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Radio 5 Live,29 Jun 2026,20 mins
Wimbledon Daily: Draper withdraws as 10 Britons lose on Day One
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Katie Smith is joined by commentator Gigi Salmon as well as former Wimbledon champions Pat Cash and Marion Bartoli to reflect on the opening day of Wimbledon. It was a bad day for the home players as 10 Britons lost, while Jack Draper withdrew with a recurrence of the arm injury he's struggled with for most of the past 12 months. They also react to hard-fought wins for Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner, as well as more serene progress for Aryna Sabalenka in the women's draw. TIMECODES 00:30 Jack Draper withdraws because of injury 05:00 A bad day for British players 08:00 A disappointing exit for British number one Cameron Norrie 09:40 Djokovic beats Wu Yibing - was that the best first round match we've seen? 13:30 What did we learn from Sinner's five-set win? 17:00 Sabalenka advances - but is she favourite in the women's draw?
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