\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t While the eyes of the planet are on the 2026 World Cup, tennis fans will be turning away from action in the United States and onto London, as Wimbledon 2026 is set to get underway.<\/p>\n
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known as Wimbledon, is the third major of the tennis season. Held since 1877, it\u2019s played on outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.<\/p>\n
The 2026 tournament will undoubtedly bring some surprises. World No.1 Jannik Sinner of Italy aims to defend his title, and he\u2019ll be without his biggest rival, Spain\u2019s Carlos Alcaraz. The World No. 2 officially confirmed his withdrawal from the London tournament due to an ongoing injury to his right wrist.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz\u2019s absence opens the door for other contenders, such as 2026 Roland Garros winner Alexander Zverev, 3rd in the Association of Tennis Professionals\u2019 (ATP) ranking, or Serbian legend Novak Djokovic (8).<\/p>\n
In the midst of it all will be the Argentine stars, with ten confirmed for the men\u2019s and women\u2019s singles draws, and a further two in the doubles.<\/p>\n
Francisco Cer\u00fandolo, the beacon of Argentine hopes again\u00a0 Leading the charge at the AELTC will undoubtedly be Francisco Cer\u00fandolo. The World No. 21 regained his status as the top-ranked Argentine men\u2019s player in May, wresting it away from Tom\u00e1s Etcheverry right after the start of Roland Garros.<\/p>\n
Cer\u00fandolo reaches Wimbledon on a high after winning a tense ATP final at Queen\u2019s against U.S. player Tommy Paul (24th), 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. In doing so, he claimed an ATP 500 title, the first for himself and Argentine tennis on grass.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the biggest title of Cer\u00fandolo\u2019s career, having previously won the Buenos Aires ATP in February, as well as another three tournaments.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t believe it, \u201c said the top-ranked Argentine after the win. \u201cIt\u2019s been a tough week. Winning Queens as an Argentine is incredible, and I\u2019m happy. The match was really tough because he was ahead several times, but I kept fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n
The win left Cer\u00fandolo right outside the top-20, ensuring he\u2019ll be a seeded player for Wimbledon, and potentially getting a smoother ride in the first couple of rounds.<\/p>\n
As the only Argentine active tennis player who\u2019s won a title on a grass court, he\u2019s the country\u2019s biggest hope in Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
Etcheverry, Navone and Juan Manuel Cer\u00fandolo close behind Behind the top-ranked Argentine will be Tom\u00e1s Etcheverry (32), Mariano Navone (38) and Juan Manuel Cer\u00fandolo (45).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Etcheverry was on a high after reaching the round of 16 in the Rome Masters, but he was ousted in the first round in Madrid and Roland Garros, and is yet to win a match on grass this season, having been ousted in the first round of Halle last week. He\u2019ll aim to improve on his best-ever Wimbledon result, a second round in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a similar story for Navone, who reached the final at the Geneva Open right before losing in the Roland Garros second round in a grueling battle with Czech Jakub Mensik (17).\u00a0<\/p>\n
He lost in his grass debut against Italy\u2019s Lorenzo Sonego (72) at the Mallorca Open by 7-6, 2-6, 6-4, and will look to improve on his 2025 second-round result at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
Juan Manuel, the younger of the Cer\u00fandolo brothers, is undoubtedly the biggest wildcard for the tournament. He shocked World No.1 Sinner at Roland Garros \u2014 albeit helped a bit by the high temperatures in Paris \u2014 before reaching the round of 16 at the tournament.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s also won in his grass debut this season, beating Belgium\u2019s Raphael Collignon (43) at Eastbourne on Monday.<\/p>\n
Thiago Tirante (54), Sebasti\u00e1n B\u00e1ez (56), Camilo Ugo Carabelli (57), Rom\u00e1n Burruchaga (66), and Marco Trungelliti (94) complete the Argentine lineup for the men\u2019s singles draw.<\/p>\n
Solana Sierra, again the sole representative in the women\u2019s The women\u2019s singles draw is a much shorter list, with just Solana Sierra (56) already qualified for the singles draw.<\/p>\n
The Mar del Plata player had a solid outing at Roland Garros, beating Grand Slam winner Brit Emma Raducanu (32) in the first round and securing another big win against Italian World No. 14 Jasmine Paolini in the second. She eventually fell 6-0, 6-0 to Romania\u2019s Sorana Cirstea (18) in the third round.<\/p>\n
Transition to grass has been a bit hit and miss for Sierra, losing in the second round at \u2018s-Hertogenbosch before reaching the Bad Homburg Open main draw via the qualy and losing to China\u2019s Zheng Qinwen (153) in the first round.<\/p>\n
Sierra will face some pressure to perform at Wimbledon, as she\u2019s defending 235 ranking points from her historic run in 2025, when she reached the round of 16 as a lucky loser.<\/p>\n
She could still be joined by some of her countrywomen. Julia Riera (182) is on to the second qualifying round after beating Brit Daniella Britton and will face U.S. player Fiona Crawley (232). Maria Lourdes Carl\u00e9 is set to play on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Luisina Giovanini (166) and Jazm\u00edn Ortenzi (158) are already out of the qualifying round.<\/p>\n
Zeballos is carrying the torch in doubles Argentina will also have representatives in the men\u2019s doubles draw, with World No.3 Horacio Zeballos set to play.<\/p>\n
The Mar del Plata player will be aiming to secure his fourth Grand Slam title after winning his second Roland Garros crown earlier in June, alongside partner Marcel Granollers. The 41-year-old has already played the Wimbledon final in 2021 and 2023.<\/p>\n
Guido Andreozzi, ranked 16th, will also feature with his usual partner, Manuel Guinard from France.<\/p>\n
Cover image: Wimbledon Twitter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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