The third Grand Slam of the 2026 season, Wimbledon Tennis, begins on June 29 (Mon). WOWOW will continue to broadcast the main draw live daily, following the qualifying rounds. Ahead of the opening, four players—Sho Shimabukuro and Shintaro Mochizuki in men's singles, and Naomi Osaka and Ao Ito in women's singles—sat down for exclusive interviews with WOWOW. Sho Shimabukuro, who defeated former world No.13 Nick Kyrgios in a comeback victory at the Boss Open (Stuttgart, Germany, ATP250) that began on June 8 (Mon), achieving his first-ever ATP Tour quarterfinal, will face J. Faria (Portugal) in his opening match. Mochizuki, having advanced through qualifying, will play M. Bedene (UK). Osaka, whose best result at Wimbledon has been reaching the third round on three previous occasions, will face E. Jacquemot (France). Ito, making her second consecutive main draw appearance, will take on D. Yastremska (Ukraine). Mochizuki, Osaka, and Ito will play on June 29 (Mon), while Shimabukuro will take the court from June 30 (Tue) onward. On the men's side, all eyes are on whether world No.1 and defending champion J. Sinner (Italy), who won last year's Wimbledon title, can secure back-to-back championships. Or will A. Zverev (Germany), who achieved his long-awaited first Grand Slam title at the French Open in June, win two consecutive Grand Slams? Also watch the performance of 39-year-old N. Djokovic (Serbia), a seven-time Wimbledon champion. On the women's side, can world No.3 I. Świątek (Poland), who dominated last year's final, assert her dominance once again? Meanwhile, world No.1 A. Sabalenka, champion of last year's US Open, and world No.2 E. Rybakina (Kazakhstan), winner of this year's Australian Open, are among those aiming to dethrone her. Sho Shimabukuro Q. How are you feeling right now? Three years ago was my first main draw appearance here, but my mindset now is completely different. Back then, everything was new and exciting—I was full of wonder and curiosity. This tim