Day 1 of the 2023 Wimbledon will be headlined by some of the biggest names in the sport. Grand Slam champions Novak Djokovic, Venus Williams and Iga Swiatek are all set to take to the court on Monday.
Four-time defending champion Djokovic is the heavy favorite to go all the way at the tournament yet again. No other player in the draw matches up to the Serb on grass. A title would put him on level with Margaret Court, equalling her haul of 24 Major trophies.
Swiatek's successful defense at last month's French Open extended her Major tally to four. She recently competed at the Bad Homburg Open in order for some grass prep, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match due to an illness.
Swiatek will now be hoping for a quick recovery. Meanwhile, there's no stopping Venus Williams as the American legend prepares for her 24th appearance at Wimbledon. She'll kick off her campaign against Elina Svitolina.
Other notable players who'll compete at Wimbledon on Monday include Nick Kyrgios, Jannik Sinner, Jessica Pegula, Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic will take on Pedro Cachin in the first match of the day on Centre Court.
Match Timing: 1:30 pm local time, 8:30 am ET and 6 pm IST.
Date: July 3, 2023.
Top seed Swiatek will face Zhu Lin in the first match on Court 1.
Match Timing: 1 pm local time, 8 am ET and 5:30 pm IST.
Date: July 3, 2023.
Former World No. 1 Williams will face Elina Svitolina in the second match of the day on Centre Court.
Match Timing: Approx 3:30 pm local time, 10:30 am ET and 8 pm IST.
Date: July 3, 2023.
Viewers from the following countries can catch the action at Wimbledon live on their respective channels and sites:
United Kingdom - Eurosport & BBC
Africa - Canal Plus International
Asia (excluding China, Japan & India) - Eclat
Australia - Nine Network
Belgium - Eurosport
Brazil - ESPN Brazil & TV Globo
Canada - TSN & RDS (French)
China - iQIYI, SMG (Shanghai) & CCTV5 (Mandarin)
Croatia - SportKlub
Czech Republic - Eurosport
Denmark - DR
France - beIN Sports France
Germany - Sky Deutschland
Greece - Nova
India - Star Sports 2, Star Sports Select 1 & Star Sports Select HD
Italy - Super Tennis & Sky Italia
Japan - WOWOW & NHK
Kazakhstan - S Sport, Qazsport & Setanta Sports
Latin/South American - ESPN Latin America
Middle East - beIN Sports MENA
New Zealand - Sky NZ
Norway - Eurosport
Poland - Polsat
Serbia - RTS & SportKlub
Spain - Telefonica/Movistar +
Switzerland - SRG/SSR TV (RTS, RSI, SRF)
United States - ESPN & Tennis Channel
For more information regarding the broadcast of matches, click here.
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