.
The British number one had been planning to play Antonia Ruzic on Monday, but a scan last night confirmed the worst and ruled her out completely.
Read more: Raducanu pulls out of Wimbledon on eve of first match with a stress fracture
07:45 BST - Good morning and welcome to Flashscore's coverage of day one of Wimbledon 2026!
Defending men's champion Jannik Sinner will, as is tradition, open play on Centre Court against Miomir Kecmanovic, before women's number one Aryna Sabalenka faces Teodora Kostovic.
Novak Djokovic is also in action later, taking on Yibing Wu as he begins his hunt for a 25th Grand Slam title.
Let the madness commence.