WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Get caught up at Wimbledon with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the grass-court Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more:
How to watch Wimbledon on TV
— In the U.S.: Tennis Channel, ESPN.
— Other countries are listed here.
Betting favorites for Wimbledon
After Aryna Sabalenka's withdrawal Monday because of a shoulder injury, she was replaced by top-ranked Iga Swiatek as the favorite to win the women's championship at the All England Club, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Swiatek — never past the quarterfinals at Wimbledon — is a +350 money-line pick, ahead of 2022 champion Elena Rybakina and No. 2 seed Coco Gauff, who are both listed at +400. Top-seeded Jannik Sinner is listed at +190, ahead of defending champion Carlos Alcaraz (+240) and Novak Djokovic (+400), with a big drop-off to the next choice, No. 7 seed Hubert Hurkacz (+1200).
Who plays at Wimbledon on Tuesday?
Marketa Vondrousova will begin play at Centre Court on Day 2 of the tournament, an honor reserved for the returning women’s champion. She plays Jessica Bouzas Madeiro at 1:30 p.m. local time (1230 GMT, 8:30 a.m. EDT). Next in the main stadium is seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, who faces Vit Kopriva in a match that could start at about 3:30 p.m. local time (1430 GMT, 10:30 a.m. EDT), followed by Andy Murray against Tomas Machac — if Murray decides he can play 10 days after having surgery to remove a cyst from his spinal cord. The top-seeded woman, Iga Swiatek, meets 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in Tuesday’s last match at No. 1 Court, which could begin at about 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT, 1 p.m. EDT). Kenin eliminated Coco Gauff in the first round last year.
What happened at Wimbledon on Monday?
Major champions Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu all won first-round matches — for Osaka, it was her first win at the All England Club since 2018 — as did defending champ Carlos Alcaraz, No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev. Frances Tiafoe, a U.S. Open semifinalist in 2022, came all the way back after dropping the first two sets to win in five. Away from the courts, two past top-ranked women who both have won the Australian Open twice — Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka — withdrew because of shoulder injuries.
The Wimbledon schedule
— Tuesday: First Round (Women and Men).
— July 3-4: Second Round (Women and Men).
— July 5-6: Third Round (Women and Men).
— July 7-8: Fourth Round (Women and Men).
— July 9-10: Quarterfinals (Women and Men).
— July 11: Women’s Semifinals.
— July 12: Men’s Semifinals.
— July 13: Women’s Final.
— July 14: Men’s Final.
A quiz about Wimbledon
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What you need to read about tennis and Wimbledon
What to read:
— Naomi Osaka plays at Wimbledon for the first time in 5 years — and wins
— Wimbledon favorite Aryna Sabalenka withdraws with a shoulder injury
— 2023 French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova is back on tour after 10 months away
— Naomi Osaka's agency has signed 15-year-old Australian tennis player Cooper Kose
— Novak Djokovic says his right knee feels fine and he is ready to contend at Wimbledon
— Iga Swiatek calls herself a perfectionist and now she wants to improve on grass
— Wimbledon’s qualifying rounds are the tournament before the tournament
— Alcaraz, Sinner, Swiatek and Gauff are ushering in a tennis youth movement
— Rafael Nadal is skipping Wimbledon to prepare for the Paris Olympics
— An outside review says the U.S. Tennis Association can do more to protect players
Numbers to know about Wimbledon
43 — The combined ages of No. 1 Iga Swiatek (23) and No. 2 Coco Gauff (20), making the youngest duo of top female seeds at the All England Club since Serena Williams (21) and Kim Clijsters (20) in 2003.
10 — Number of men aged 39 or older who have won a match at Wimbledon in the Open era, which began in 1968, after Stan Wawrinka joined the group on Monday.
What was said at Wimbledon?
“We could name like 20, 25 girls that could win the tournament right now. I think the depth of women's tennis is just very good right now, and everyone is playing good.” — No. 9 seed Maria Sakkari, after her first-round victory Monday.
“The Italian generation? I mean, it's unbelievable if you think about how many players there are. You know, even to qualify for the Olympics, you have to be top 40, which some years ago would have been just crazy to think about.” — Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up, on the recent success of Italian players, including No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner, his second-round opponent on Wednesday.
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