When is Jack Draper playing his second round match at Wimbledon?
The women's draw has been blown wide open with the early exits of top seeds Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Qinwen Xheng, which could present opportunities for British players Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal.
In the men's draw, Carlos Alcaraz is eyeing a third consecutive title in SW19, and is also looking to become the second player to win Roland Garros, Queen's and Wimbledon in the same year. World No 1 Jannik Sinner and British No 1 Jack Draper are the other favourites in the men's draw.
Here is the order of play for day four at Wimbledon, with only Centre Court and Court 1 announced so far:
When will Jack Draper play?
Draper is the third match on Court 1 on Thursday 3 July, where the action starts at 1pm BST. We can therefore expect Draper on court around 5pm (approx.)
Day four – order of play, Thursday 3 July
Centre Court
D. Evans (GBR) v N. Djokovic (SRB) 6
I. Swiatek (POL) 8 v C. McNally (USA)
J. Sinner (ITA) 1 v A. Vukic (AUS)
No 1 Court
M. Andreeva 7 v L. Bronzetti (ITA)
M. Sakkari (GRE) v E. Rybakina (KAZ) 11
J. Draper (GBR) 4 v M. Cilic (CRO)
Full schedule to be confirmed.
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