The 2024 Wimbledon Championships are underway at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in London, with the first round of men’s and women’s singles matches getting underway on Monday. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will kick off his title defense against Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal. The Spaniard will be looking to make a strong start to his campaign as he aims to become the first man since Novak Djokovic in 2018 to win consecutive Wimbledon titles.
Meanwhile, top seed and World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will face a stern test in the form of Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann. Sinner is considered one of the favorites for the title and will be hoping to make a deep run at the tournament.
In the women’s singles, second seed Coco Gauff will face fellow American Caroline Dolehide. Gauff is a rising star in women’s tennis and will be looking to make a strong statement at Wimbledon. Third seed Aryna Sabalenka will also be in action on Monday, facing USA’s Emina Bektas.
Here are some of the key matchups and timings for the opening day at Wimbledon:
Men’s Singles:
* [3] Carlos Alcaraz [ESP] vs [Q] Mark Lajal (EST) – 6PM IST
* [5] Daniil Medvedev vs Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) – 5:30PM IST
* [1] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs Yannick Hanfmann (GER)
* [10] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) – 3:30PM IST
* Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [WC] Charles Broom (GBR)
* [8] Casper Ruud (NOR)vs [Q] Alex Bolt (AUS) – 3:30PM IST
* [12] Tommy Paul (USA) vs Pedro Martinez (ESP)
* Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Marton Fucsovics (HUN)
* Botic van De Zandschulp (NED) vs [WC] Liam Broady (GBR)
* [22] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Gael Monfils (FRA)
* [14] Ben Shelton (USA) vs [Q] Mattia Bellucci (ITA)
* [Q] Zizou Bergs (BEL) vs Arthur Cazaux (FRA)
* [32] Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) vs [Q] Maxime Janvier (FRA)
* [31] Mariano Navone (ARG) vs Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)
* Juncheng Shang (CHN) vs [Q] Cristian Garin (CHI) – 3:30PM IST
* Alexandre Muller (FRA) vs [Q] Hugo Gaston (FRA)
* Borna Coric (CRO) vs [Q] Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) – 3:30PM IST
* Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) vs Sebastian Ofner (AUT)
* Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs Fabian Marozsan (HUN) – 3:30PM IST
* Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Maximilian Marterer (GER)
* [Q] Lloyd Harris (RSA) vs Alex Michelsen (USA)
* [Q] Otto Virtanen (FIN) vs Max Purcell (AUS)
* Pavel Kotov vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) – 3:30PM IST
* Sumit Nagal (IND) vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)
* [19] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN) – 3:30PM IST
* Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs [27] Tallon Griekspoor (NED)
* [29] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) – 3:30PM IST
* [16] Ugo Humbert (FRA) vs Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ)
* Dominik Koepfer (GER) vs Fabio Fognini (ITA) – 3:30PM IST
* Daniel Altmaier (GER) vs [WC] Arthur Fery (GBR)
* [18] Sebastian Baez (ARG) vs Brandon Nakashima (USA)
* [23] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs Jakub Mensik (CZE)
Women’s Singles:
* [22] Ekaterina Alexandrova vs [WC] Emma Raducanu (GBR)
* [2] Coco Gauff (USA) vs Caroline Dolehide (USA)
* [3] Aryna Sabalenka vs Emina Bektas (USA)
* [WC] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs Diane Parry (FRA)
* [16] Victoria Azarenka vs Sloane Stephens (USA)
* [7] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
* [12] Madison Keys (USA) vs Martina Trevisan (ITA)
* [9] Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs [Q] McCartney Kessler (USA) – 3:30PM IST
* [24] Mirra Andreeva vs Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE)
* Greet Minnen (BEL) vs [WC] Heather Watson (GBR) – 3:30PM IST
* [8] Qinwen Zheng (CHN) vs [Q] Lulu Sun (NZL)
* [28] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) vs Nadia Podoroska (ARG) – 3:30PM IST
* [18] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) vs Rebecca Sramkova (SVK)
* [26] Linda Noskova (CZE) vs Sara Errani (ITA)
* Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) vs Varvara Gracheva (FRA) – 3:30PM IST
* Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) vs Yafan Wang (CHN)
* Donna Vekic (CRO) vs Xiyu Wang (CHN)
* Arantxa Rus (NED) vs Yue Yuan (CHN)
* Nao Hibino (JPN) vs Elise Mertens (BEL)
* [Q] Eva Lys (GER) vs Clara Burel (FRA)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) vs Zhu Lin (CHN) – 3:30PM IST
* [Q] Olga Danilovic (SRB) vs [Q] Anca Todoni (ROU)
* Daria Saville (AUS) vs Peyton Stearns (USA)
* Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) vs [Q] Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR)
* [14] Daria Kasatkina vs Zhang Shuai (CHN)
* Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs Diana Shnaider
* [29] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs [Q] Sonay Kartal (GBR)
* Bianca Andreescu (CAN) vs Jaqueline Cristian (ROU)
* Tamara Korpatsch (GER) vs [WC] Yuriko Lily Miyazaki (GBR)
* [19] Emma Navarro (USA) vs Qiang Wang (CHN) – Not before 10PM IST
* [25] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Taylor Townsend (USA) – 3:30PM IST
* Paula Badosa (ESP) vs Karolina Muchova (CZE) – Not before 10PM IST
