Wimbledon schedule: Day 1 order of play as Emma Raducanu in action
Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter are set to take centre stage on the first day of Wimbledon, as the championship kicks off on one of the year's hottest days.
Two British lasses will grace the show courts, with Raducanu, who recently expressed her desire to move past her 2021 US Open triumph, scheduled to play last on Court One against Welsh player Mimi Xu. Raducanu is hoping for another impressive Grand Slam performance.
Meanwhile, Boulter will compete on Centre Court, a familiar territory for her, where she'll face Spanish player Paula Badosa. As the ninth seed, it will require a top-notch performance from the home favourite, who has twice made it to the third round at SW19, to defeat Badosa.
Following tradition, Boulter will step onto Centre Court after defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who is set to open the day's play. He'll be up against Italian Fabio Fognini, as the newly crowned French Open champion seeks his third consecutive Wimbledon title.
Off the court, Alcaraz has been romantically linked to Raducanu. When questioned about these rumours ahead of the tournament, the young Brit responded with a broad grin, insisting they were merely friends, reports the Mirror.
Another Brit to watch out for is Jacob Fearnley - he's also slated to play on Court One against Joao Fonseca. His match is scheduled before Raducanu's, but after women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka kicks off her tournament.
This year's Wimbledon has seen a record number of British players in the draw, with spectators able to catch many of them on the outer courts. Cameron Norrie, who reached the semi-finals in 2022, will face Roberto Bautista Agut on Court 18 just after midday.
At 11am, two local favourites kick off their campaigns: Sonay Kartal takes on Jelena Ostapenko on Court 3, while Oliver Crawford faces Mattia Bellucci on Court 16. Over on Court 12, Hannah Klugman is up against Canada's 29th seed Leylah Fernandez, who was defeated by Raducanu in the US Open final four years ago.
In non-British action, women's Australian Open champion Madison Keys starts her tournament on the first day, facing Elena-Gabriela Ruse. Men's fifth seed Taylor Fritz, who has been turning heads in the run-up to Wimbledon, squares off against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
Ons Jabeur, a two-time finalist whose ranking has slipped, begins her quest for a Grand Slam title against Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova.
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