India, June 29 -- Defending champion Jannik Sinner gave tennis fans a major scare on day one of Wimbledon 2026 on Monday, June 29. During his five-set victory over Miomir Kecmanovic on Centre Court, live broadcast cameras spotted active bloodstains heavily soaking through the mesh fabric of the Italian's white right shoe. Combined with a nasty slip on the baseline earlier in the match, viewers feared the World No. 1 had sustained a tournament-threatening injury.

Despite the physical drama, the world number one successfully survived his opening-round scare. Sinner shook off his early-season grass rust to outlast world no.50 Miomir Kecmanovic in a battle that lasted three hours and 30 minutes, final score 4-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-3. The vi...