Wimbledon Draw Special

Plus: Marketa Vondrousova responded to her suspension. What changed Andy’s stance?

Jun 27, 2026

Context-free soundbite: “He’s a psycho. Psychos do well on this surface.”

Qualifying has concluded, the draws are done and Naomi Osaka’s Nike dress has already sold out. There’s just one more matter to attend to before the Pimm’s can flow: the Served Bracket Challenge. Watch Andy analyze the draw in the new episode and stay for the top headlines. Then fill out your bracket by Monday, June 29. Don’t get Meddied!

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🍿 Early Popcorn Matches

ATP First Round

Taylor Fritz [6] vs. Jack Draper
Daniil Medvedev [8] vs. Marin Cilic
Matteo Berrettini vs. Stan Wawrinka [WC]

WTA First Round

Serena Williams [WC] vs. Maya Joint
Iga Swiatek [3] vs. Taylor Townsend
Jasmine Paolini [13] vs. Robyn Montgomery [WC]

Early Storylines

Top Players Will Protest Prize Money

Wimbledon increased the total purse by 10 percent two weeks ago to head off a repeat of the player protest at Roland Garros. It wasn’t enough. Stars will once again limit media availability to draw attention to their expectation for a greater share of revenue. In fact, they’re going even farther at Wimbledon, extending their limited media availability from just the pre-tournament media day throughout the first week. Read more from Reuters and Sports Business Journal.

Andy talked about the issue extensively with All England Lawn Tennis Club Chair Debbie Jevans and Tournament Director Jamie Baker on a recent episode.

Andy Is All in on the Americans

Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton all won grass-court tune-ups, and Tommy Paul made a final. One of them reaches the championship match in Andy’s bracket. Deciding who was the toughest call among the 127 men’s matches. He has an American woman in the final, too. Is it Serena Williams? Watch the show to find out.

✏️ View Andy’s Brackets and JW’s Brackets

Chris Evert to Miss Wimbledon After Cancer Announcement

Our hearts go out to Chris Evert, who announced yesterday that her ovarian cancer has returned for a third time and she will not work Wimbledon this year. We will miss her and wish her the very best. If there’s one thing Evert has proven on and off the court, it’s that she is an extraordinary fighter.

The update came a day before Netflix dropped the documentary Chris & Martina: The Final Set, for which JW was a writer and executive producer. Christiane Amanpour interviewed both women for CNN.

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A new Netflix documentary, Chris & Martina: The Final Set, tells the amazing story of the on-court rivalry, friendship and deep bond between two tennis greats, @ChrissieEvert and @Martina Navratilova. “We did everything together,” Chris tells me. “We really did care about each

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Quick Hits

JW’s men’s and women’s seed reports are up on Sports Illustrated.
Chris Eubanks gave NBC Sports his scouting report on Serena.
Early favorite outfit: Wilson’s update of its wedding-dress-inspired design for Marta Kostyuk. (Hard Court)
Happy to see the hard-working Ground Pass podcast launch some merch.
Welcome to Podcastistan, Andy and Jamie Murray. (The Athletic)
Documentary news: Prime Video will drop Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter (The Athletic) on August 20, and Coco Gauff will collaborate with Tennis Channel (Deadline).
Wish list: Christy’s totes and pouches made from upcycled official Wimbledon towels.
A few VIPs broke in the Wimbledon court in New York City’s Central Park today. Vogue was there.
So was Blair. ⬇️