Wimbledon 2023 continues on Friday, July 7 with a host of intriguing matches — a significant one of which carries over from the day before.
Andy Murray battled to a two-sets-to-one lead over fifth-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas before play was suspended on Centre Court shortly before 11 p.m. local time on Thursday.
Elsewhere on Friday, Novak Djokovic will face Stan Wawrinka in round three, while world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz plays his second-round match.
Women’s top seed Iga Swiatek will be on Centre Court in the afternoon, while American interests will lie with Jessica Pegula and Sofia Kenin.
The Sporting News details the order of play for the fifth day of Wimbledon here.
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Wimbledon order of play: Friday, July 7
(All times local (BST), seeds in brackets)
Centre Court, 1.30 p.m. start
Carlos Alcaraz (1) vs. Alexandre Muller
Andy Murray 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 0-0 Stefanos Tsitsipas (5)
Iga Swiatek (1) vs. Petra Martic (30)
Stan Wawrinka vs. Novak Djokovic (2)
Court 1, 1 p.m. start
Varara Gracheva vs. Aryna Sabalenka (2)
Cameron Norrie (12) vs. Christopher Eubanks
Ons Jabeur (6) vs. Zhuoxuan Bai
Court 2, 11 a.m. start
Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Petra Kvitova (9)
Daniil Medvedev (3) 6-3 6-3 4-4 vs. Adrian Mannarino
Alexander Zverev (19) vs. Yosuke Watanuki
Marie Bouzkova (32) vs. Caroline Garcia (5)
Selected other matches:
Jessica Pegula (4) vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Court 3, third match)
Elina Svitolina vs. Sofia Kenin (Court 3, fourth match)
Matteo Berrettini vs. Alex de Minaur (15) (Court 18, second match)
Bianca Andreescu vs. Anhelina Kalinina (26) (Court 16, second 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 |