Wimbledon DAY 2 Recap w/ x2 Grand Slam Winner & Wimbledon Finalist, Erin Routliffe!
Day 2 of our Wimbledon 2026 daily live series, recorded inside the grounds. Brought to you by Novellus.
Live every night at 9pm UK across the Wimbledon fortnight, with Wimbledon champions, tennis icons and special guests joining Dan to break down the day's biggest stories from inside the grounds at SW19.
In this episode:
- Major Moments (brought to you by SotoTennis Academy): the curse of the grass court champions, with Cerundolo and Shelton both out in round one, and Bergs surviving the Eastbourne final repeat
- Ben Shelton's stunning loss to Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 in the final-set tiebreak
- Dan's "Two Jacobs" moment from the players' cafeteria, a story about Jakub Mensik and Jacob Fearnley that's worth the listen alone
- British comeback Tuesday, with Fearnley's two-set fightback against Michelsen, plus wins for Arthur Fery and Katie Swan
- Live updates from Serena Williams' Centre Court return against Maya Joint, recorded as the match was unfolding
- TennisAthlete Player of the Day: Katie Swan, coaching in Kansas eighteen months ago, World No. 1,114 in her rear-view mirror, back at Wimbledon and winning against the same player she beat eight years ago
- Erin Routliffe joins the show on her 2024 Wimbledon final run with Gaby Dabrowski
- Erin on facing Serena Williams twice in 12 days at Queen's and now Wimbledon, including the moment in their first meeting that she's still kicking herself over
- Erin's honest take on stepping away from tennis, working a "real job", and what brought her back
- The Wimbledon Quickfire with Erin: childhood Wimbledon memories, Taylor Swift walk-on songs, the one thing she'd change about The Championships
- Dear Dan: the atmosphere in the players' area at a Slam, what makes Wimbledon different from every other tournament, and the physical quality that matters most on grass
Tomorrow on the show: Freddie Nielsen, 2012 Wimbledon men's doubles champion, joins Dan as Day 3 brings round-two action and the second wave of the British contingent into play.
About Control the Controllables Wimbledon Live
Dan Kiernan and a different special guest every night, bringing you analysis from inside the grounds at Wimbledon. Wimbledon champions, tennis icons, players, coaches and analysts join across the fortnight. Live every evening at 9pm UK on the CTC YouTube channel. Episodes drop as podcasts the next morning wherever you get your podcasts.
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