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Wimbledon 2024 schedule: Start date, seeds, draw, TV channel, will Andy Murray play and latest odds

All eyes in the tennis world and beyond turn to SW19 for the next fortnight as Wimbledon takes centre stage.

Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova arrive as defending champions, and in the Spaniard’s case as the most recent Grand Slam winner in the men’s game after his French Open victory.

World number one Jannik Sinner is likely to prove the toughest obstacle in Alcaraz’s bid to go back-to-back, with seven-time Novak Djokovic having plenty of questions to answer as he races to recover from surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee suffered at Roland Garros.

Iga Swiatek now has five Grand Slams to her name but is yet to translate her dominance to the grass courts. Aryna Sabalenka is therefore the pre-tournament favourite, with Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur all expected to have strong fortnights too.

There is, as ever, plenty of British interest at Wimbledon, as Jack Draper and Katie Boulter both compete as seeds after picking up titles earlier in the grass-court season. Emma Raducanu is also back at SW19 amid signs of a return to her best, while Andy Murray is pushing to overcome injury issues and take to the Wimbledon courts for likely the final time.

Jack Draper beat Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s with a sensational display (Action Images via Reuters)

When is Wimbledon 2024?

Wimbledon gets underway on Monday, July 1, with the tournament running through until Sunday, July 14.

As has been the case in recent years, there will be play on Middle Sunday, meaning there are 14 consecutive days of action at SW19.

Matches on outside courts get underway at 11am BST, with play starting later in the day on Court One (1pm) and Centre Court (1.30pm).

Where to watch Wimbledon

You can watch Wimbledon across all 14 days on BBC One, BBC Two and their digital platforms. Click here for full information on that.

Live blog: You can also follow the action throughout the fortnight via Standard Sport’s LIVE blogs!

What time does Wimbledon start on TV on Monday and is there a live stream?

Coverage will begin on BBC Two at 10.30am BST on the first day of the Championships, with BBC One showing the action from 12:15pm.

All matches from across SW19 will also be available to watch on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website will also provide coverage. Today at Wimbledon, presented again by Qasa Alom, will round up the best of the action each night at 9pm on BBC Two.

Wimbledon 2024 schedule

Monday July 1

Men’s and women’s singles first round

Tuesday July 2

Men’s and women’s singles first round

Wednesday July 3

Men’s and women’s singles second round

Men’s and women’s doubles first round

Thursday July 4

Men’s and women’s singles second round

Men’s and women’s doubles first round

Friday July 5

Men’s and women’s singles third round

Men’s and women’s doubles second round

Mixed doubles first round

Saturday July 6

Men’s and women’s singles third round

Men’s and women’s doubles second round

Mixed doubles first round

Sunday July 7

Men’s and women’s singles fourth round

Men’s and women’s doubles third round

Mixed doubles second round

Monday July 8

Men’s and women’s singles fourth round

Men’s and women’s doubles third round

Mixed doubles quarter-finals

Tuesday July 9

Men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals

Men’s and women’s doubles quarter-finals

Mixed doubles semi-finals

Wednesday July 10

Men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals

Men’s and women’s doubles quarter-finals

Thursday July 11

Women’s singles semi-finals

Men’s doubles semi-finals

Mixed doubles final

Friday July 12

Men’s singles semi-finals

Women’s doubles semi-finals

Saturday July 13

Women’s singles final

Men’s doubles final

Sunday July 14

Men’s singles final

Women’s doubles final

Will Andy Murray play at Wimbledon?

Andy Murray’s participation remains in doubt, after he had surgery on a spinal cyst last Saturday.

That has left him in a race against time to recover and feature at Wimbledon for what is expected to be the final time, with Murray still intending to retire later this summer.

The 37-year-old was in Friday’s draw and will face Tomas Machac on Tuesday if he is fit enough to take to the court. A late decision will be made, with the Briton insisting he would not feel “guilty” about withdrawing from the tournament at short notice.

“I’m going to wait until the last minute and I’ve earned that right to do that,” Murray said.

“I would say it’s probably more likely that I’m not able to play singles right now. I’m also f***ing doing rehab 24/7 to try to give myself that opportunity to play there again.”

Murray has also been awarded a wildcard for the men’s doubles alongside his brother Jamie, which could provide an alternative stage for a Wimbledon swansong if he is not fit enough to play singles.

Murray said: “I spoke to my brother about that a couple of days ago in terms of the doubles and everything to see if he wants to find someone else to play with, and I was obviously absolutely fine with that. But he also wants the opportunity to try to play. We’ll see how the next few days go.”

Andy Murray is yet to make a decision on whether he is ready to compete (Zac Goodwin/PA Wire)

Wimbledon 2024 seeds

Men’s singles

  1. Jannik Sinner
  2. Novak Djokovic
  3. Carlos Alcaraz
  4. Alexander Zverev
  5. Daniil Medvedev
  6. Andrey Rublev
  7. Hubert Hurkacz
  8. Casper Ruud
  9. Alex de Minaur
  10. Grigor Dimitrov
  11. Stefanos Tsitsipas
  12. Tommy Paul
  13. Taylor Fritz
  14. Ben Shelton
  15. Holger Rune
  16. Ugo Humbert
  17. Felix Auger-Aliassime
  18. Sebastian Baez
  19. Nicolas Jarry
  20. Sebastian Korda
  21. Karen Khachanov
  22. Adrian Mannarino
  23. Alexander Bublik
  24. Alejandro Tabilo
  25. Lorenzo Musetti
  26. Francisco Cerundolo
  27. Tallon Griekspoor
  28. Jack Draper
  29. Frances Tiafoe
  30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
  31. Mariano Navone
  32. Zhang Zhizhen

Women’s singles

  1. Iga Swiatek
  2. Coco Gauff
  3. Aryna Sabalenka
  4. Elena Rybakina
  5. Jessica Pegula
  6. Marketa Vondrousova
  7. Jasmine Paolini
  8. Zheng Qinwen
  9. Maria Sakkari
  10. Ons Jabeur
  11. Danielle Collins
  12. Madison Keys
  13. Jelena Ostapenko
  14. Daria Kasatkina
  15. Liudmila Samsonova
  16. Victoria Azarenka
  17. Anna Kalinskaya
  18. Marta Kostyuk
  19. Emma Navarro
  20. Beatriz Haddad Maia
  21. Elina Svitolina
  22. Ekaterina Alexandrova
  23. Caroline Garcia
  24. Mirra Andreeva
  25. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
  26. Linda Noskova
  27. Katerina Siniakova
  28. Dayana Yastremska
  29. Sorana Cirstea
  30. Leylah Fernandez
  31. Barbora Krejcikova
  32. Katie Boulter
Katie Boulter defended her crown in Nottingham (Getty Images for LTA)

Wimbledon 2024 latest odds

Men’s singles

Jannik Sinner 7/4

Carlos Alcaraz 23/10

Novak Djokovic 7/2

Alexander Zverev 17/1

Women’s singles

Aryna Sabalenka 11/4

Iga Swiatek 7/2

Elena Rybakina 11/2

Coco Gauff 6/1

Ons Jabeur 10/1

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