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Wimbledon opening day: Who’s playing as third Grand Slam begins?

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It’s officially opening day at Wimbledon, as a fortnight of action begins on the legendary grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Opening-round matches in both men’s and women’s singles get things started on Monday, June 30, with the first round continuing Tuesday.

Two-time defending men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz, fresh off his epic French Open championship, and women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka headline Monday’s schedule, while men’s top seed Jannik Sinner and reigning French Open women’s champion Coco Gauff will get an extra day of rest before they begin their quest for a championship.

Here’s a look at some of the top matches on Monday’s schedule at Wimbledon:

How to watch Wimbledon 2025

The 2025 Wimbledon Championships will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and Tennis Channel. Fans wanting to stream the action can watch matches on ESPN+ or Fubo.

Monday, June 30

Main coverage: ESPN, Fubo, 6 a.m. ET
Court 1: ESPN+, 8 a.m. ET
Courts 2-18: ESPN+, 6 a.m. ET
Match replays: Tennis Channel, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. ET

Wimbledon 2025 men’s singles

First-round feature matchups

Centre Court

No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz vs. Fabio Fognini (Italy)
No. 3 Alexander Zverev (Germany) vs. Arthur Rinderknech (France)

No. 2 court

No. 9 Daniil Medvedev (Russia) vs. Benjamin Bonzi (France)
No. 5 Taylor Fritz (USA) vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (France)

No. 3 court

No. 8 Holger Rune (Denmark) vs. Nicolas Jarry (Chile)

Court 12

No. 12 Francis Tiafoe (USA) vs. Elmer Moller (Denmark)
No. 24 Stefano Tsitsipas (Greece) vs. Valentin Royer (France)

Wimbledon 2025 women’s singles

First-round feature matchups

Centre Court

No. 9 Paula Badosa (Spain) vs. Katie Boulter (United Kingdom)

No. 1 court

No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) vs. Carston Branstine (Canada)
Emma Raducanu (United Kingdom) vs. Mingge Xu (United Kingdom)

No. 2 court

No. 6 Madison Keys vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania)
No. 4 Jasmine Paolini (Italy) vs. Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia)

No. 3 court

No. 20 Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) vs. Sonay Kartal (United Kingdom)
No. 5 Qinwen Zheng (China) vs. Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic)

Court 15

No. 22 Donna Vekic (Croatia) vs. Kimberly Birrell (Australia)
No. 13 Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs. Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)

Court 16

No. 12 Diana Shnaider (Russia) vs. Moyuka Uchijima (Japan)
No. 24 Elise Mertens (Belgium) vs. Linda Fruhvirtova (Czech Republic)

Court 17

No. 31 Ashlyn Krueger (USA) vs. Mika Stojsavljevic (United Kingdom)

Court 18

No. 14 Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) vs. Anna Bondar (Hungary)
Naomi Osaka (Japan) vs. Talia Gibson (Australia)

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2025 Wimbledon schedule

The 2025 Wimbledon Championships are slated to begin on Monday, June 30, and run through Sunday, July 13. Men’s and women’s singles begin on June 30, while the men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles brackets begin play on Wednesday, July 2. Here’s a breakdown of the complete schedule for this year’s fortnight at Wimbledon.

Monday, June 30: Men’s and women’s singles first round
Tuesday, July 1: Men’s and women’s singles first round
Wednesday, July 2: Men’s and women’s singles second round; men’s and women’s doubles first round
Thursday, July 3: Men’s and women’s singles second round; men’s and women’s doubles first round
Friday, July 4: Men’s and women’s singles third round; men’s and women’s doubles second round; mixed doubles first round
Saturday, July 5: Men’s and women’s singles third round; men’s and women’s doubles second round; mixed doubles first round
Sunday, July 6: Men’s and women’s singles fourth round; men’s and women’s doubles third round; mixed doubles second round
Monday, July 7: Men’s and women’s singles fourth round; men’s and women’s doubles third round; mixed doubles quarterfinals
Tuesday, July 8: Men’s and women’s singles quarterfinals; men’s and women’s doubles quarterfinals; mixed doubles semifinals
Wednesday, July 9: Men’s and women’s singles quarterfinals; men’s and women’s doubles quarterfinals
Thursday, July 10: Women’s singles semifinals; men’s doubles semifinals; mixed doubles final
Friday, July 11: Men’s singles semifinals; women’s doubles semifinals;
Saturday: July 12: Women’s singles final; Men’s doubles final
Sunday, July 13: Men’s singles final; women’s doubles final

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