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Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Emma Raducanu are in action TODAY at Wimbledon... but what is the order of play on Day One? And how can you watch it?

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  • Carlos Alcaraz will begin the defence of his Wimbledon this afternoon 
  • The Spaniard is set to take on Estonian Mark Lajal on Centre Court from 1:30pm

By Adrian Bishop

Published: 10:26 BST, 1 July 2024 | Updated: 11:32 BST, 1 July 2024

Wimbledon is set to get underway this morning, with a number of the biggest names in tennis set to feature on Day One.

Just weeks after their semi-final clash at the French Open, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are in action today with the pair ranked as bookies' favourites to take home the men's singles crown.

Defending champion Alcaraz will open Centre Court against Estonian Mark Lajal at 1:30pm, whilst Sinner is set to take on German Yannick Hanfmann on No.1 Court from 1pm. 


Meanwhile Emma Raducanu looks to put months of injury misery to rest including missing last year's tournament when she faces Renata Zarazua after world No 22 Ekaterina Alexandrova was forced to withdraw through illness.

Mail Sport breaks down everything you need to know ahead of the first day at this year's Wimbledon tournament. 

Carlos Alcaraz takes on Mark Lajal on Centre Court this afternoon as he looks to begin his Wimbledon title defence

World No 1 Jannik Sinner will also be in action today, as he faces Yannick Hanfmann on No.1 Court

Order of play

Centre Court (from 1:30pm)

  • Carlos Alcaraz (3) vs Mark Lajal
  • Renata Zarazua vs Emma Raducanu (GBR)
  • Caroline Dolehide vs Coco Gauff (2)

No.1 Court (from 1:00pm)

  • Aleksandar Kovacevic v Daniil Medvedev (5)  
  • Emina Bektas vs Aryna Sabalenka (3)
  • Jannik Sinner (1) vs Yannick Hanfmann

No.2 Court (from 11:00am)

  • Grigor Dimitrov (10) vs Dusan Lajovic 
  • Stan Wawrinka  vs Charles Broom (GBR)
  • Naomi Osaka vs Diane Parry (FRA)
  • Victoria Azarenka (16) vs Sloane Stephens

No.3 Court (from 11:00am) 

  • Alex Bolt vs Casper Ruud (8)
  • Jasmine Paolini (7) vs Sara Sorribes Tormo
  • Martina Trevisan vs Madison Keys (12)
  • Tommy Paul (12) vs Pedro Martinez

Court 12 (from 11:00am) 

  • 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 (from 11:00am) 

  • Greet Minnen vs Heather Watson (GBR)
  • Gael Monfils vs Adrian Mannarino (22)
  • Qinwen Zheng (8) vs Lulu Sun
  • Mattia Bellucci vs Ben Shelton (14)

Emma Raducanu will also feature on Centre Court as she takes on Renata Zarazua after her original opponent was forced to pull out due to illness

Court 4 (from 11:00am) 

  • Dayana Yastremska (28) vs Nadia Podoroska
  • Marta Kostyuk (18) vs Rebecca Sramkova
  • Zizou Bergs vs Arthur Cazaux
  • Sara Errani vs Linda Noskova (26)

Court 5 (from 11:00am) 

  • Lesia Tsurenko vs Varvara Gracheva
  • Zhizhen Zhang (32) vs Maxime Janvier
  • Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs Yafan Wang
  • Mariano Navone (31) vs Lorenzo Sonego

Court 6 (from 11:00am) 

  • Cristian Garin vs Juncheng Shang
  • Alexandre Muller vs Hugo Gaston
  • Donna Vekic  vs Xiyu Wang

Court 7 (from 11:00am) 

  • Borna Coric vs Felipe Meligeni Alves
  • Arantxa Rus vs Yue Yuan
  • Aleksandar Vukic vs Sebastian Ofner

Court 8 (from 11:00am) 

  • Jan-Lennard Struff vs Fabian Marozsan
  • Nao Hibino vs Elise Mertens
  • Eva Lys vs Clara Burel
  • Roberto Bautista Agut vs Maximilian Marterer

Court 9 (from 11:00am) 

  • Irina-Camelia Begu vs Lin Zh
  • Olga Danilovic vs Anca Todoni
  • Lloyd Harris vs Alex Michelsen
  • Otto Virtanen vs Max Purcell

Court 10 (from 11:00am) 

  • Pavel Kotov vs Jordan Thompson
  • Daria Saville vs Peyton Stearns
  • Alison Van Uytvanck vs Yuliia Starodubtseva
  • Sumit Nagal vs Miomir Kecmanovic

Court 14 (from 11:00am) 

  • Nicolas Jarry (19) vs Denis Shapovalov
  • Daria Kasatkina (14) vs Shuai Zhang
  • Karolina Pliskova vs Diana Shnaider
  • Pablo Carreno Busta vs Tallon Griekspoor (27)

The 21-year-old is one of seven Britons to be in action on the opening day at Wimbledon

Court 15 (from 11:00am) 

  • Matteo Arnaldi vs Frances Tiafoe (29)
  • Alexander Shevchenko vs Ugo Humbert (16)
  • Sorana Cirstea (29) vs Sonay Kartal (GBR)
  • Bianca Andreescu vs Jaqueline Cristian

Court 16 (from 11:00am) 

  • Luca Van Assche vs Fabio Fognini
  • Daniel Altmaier vs Arthur Fery (GBR)
  • Tamara Korpatsch vs Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR)

NOT BEFORE 17:30

  • Qiang Wang vs Emma Navarro (19)

Court 17 (from 11:00am) 

  • Taylor Townsend vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (25)
  • Sebastian Baez (18) vs Brandon Nakashima
  • Jakub Mensik vs Alexander Bublik (23)

NOT BEFORE 17:30

  • Paula Badosa vs Karolina Muchova 

All times BST. Seeds in brackets. 

Full schedule   

Monday, July 1

  • Men's and Ladies' first round

Tuesday, July 2

  • Men's and Ladies' first round 

Wednesday, July 3

  • Men's and Ladies' second round 

Thursday, July 4

Men's and Ladies' second round 

Friday, July 5

  • Men's and Ladies' third round 

Saturday, July 6

  • Men's and Ladies' third round 

Sunday, July 7

  • Men's and Ladies' fourth round 

Monday, July 8

  • Men's and Ladies' fourth round 

Tuesday, July 9

  • Men's Singles Quarter-Final
  • Ladies' Singles Quarter-Final 

Wednesday, July 10  

  • Men's Singles Quarter-Final
  • Ladies' Singles Quarter-Final 
  • Ladies' Invitation Doubles

This year's men's final is set to take place on Centre Court on Sunday, July 14, while the women's singles final will take place a day before 

Thursday, July 11

  • Ladies' Singles Semi-Finals
  • Invitation Mixed Doubles
  • Mixed Doubles Final
  • Men's Doubles Semi-Finals 

Friday, July 12

  • Men's Singles Semi-Finals
  • Ladies' Doubles Semi-Finals 

Saturday, July 13

  • Ladies' Singles Finals
  • Men's Doubles Final 

Sunday, July 14

  • Men's Singles Final
  • Ladies' Doubles Final 

How to watch

Today's coverage will begin on BBC Two and is due to get underway at 10.30am.

Fans will be able to watch all of this year's action will be shown live on BBC.

All of the matches will also be streamed 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 be showing live coverage of all of this year's action for those watching in the States, with a new studio show, Wimbledon - Second Serve airing during the final hour of coverage from July 1 to July 5.

Mail Sport will be providing coverage throughout the tournament so you can keep up to date with all the action here.

22-year-old Sinner is currently the oddsmakers' favourite to win his first Men's singles title

Odds

Men's odds -

Jannik Sinner to win - 2/1  

Carlos Alcaraz to win - 12/5

Novak Djokovic to win - 7/2

Alexander Zverev to win - 13/1

Robert Hurkacz to win - 14/1

Andy Murray to win -  500/1

Meanwhile world No 1 Iga Swiatek is the favourite to triumph the Women's singles

Women's odds - 

Iga Swiatek to win - 7/2

Elena Rybakina to win - 5/1

Aryna Sabalenka to win - 11/2

Coco Gauff to win - 13/2

Ons Jabeur to win - 11/1

Emma Raducanu to win - 35/1 

All odds via Paddy Power and correct at the time of publication. 

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