About this episode

The episode features a recap of Day 1 of Wimbledon 2026 with insights from defending champion Lloyd Glasspool.

The first episode of our Wimbledon 2026 daily live series, recorded inside the grounds on Day 1 of The Championships. Brought to you by Novellus. Live every night at 9 pm UK across the Wimbledon fortnight, with Wimbledon champions, tennis icons and special guests joining Dan to break down the day's biggest stories from inside the grounds at SW19. In this episode: Major Moments (brought to you by SotoTennis Academy): Raducanu and Draper both withdrew, Norrie beaten in five by qualifier Michael Zheng, and a brutal Day 1 for the British contingent Jannik Sinner survives a three-and-a-half-hour scare against Kecmanović, including the Centre Court fall that briefly stopped play TennisAthlete Player of the Day : Michael Zheng, the Columbia graduate ranked No. 144 who outlasted Norrie over four hours. Lloyd Glasspool joins the show on what it feels like coming back as defending champion, the surreal moment of seeing his face on the wall, and why he didn't celebrate the title the way everyone expected Lloyd's honest take on the British injuries The Wimbledon Quickfire with Lloyd: first memories, favourite British food, greatest grass-court players and the celebrity he'd want courtside…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Kiernan

Guest: Lloyd Glasspool

Topics covered

• Wimbledon
• tennis
• sports recap
• athlete interviews
• British tennis
• championships

Keywords

• Wimbledon
• Lloyd Glasspool
• tennis
• Cameron Norrie
• Michael Zheng
• Day 1 recap
• British tennis
• Erin Routliffe

Sponsors

Novellus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SotoTennis Academy

Places: UK, SW19

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