Wimbledon 2024 schedule: Start date, seeds, draw, TV channel, will Andy Murray play and latest odds

All eyes in the tennis world and beyond turn to SW19 for the next fortnight as Wimbledon takes centre stage.

Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova arrive as defending champions, and in the Spaniard’s case as the most recent Grand Slam winner in the men’s game after his French Open victory.

World number one Jannik Sinner is likely to prove the toughest obstacle in Alcaraz’s bid to go back-to-back, with seven-time Novak Djokovic having plenty of questions to answer as he races to recover from surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee suffered at Roland Garros.

Iga Swiatek now has five Grand Slams to her name but is yet to translate her dominance to the grass courts. Aryna Sabalenka is therefore the pre-tournament favourite, with Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur all expected to have strong fortnights too.

There is, as ever, plenty of British interest at Wimbledon, as Jack Draper and Katie Boulter both compete as seeds after picking up titles earlier in the grass-court season. Emma Raducanu is also back at SW19 amid signs of a return to her best, while Andy Murray is pushing to overcome injury issues and take to the Wimbledon courts for likely the final time.

Jack Draper beat Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s with a sensational display (Action Images via Reuters)

When is Wimbledon 2024?

Wimbledon gets underway on Monday, July 1, with the tournament running through until Sunday, July 14.

As has been the case in recent years, there will be play on Middle Sunday, meaning there are 14 consecutive days of action at SW19.

Matches on outside courts get underway at 11am BST, with play starting later in the day on Court One (1pm) and Centre Court (1.30pm).

Where to watch Wimbledon

You can watch Wimbledon across all 14 days on BBC One, BBC Two and their digital platforms. Click here for full information on that.

Live blog: You can also follow the action throughout the fortnight via Standard Sport’s LIVE blogs!

What time does Wimbledon start on TV on Monday and is there a live stream?

Coverage will begin on BBC Two at 10.30am BST on the first day of the Championships, with BBC One showing the action from 12:15pm.

All matches from across SW19 will also be available to watch on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website will also provide coverage. Today at Wimbledon, presented again by Qasa Alom, will round up the best of the action each night at 9pm on BBC Two.

Wimbledon 2024 schedule

Monday July 1

Men’s and women’s singles first round

Tuesday July 2

Men’s and women’s singles first round

Wednesday July 3

Thursday July 4

Friday July 5

Saturday July 6

Sunday July 7

Monday July 8

Tuesday July 9

Wednesday July 10

Thursday July 11

Friday July 12

Saturday July 13

Sunday July 14

Will Andy Murray play at Wimbledon?

Andy Murray’s participation remains in doubt, after he had surgery on a spinal cyst last Saturday.

That has left him in a race against time to recover and feature at Wimbledon for what is expected to be the final time, with Murray still intending to retire later this summer.

The 37-year-old was in Friday’s draw and will face Tomas Machac on Tuesday if he is fit enough to take to the court. A late decision will be made, with the Briton insisting he would not feel “guilty” about withdrawing from the tournament at short notice.

“I’m going to wait until the last minute and I’ve earned that right to do that,” Murray said.

“I would say it’s probably more likely that I’m not able to play singles right now. I’m also f***ing doing rehab 24/7 to try to give myself that opportunity to play there again.”

Murray has also been awarded a wildcard for the men’s doubles alongside his brother Jamie, which could provide an alternative stage for a Wimbledon swansong if he is not fit enough to play singles.

Murray said: “I spoke to my brother about that a couple of days ago in terms of the doubles and everything to see if he wants to find someone else to play with, and I was obviously absolutely fine with that. But he also wants the opportunity to try to play. We’ll see how the next few days go.”

Andy Murray is yet to make a decision on whether he is ready to compete (Zac Goodwin/PA Wire)

Wimbledon 2024 seeds

Men’s singles

1. Jannik Sinner
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Carlos Alcaraz
4. Alexander Zverev
5. Daniil Medvedev
6. Andrey Rublev
7. Hubert Hurkacz
8. Casper Ruud
9. Alex de Minaur
10. Grigor Dimitrov
11. Stefanos Tsitsipas
12. Tommy Paul
13. Taylor Fritz
14. Ben Shelton
15. Holger Rune
16. Ugo Humbert
17. Felix Auger-Aliassime
18. Sebastian Baez
19. Nicolas Jarry
20. Sebastian Korda
21. Karen Khachanov
22. Adrian Mannarino
23. Alexander Bublik
24. Alejandro Tabilo
25. Lorenzo Musetti
26. Francisco Cerundolo
27. Tallon Griekspoor
28. Jack Draper
29. Frances Tiafoe
30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
31. Mariano Navone
32. Zhang Zhizhen

Women’s singles

1. Iga Swiatek
2. Coco Gauff
3. Aryna Sabalenka
4. Elena Rybakina
5. Jessica Pegula
6. Marketa Vondrousova
7. Jasmine Paolini
8. Zheng Qinwen
9. Maria Sakkari
10. Ons Jabeur
11. Danielle Collins
12. Madison Keys
13. Jelena Ostapenko
14. Daria Kasatkina
15. Liudmila Samsonova
16. Victoria Azarenka
17. Anna Kalinskaya
18. Marta Kostyuk
19. Emma Navarro
20. Beatriz Haddad Maia
21. Elina Svitolina
22. Ekaterina Alexandrova
23. Caroline Garcia
24. Mirra Andreeva
25. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
26. Linda Noskova
27. Katerina Siniakova
28. Dayana Yastremska
29. Sorana Cirstea
30. Leylah Fernandez
31. Barbora Krejcikova
32. Katie Boulter

Katie Boulter defended her crown in Nottingham (Getty Images for LTA)

Wimbledon 2024 latest odds

Men’s singles

Jannik Sinner 7/4

Carlos Alcaraz 23/10

Novak Djokovic 7/2

Alexander Zverev 17/1

Women’s singles

Aryna Sabalenka 11/4

Iga Swiatek 7/2

Elena Rybakina 11/2

Coco Gauff 6/1

Ons Jabeur 10/1

Odds via Betfair, subject to change

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