Wimbledon opening day: Who’s playing as third Grand Slam begins?

It’s officially opening day at Wimbledon, as a fortnight of action begins on the legendary grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Opening-round matches in both men’s and women’s singles get things started on Monday, June 30, with the first round continuing Tuesday.

Two-time defending men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz, fresh off his epic French Open championship, and women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka headline Monday’s schedule, while men’s top seed Jannik Sinner and reigning French Open women’s champion Coco Gauff will get an extra day of rest before they begin their quest for a championship.

Here’s a look at some of the top matches on Monday’s schedule at Wimbledon:

How to watch Wimbledon 2025

The 2025 Wimbledon Championships will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and Tennis Channel. Fans wanting to stream the action can watch matches on ESPN+ or Fubo.

Monday, June 30

  • Main coverage: ESPN, Fubo, 6 a.m. ET
  • Court 1: ESPN+, 8 a.m. ET
  • Courts 2-18: ESPN+, 6 a.m. ET
  • Match replays: Tennis Channel, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. ET

Wimbledon 2025 men’s singles

First-round feature matchups

Centre Court

  • No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz vs. Fabio Fognini (Italy)
  • No. 3 Alexander Zverev (Germany) vs. Arthur Rinderknech (France)

No. 2 court

  • No. 9 Daniil Medvedev (Russia) vs. Benjamin Bonzi (France)
  • No. 5 Taylor Fritz (USA) vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (France)

No. 3 court

  • No. 8 Holger Rune (Denmark) vs. Nicolas Jarry (Chile)

Court 12

  • No. 12 Francis Tiafoe (USA) vs. Elmer Moller (Denmark)
  • No. 24 Stefano Tsitsipas (Greece) vs. Valentin Royer (France)

Wimbledon 2025 women’s singles

First-round feature matchups

Centre Court

  • No. 9 Paula Badosa (Spain) vs. Katie Boulter (United Kingdom)

No. 1 court

  • No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) vs. Carston Branstine (Canada)
  • Emma Raducanu (United Kingdom) vs. Mingge Xu (United Kingdom)

No. 2 court

  • No. 6 Madison Keys vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania)
  • No. 4 Jasmine Paolini (Italy) vs. Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia)

No. 3 court

  • No. 20 Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) vs. Sonay Kartal (United Kingdom)
  • No. 5 Qinwen Zheng (China) vs. Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic)

Court 15

  • No. 22 Donna Vekic (Croatia) vs. Kimberly Birrell (Australia)
  • No. 13 Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs. Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)

Court 16

  • No. 12 Diana Shnaider (Russia) vs. Moyuka Uchijima (Japan)
  • No. 24 Elise Mertens (Belgium) vs. Linda Fruhvirtova (Czech Republic)

Court 17

  • No. 31 Ashlyn Krueger (USA) vs. Mika Stojsavljevic (United Kingdom)

Court 18

  • No. 14 Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) vs. Anna Bondar (Hungary)
  • Naomi Osaka (Japan) vs. Talia Gibson (Australia)

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2025 Wimbledon schedule

The 2025 Wimbledon Championships are slated to begin on Monday, June 30, and run through Sunday, July 13. Men’s and women’s singles begin on June 30, while the men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles brackets begin play on Wednesday, July 2. Here’s a breakdown of the complete schedule for this year’s fortnight at Wimbledon.

  • Monday, June 30: Men’s and women’s singles first round
  • Tuesday, July 1: Men’s and women’s singles first round
  • Wednesday, July 2: Men’s and women’s singles second round; men’s and women’s doubles first round
  • Thursday, July 3: Men’s and women’s singles second round; men’s and women’s doubles first round
  • Friday, July 4: Men’s and women’s singles third round; men’s and women’s doubles second round; mixed doubles first round
  • Saturday, July 5: Men’s and women’s singles third round; men’s and women’s doubles second round; mixed doubles first round
  • Sunday, July 6: Men’s and women’s singles fourth round; men’s and women’s doubles third round; mixed doubles second round
  • Monday, July 7: Men’s and women’s singles fourth round; men’s and women’s doubles third round; mixed doubles quarterfinals
  • Tuesday, July 8: Men’s and women’s singles quarterfinals; men’s and women’s doubles quarterfinals; mixed doubles semifinals
  • Wednesday, July 9: Men’s and women’s singles quarterfinals; men’s and women’s doubles quarterfinals
  • Thursday, July 10: Women’s singles semifinals; men’s doubles semifinals; mixed doubles final
  • Friday, July 11: Men’s singles semifinals; women’s doubles semifinals;
  • Saturday: July 12: Women’s singles final; Men’s doubles final
  • Sunday, July 13: Men’s singles final; women’s doubles final

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