Tennis may not have one official championship, but you would be hard-pressed to find someone who did not say that Wimbledon is the most important tournament on the calendar.
And it’s here.
Action is underway at the All-England Club and it’s been a bit of a tricky start for the Canadians. The two left in singles, as well as the nation’s doubles star who arrives fresh off a title, will be looking to build momentum as the Championships move along.
Here’s what you need to know.
In Case You Missed It: Montreal Men Flip Canada’s Fortunes at the All-England Club
Wimbledon 2026 got off to a difficult start for the Canadians, with the first three in action losing their singles matches. But the two men from Montreal in the draw managed to turn things around.
Seeded third for the first time ever at a major, Félix Auger-Aliassime was by far the most impressive Canadian in round one at the All-England Club. The top-ranked Canuck needed just 95 minutes to put away Alexander Shevchenko in straight sets. It was his first completed straight-set win at Wimbledon since the first round of the 2021 Championships.
Gabriel Diallo joined his fellow Montrealer in the second round, albeit taking a very different route. He rallied from two sets down against Benjamin Bonzi and was up a break in the fifth when the Frenchman retired with an injury.
Opening day at the All-England was a tough one for the Canadians. Of the four in action, only Auger-Aliassime secured a win. Denis Shapovalov retired with a shoulder injury trailing Pablo Carreno Busta two sets to love, while the only two Canadian women in the singles draw, Leylah Annie Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu, were both knocked out in straight sets by Janica Tjen and Shuai Zhang respectively.
Gabriela Dabrowski has yet to play her opening match at Wimbledon but the sooner may be the better for the Ottawan as she looks to carry her momentum from Eastbourne to London. Dabrowski arrives at SW19 fresh off a title run last week at the WTA 250 event with Luisa Stefani.
The Canadian-Brazilian duo did not drop a set in their title run, only losing more than four games in a set once. They easily beat Jesika Maleckova and Miriam Skoch 6-1, 6-4 in the final to secure their first title together since their reunion at the beginning of the year. It is their second title together overall, the other being their victory at the 2021 National Bank Open in Montreal.
What to Watch: Diallo Seeks Wimbledon Revenge
While he won’t be looking past Lorenzo Sonego or Tomas Martin Etcheverry in round two, Gabriel Diallo could have a chance to avenge his second-round loss last year at the All-England Club in round three this time around. If he overcomes Sonego or Etcheverry, the Montrealer is projected to have a rematch with No. 6 seed Taylor Fritz in round three.
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Félix Auger-Aliassime's draw is opening up a bit, as the other seed in his section, No. 26 Cameron Norrie, was upset in the first round. The third seed will look to win back-to-back matches at the All-England Club for the first time in five years on Wednesday against Dino Prizmic.
The Montrealer is guaranteed to play a qualifier in the third round if he gets past Prizmic. No. 16 Learner Tien and No. 22 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina are both potential fourth-round opponents before a possible quarter-final matchup with Novak Djokovic.
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Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Annie Fernandez will get their respective doubles campaigns underway later in the week.
Under the Radar: Rebecca Returns
Rebecca Marino is back in action for the first time in nearly 10 months this week. The 35-year-old is competing at the W100 event in Cary, North Carolina. She will contest her first match since September 2025 against Haruka Kaji and could face No. 2 seed Lucrezia Stefanini in the second round.
Marino had to shut down a few months before the end of the 2025 season due to a fractured clavicle. Her last event was the WTA 500 in Guadalajara in early September, where she lost in the second round.
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Nine Canadians are competing in the combined W100/ATP Challenger event in Cary, five women and four men.
Alexander Rozin was the lone Canadian to reach a final on the World Tennis Tour (formerly ITF World Tour) last week. He dropped just one set on his way to the final, where he was beaten by American Spencer Johnson in straight sets. Rozin also got to the semifinals of the doubles with compatriot Jared Horwood but they lost a squeaker to the eventual champions Matt Kuhar and Henry Lieberman.
You can follow the Canadians in action every week here.
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Feature Photo : Martin Sidorjak
