Serena Williams begins her Wimbledon campaign against Harmony Tan on Tuesday.
After taking a wildcard entry into the tournament at the last minute, the American must battle through a packed top half coming off the back of only two doubles matches at Eastbourne.
A heavy favourite of course, Williams’ opponent does come into Wimbledon in good form herself.
The Frenchwoman reached the final of the WTA 125k in Gaiba and was only defeated by Alison van Uytvanck, who lost to Emma Raducanu on Monday.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the first-round clash.
Williams vs Tan date and start time
Williams vs Tan is the third match scheduled to take place on Centre Court on Tuesday (June 28) afternoon following Iga Swiatek’s first-round meeting with Jana Fett, which will begin at 1.30pm BST.
Rafael Nadal’s clash with Francisco Cerundolo is between the two.
How to watch Williams vs Tan
TV channel: On Tuesday, the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage begins on the Red Button from 11am BST, with the BBC One programme commencing at 1.45pm BST.
Live stream: TV licence fee-payers can stream the tennis action over the next two weeks via the BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app.
LIVE blog: Keep across all of the coverage with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The pair have never met before.
Williams vs Tan prediction
Clearly, there are few in the game who can match Williams at her best. Still, the fact the 40-year-old has not played a competitive match in 12 months does make things interesting. As good as she can be, surely rust should be expected.
Tan might not boast much in the way of firepower, although has a number of shots to hurt her opponent with.
That said, it would be foolish to bet against Williams.
