Emma Raducanu’s campaign in the women’s singles at Wimbledon continues today when she takes on Maria Sakkari, the No 9 seed, on Centre Court.
Raducanu’s excellent form so far this year means she has been installed as fourth-favourite for the title, after Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina. Sonay Kartal, the British wildcard, faces Gauff in the third match of the day on Court One.
In the men’s draw, the pick of today’s matches is Carlos Alcaraz against Frances Tiafoe on Centre Court.
Day five order of play (Friday, July 5)
All UK time
Centre Court
13:30: (3) Carlos Alcaraz (Spa) v (29) Frances Tiafoe (USA), Emma Raducanu (Gbr) v (9) Maria Sakkari (Gre), (1) Jannik Sinner (Ita) v Miomir Kecmanovic (Ser)
Court 1
13:00: (7) Jasmine Paolini (Ita) v Bianca Andreescu (Can), (10) Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) v Gael Monfils (Fra), Sonay Kartal (Gbr) v (2) Cori Gauff (USA)
Court 2
11:00: (12) Tommy Paul (USA) v (23) Alexander Bublik (Kaz), Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger) v (5) Daniil Medvedev (Rus)
Court 3
11:00: (14) Daria Kasatkina (Rus) v Paula Badosa Gibert (Spa), Denis Shapovalov (Can) v (14) Ben Shelton (USA), (3) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury (Gbr) v Andreas Mies (Ger) & John-Patrick Smith (Aus)
Court 4
11:00: Caroline Garcia (Fra) & Kristina Mladenovic (Fra) v (10) Marie Bouzkova (Cze) & Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spa), (11) Maximo Gonzalez (Arg) & Andres Molteni (Arg) v Petros Tsitsipas (Gre) & Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre)
Court 5
11:00: Sebastian Baez (Arg) & Dustin Brown (Jam) v (13) Hugo Nys (Mon) & Jan Zielinski (Pol), Patrick Ofner (Aut) & Tristan-Samuel Weissborn (Aut) v Diego Hidalgo (Ecu) & Alejandro Tabilo (Chi)
Court 6
11:00: (14) Sander Gille (Bel) & Joran Vliegen (Bel) v Facundo Diaz Acosta (Arg) & Alexandre Muller (Fra), Rafael Matos (Bra) & Marcelo Melo (Bra) v Nicolas Barrientos (Col) & Francisco Cabral (Por), (9) Lyudmyla Kichenok (Ukr) & Jelena Ostapenko (Lat) v Anna Blinkova (Rus) & Mayar Sherif (Egy), (6) Neal Skupski (Gbr) & Desirae Krawczyk (USA) v Rafael Matos (Bra) & Luisa Stefani (Bra)
Court 7
11:00: Guido Andreozzi (Arg) & Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela (Mex) v Lloyd Glasspool (Gbr) & Jean-Julien Rojer (Ned), Magda Linette (Pol) & Peyton Stearns (USA) v Tereza Mihalikova (Svk) & Olivia Nicholls (Gbr), Leylah Fernandez (Can) & Ena Shibahara (Jpn) v (16) Ulrikke Eikeri (Nor) & Ingrid Neel (Est)
Court 8
14:00: Yuki Bhambri (Ind) & Albano Olivetti (Fra) v (8) Kevin Krawietz (Ger) & Tim Puetz (Ger), Irina Khromacheva (Rus) & Kamilla Rakhimova (Rus) v (2) Gabriela Dabrowski (Can) & Erin Routliffe (Nzl), Lloyd Glasspool (Gbr) & Harriet Dart (Gbr) v Fabrice Martin (Fra) & Cristina Bucsa (Spa)
Court 10
11:00: Ashlyn Krueger (USA) & Shelley Stephens (Nzl) v (12) Hao-Ching Chan (Tpe) & Veronika Kudermetova (Rus), Fabrice Martin (Fra) & Matwe Middelkoop (Ned) v (15) Max Purcell (Aus) & Jordan Thompson (Aus), Marcus Willis (Gbr) & Alicia Barnett (Gbr) v (8) Ivan Dodig (Cro) & Hao-Ching Chan (Tpe)
Court 12
11:00: Brandon Nakashima (USA) v (16) Ugo Humbert (Fra), (18) Marta Kostyuk (Ukr) v (12) Madison Keys (USA)
Court 14
11:00: Julian Cash (Gbr) & Robert Galloway (USA) v Theo Arribage (Fra) & Marcos Daniel (Bra), (8) Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) & Laura Siegemund (Ger) v Samantha Murray-Sharan (Gbr) & Eden Silva (Gbr), Jack Withrow (USA) & Aldila Sutjiadi (Ina) v (5) Andrea Vavassori (Ita) & Sara Errani (Ita)
Court 15
11:00: Lulu Sun (Nzl) v Lin Zhu (Chn), Romain Arneodo (Mon) & Sem Verbeek (Ned) v (4) Marcelo Arevalo (Esa) & Mate Pavic (Cro), (7) Jan Zielinski (Pol) & Su-Wei Hsieh (Tpe) v Hugo Nys (Mon) & Demi Schuurs (Ned)
Court 16
11:00: Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) v Fabio Fognini (Ita), Nuno Borges (Por) & Arthur Rinderknech (Fra) v Charles Broom (Gbr) & Arthur Fery (Gbr)
Court 17
14:00: Harri Heliovaara (Fin) & Henry Patten (Gbr) v Pedro Martinez (Spa) & Jaume Munar (Spa), (4) Katerina Siniakova (Cze) & Taylor Townsend (USA) v Olivia Gadecki (Aus) & Elixane Lechemia (Fra)
Court 18
11:00: Diana Shnaider (Rus) v (19) Emma Navarro (USA), (28) Dayana Yastremska (Ukr) v Donna Vekic (Cro), Constantin Frantzen (Ger) & Hendrik Jebens (Ger) v (2) Rohan Bopanna (Ind) & Matthew Ebden (Aus)
Court TBA
MacKenzie McDonald (USA) & Ben Shelton (USA) v Flavio Cobolli (Ita) & Lorenzo Sonego (Ita), Yana Sizikova (Rus) & Yafan Wang (Chn) v Anna Kalinskaya (Rus) & Donna Vekic (Cro), Nicolas Mahut (Fra) & Skander Mansouri (Tun) v Thanasi Kokkinakis (Aus) & Denis Shapovalov (Can)
When are the Wimbledon finals?
The women’s final will be played on Saturday, July 13, followed by the men’s final on Sunday, July 14.
Wimbledon 2024: Men’s singles draw
Wimbledon 2024: Women’s singles draw
Where is Wimbledon held?
The tournament takes place, as ever, at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on Church Road, Wimbledon. The competition has been held on this site since 1922, when the championships were moved from their previous location on Worple Road.
How to buy Wimbledon tickets
The public Wimbledon ballot is closed, meaning that most tickets for the show courts are unavailable. However, one of the traditions of Wimbledon is ‘The Queue’. Every day fans can queue for a ticket to one of the show courts or for a grounds pass, depending on what is available by the time they reach the front of the queue.
Each day 500 tickets for Centre Court (excluding last four days), No 1 court, and No 2 court are sold. A grounds pass entitles fans to access to all courts apart from the show courts.
Resale tickets for Centre Court, No 1 Court and No 2 Court are available from 3pm each day, from the Ticket Resale kiosk north of Court 18.
For more ticket information, click here.
How to watch Wimbledon on TV and streaming in the UK
The BBC is broadcasting the event on BBC One, BBC Two and iPlayer. Clare Balding leads the presenting team again after replacing Sue Barker last year and is likely to be joined by former Wimbledon champions, including John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Pat Cash.
Ash Barty, champion in 2021, and 2022 finalist Nick Kyrgios are part of the punditry team although the latter’s hiring has been criticised. Caroline Nokes, the women and equalities committee chair, said the corporation should “hang its head in shame” for agreeing terms after he admitted assaulting an ex-girlfriend in 2023.
By UK law, Wimbledon is a ‘Category B’ television event, meaning that although the men’s and women’s finals must always remain free-to-air there is no guarantee that the rest of the tournament will not one day be shown on pay-TV.
How to watch Wimbledon on TV in the US
ESPN has the rights to show 140-plus hours of coverage from Wimbledon in the US. In 2021, ESPN signed a 12-year agreement to broadcast the event. Coverage begins each day at 6am Eastern Time.
What is the Wimbledon prize money?
In 2024, total prize money is £50 million, up 11.9 per cent from last year. The men’s and women’s singles champions will take home £2.7 million each. First-round losers in the singles will receive £60,000.
In 2023, the total prize pool was £44.7 million with the men’s and women’s singles champions taking home £2.35 million and the runners-up £1.175 million.
Wimbledon court and stadium guide
Wimbledon has five show courts: Centre Court, No 1 Court, No 2 Court, No 3 Court, Court 12 and Court 18. Centre is the largest court at the All England Club and features the famous Royal Box. The court capacity on Centre is 14,974 while Court 1 can hold 12,345.
There are 12 other grass courts in use throughout the tournament. Court 8 was where an 18-year-old John McEnroe made his SW19 bow against Egypt’s Ismail El Shafei in 1977.
In 1995, on court 14, Tim Henman became the first player to be disqualified from Wimbledon when playing in a doubles match with Jeremy Bates against America’s Jeff Tarango and Sweden’s Henrik Holm when he whacked a ball in anger, accidentally hitting 16-year-old ball girl Caroline Hall in the head.
British players at Wimbledon
Men’s draw
Qualified automatically
Andy Murray – withdrew with injury before opening-round match
Dan Evans – lost in first round
Cameron Norrie – through to third round
Jack Draper – lost in second round (to Norrie)
Wildcards
Liam Broady – lost in first round
Charles Broom – lost in first round
Jan Choinski – lost in first round
Jacob Fearnley – lost in second round (to Djokovic)
Arthur Fery – lost in first round
Billy Harris – lost in first round
Paul Jubb – lost in first round
Henry Searle – lost in first round
Women’s draw
Qualified automatically
Katie Boulter – lost in second round (to Dart)
Harriet Dart – through to third round
Wildcards
Fran Jones – lost in first round
Lily Miyazaki – lost in second round
Emma Raducanu – through to third round
Heather Watson – lost in first round
Sonay Kartal – through to third round
Who are the defending champions?
Last year, Carlos Alcaraz claimed his first Wimbledon title when he defeated Novak Djokovic in five sets.
Marketa Vondrousova claimed her first grand slam title when she overcame Ons Jabeur in straight sets. This year, Vondrousova was beaten in the opening round by Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro, who had never previously won a match on grass.
Past Wimbledon winners
The Wimbledon trophies
The men play for the gentlemen’s singles trophy which is 18 inches high and has a diameter of 7.5 inches.
The women play for the Venus Rosewater Dish, which is a silver salver with mythological decoration.
The champion at the end of the tournament receives a three-quarter size replica of their respective trophy which bears the names of all past winners.
Latest odds
To win the men’s title
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Jannik Sinner 13/8
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Carlos Alcaraz 7/4
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Novak Djokovic 10/3
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Alexander Zverev 10/1
To win the women’s title
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Iga Swiatek 3/1
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Coco Gauff 3/1
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Elena Rybakina 10/3
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Emma Raducanu 9/1
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