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- Carlos Alcaraz will begin the defense of his Wimbledon title this afternoon
- The Spaniard will face Estonian Mark Lajal on Centre Court at 1:30 p.m.
Wimbledon gets underway this morning, with several of the biggest names in tennis in attendance on the first day.
Just weeks after their semi-final clash at the French Open, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are in action today and the pair are considered the bookies’ favorites to take home the men’s singles crown.
Defending champion Alcaraz will open Centre Court against Estonian Mark Lajal at 1:30 p.m., while Sinner will face German Yannick Hanfmann on Court No. 1 from 1:00 p.m.
Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu is looking to put months of injury suffering behind her, including losing last year’s tournament when she faces Renata Zarazua after world number 22 Ekaterina Alexandrova was forced to withdraw due to illness.
sports mail It breaks down everything you need to know ahead of the first day of this year’s Wimbledon tournament.
Carlos Alcaraz faces Mark Lajal on Center Court this afternoon as he looks to begin his Wimbledon title defense
World number one Jannik Sinner will also be in action today, as he takes on Yannick Hanfmann on court number one.
order of play
Central Court (from 1:30 p.m.)
- Carlos Alcaraz (3) vs Marcos Lajal
- Renata Zarazua vs Emma Raducanu (GBR)
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Coco Gauff (2)
Court No. 1 (from 1:00 p.m.)
- Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Daniil Medvedev (5)
- Emina Bektas vs. Aryna Sabalenka (3)
- Jannik Sinner (1) vs Yannick Hanfmann
Track No. 2 (from 11:00 a.m.)
- Grigor Dimitrov (10) vs Dusan Lajovic
- Stan Wawrinka vs Charles Broom (GBR)
- Naomi Osaka vs. Diane Parry (FRA)
- Victoria Azarenka (16) against Sloane Stephens
Court No.3 (starting at 11:00 a.m.)
- Alex Bolt vs. Casper Ruud (8)
- Jasmine Paolini (7) vs Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Martina Trevisan vs. Madison Keys (12)
- Tommy Paul (12) against Pedro Martínez
Court 12 (from 11:00 a.m.)
- McCartney Kessler vs Maria Sakkari (9)
- Matteo Berrettini vs Marton Fucsovics
- Botic van de Zandschulp vs Liam Broady (GBR)
- Brenda Fruhvirtova vs Mirra Andreeva (24)
Court 18 (starting at 11:00 a.m.)
- Say hello to Minnen against Heather Watson (GBR)
- Gaël Monfils vs Adrián Mannarino (22)
- Qinwen Zheng (8) vs Lulu Sun
- Mattia Bellucci vs Ben Shelton (14)
Emma Raducanu will also appear on center court when she takes on Renata Zarazua after her original opponent was forced to withdraw due to illness.
Court 4 (from 11:00 a.m.)
- Dayana Yastremska (28) against Nadia Podoroska
- Marta Kostyuk (18) vs Rebecca Sramkova
- Zizou Bergs against Arthur Cazaux
- Sara Errani vs. Linda Noskova (26)
Court 5 (from 11:00 a.m.)
- Lesia Tsurenko vs Varvara Gracheva
- Zhizhen Zhang (32) vs. Maxime Janvier
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Yafan Wang
- Mariano Navone (31) vs Lorenzo Sonego
Track 6 (from 11:00 a.m.)
- Cristian Garin vs. Juncheng Shang
- Alexandre Muller vs Hugo Gastón
- Donna Vekic vs Xiyu Wang
Court 7 (starting at 11:00 a.m.)
- Borna Coric vs Felipe Meligeni Alves
- Arantxa Rus vs. Yue Yuan
- Aleksandar Vukic vs Sebastian Ofner
Track 8 (from 11:00 a.m.)
- Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Fabian Marozsan
- Nao Hibino vs. Elise Mertens
- Eva Lys vs Clara Burel
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs Maximilian Marterer
Court 9 (starting at 11:00 a.m.)
- Irina-Camelia Begu vs Lin Zh
- Olga Danilovic vs Anca Todoni
- Lloyd Harris vs Alex Michelsen
- Otto Virtanen vs. Max Purcell
Court 10 (starting at 11:00 a.m.)
- Pavel Kotov vs. Jordan Thompson
- Daria Saville vs Peyton Stearns
- Alison Van Uytvanck vs Yuliia Starodubtseva
- Sumit Nagal vs Miomir Kecmanovic
Court 14 (from 11:00 am)
- Nicolas Jarry (19) vs Denis Shapovalov
- Daria Kasatkina (14) vs Shuai Zhang
- Karolina Pliskova vs Diana Shnaider
- Pablo Carreño Busta vs Tallon Griekspoor (27)
The 21-year-old is one of seven Britons who will be in action on the opening day of Wimbledon.
Court 15 (starting at 11:00 a.m.)
- Matteo Arnaldi vs Frances Tiafoe (29)
- Alexander Shevchenko vs. Ugo Humbert (16)
- Sorana Cirstea (29) vs Sonay Kartal (GBR)
- Bianca Andreescu vs Jacqueline Cristian
Court 16 (starting at 11:00 a.m.)
- Luca Van Assche vs. Fabio Fognini
- Daniel Altmaier vs Arthur Fery (GBR)
- Tamara Korpatsch vs. Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR)
NOT BEFORE 5:30 PM
- Qiang Wang vs Emma Navarro (19)
Court 17 (starting at 11:00 a.m.)
- Taylor Townsend vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (25)
- Sebastián Báez (18) vs Brandon Nakashima
- Jakub Mensik vs. Alexander Bublik (23)
NOT BEFORE 5:30 PM
- Paula Badosa vs. Karolina Muchova
All times are BST. The seeds are in parentheses.
Complete agenda
Monday July 1
- First round men and women
Tuesday, July 2nd
- Men’s and women’s first round
Wednesday, July 3
- Men’s and women’s second round
Thursday, July 4th
Men’s and women’s second round
Friday, July 5th
- Third round men and women
Saturday July 6
- Third round men and women
Sunday, July 7th
- Men’s and women’s fourth round
Monday July 8
- Men’s and women’s fourth round
Tuesday July 9
- Men’s singles quarterfinals
- Women’s singles quarterfinals
Wednesday, July 10
- Men’s singles quarterfinals
- Women’s singles quarterfinals
- Women’s Invitational Doubles
This year’s men’s final will be held on Centre Court on Sunday 14 July, while the women’s singles final will take place a day earlier.
Thursday July 11
- Women’s singles semi-finals
- Invitation Mixed Doubles
- Men’s doubles semi-finals
Friday July 12
- Men’s singles semi-finals
- Women’s Doubles Semifinals
Saturday July 13
- Women’s singles finals
- Men’s doubles final
Sunday July 14
- Men’s Individual Final
- Women’s doubles final
How to see
Today’s coverage will begin on BBC Two and is scheduled to start at 10.30am.
Fans will be able to watch all of this year’s action live on the BBC.
All matches will also be broadcast on BBC iPlayer.
For those who miss anything, fans will be able to catch up via ‘Today at Wimbledon’ every day from 9pm during the tournament.
ESPN will also show live coverage of all of this year’s action for those watching in the United States, with a new studio show, Wimbledon – Second Serve, airing during the final hour of coverage from July 1-5.
Mail Sport will be providing coverage throughout the tournament so you can stay up to date with all the action here.
Sinner, 22, is currently the bookies’ favourite to win his first men’s singles title.
Odd numbers
Men’s Quotas –
Jannik Sinner will win – 2/1
Carlos Alcaraz will win – 12/5
Novak Djokovic wins – 7/2
Alexander Zverev wins – 13/1
Robert Hurkacz wins – 14/1
Andy Murray wins – 500/1
Meanwhile, world number one Iga Swiatek is the favorite to succeed in women’s singles.
Women’s quotas –
Iga Swiatek will win – 7/2
Elena Rybakina wins – 5/1
Aryna Sabalenka to win – 11/2
Coco Gauff wins – 13/2
Winner of Ons Jabeur – 11/1
Emma Raducanu to win – 35/1
All the odds via Paddy Power and correct at time of publication.
