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Matt Verri

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

Andy Murray Wimbledon Carlos Alcaraz Jack Draper Katie Boulter Ons Jabeur Aryna Sabalenka BBC Two Coco Gauff Elena Rybakina

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.”