Wimbledon 2023 gets underway on Monday, July 2, with the centrepiece of the British summer likely to bring its usual colour, drama and (possibly) controversy.
The schedule for the first day of Wimbledon 2023, with Novak Djokovic and Elena Rybakina looking to defend their respective titles, opens with the veteran Serbian star.
Also in action on day one are big names including Venus Williams and Casper Ruud, while there is an all-American clash between Sofia Kenin and Coco Gauff.
The Sporting News details the order of play for the first day of Wimbledon here.
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Wimbledon order of play, Monday July 3
(All times local (BST), seeds in brackets)
Centre Court, 1.30 p.m. start
Novak Djokovic (2) vs Pedro Cachin
Venus Williams vs Elina Svitolina
Jannik Sinner (8) vs Francisco Cerundolo
Court 1, 1 p.m. start
Iga Swiatek (1) vs Zhu Lin
David Goffin vs Nick Kyrgios (30) — match cancelled after Kyrgios withdrawal
Sofia Kenin vs Coco Gauff (7)
Court 2, 11 a.m. start
Jessica Pegula (4) vs Lauren Davis
Laurent Lokoli vs Casper Ruud (4)
Katie Swan vs Belinda Bencic (14)
Quentin Halys vs Dan Evans (27)
Selected other matches:
Andrey Rublev (7) vs Max Purcell (Court 3, 11 a.m.)
Diane Parry vs Harriet Dart (Court 12, 11 a.m.)
Yue Yuan vs Victoria Azarenka (Court 15, 11 a.m.)
Emil Ruusuvuori vs Stan Wawrinka (Court 18, last match)
Over the generations, we’ve witnessed iconic rivalries, triumphant feats and heroic defeats.
But while the names may change, the drama remains.
New storylines await us, and #Wimbledon will once again be Always Like Never Before ✨
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 12, 2023
Wimbledon 2023 singles schedule
Here is the overview of how the two weeks at Wimbledon will play out in terms of the singles, and what rounds take place on which day, with all roads leading to the men’s and women’s finals on the weekend of July 15 and 16.
| Day | Schedule |
| July 3-4 | First round |
| July 5-6 | Second round |
| July 7-8 | Third round |
| July 9-10 | Fourth round |
| July 11-12 | Quarterfinals |
| July 13 | Women’s semifinals |
| July 14 | Men’s semifinals |
| July 15 | Women’s final |
| July 16 | Men’s final |