Wimbledon’s first round gets underway Monday with a packed schedule headlined by the sport’s biggest stars, including top seeds Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka — both of whom happen to be drawn against Serbian opponents in their opening matches.
Sinner, representing Italy, will face Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic on Centre Court, while Sabalenka of Belarus takes on fellow Serbian Teodora Kostovic. Later on the same court, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic — seeded seventh — will face China’s Wu Yibing as he chases his 25th Grand Slam championship title.
On Court Number One, play begins at 12:00 PM GMT with British contender Emma Raducanu, seeded 30th, squaring off against Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic. That same court will also feature eighth-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia against Croatia’s Marin Cilic, followed by fifth-seeded Mirra Andreeva — fresh off her French Open victory — taking on Poland’s Magda Linette.
Court Number Two gets an early start at 10:00 AM GMT. American fourth seed Jessica Pegula opens against Czech Republic’s Darja Vidmanova. Also on that court, seventh-seeded Coco Gauff of the U.S., a two-time Grand Slam champion, will battle Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch. Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, seeded third, meets Kazakhstan’s Aleksandr Shevchenko, and Britain’s 26th-seeded Cameron Norrie faces American Michael Zheng.
