How to watch Wimbledon 2025 for free: Schedule, live stream, seeding
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Less than a month after the last major of the tennis season, the French Open, it's time for Wimbledon 2025!
Both of last year's champions, Carlos Alcaraz from the men's bracket and Barbora Krejčíková from the women's bracket, are back to defend their titles, though neither are entering this year's Wimbledon as the No. 1 seed — that'll be Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, who were also the No. 1 seeds at last month's French Open.
Sabalenka, the women's No. 1 seed, is entering Wimbledon following a French Open championship loss to the Wimbledon No. 2 seed, Coco Gauff.
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Notably, Alcaraz is coming off a thrilling come-from-behind French Open championship win against Sinner. Being on opposite ends of the Wimbledon draw means the two could only have a rematch of last month's final in the championship of this tournament.
It all gets started today at 6 a.m. ET with the first matches of Round 1 action. Due to the time difference between the United States and Paris, matches will air live stateside beginning at 6 a.m. ET most days.
ESPN will be the go-to network for this year's Wimbledon coverage.
Wimbledon 2025 dates: When is the 2025 Wimbledon?
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The Wimbledon officially begins today, June 29, and will end on Sunday, July 13.
Where is Wimbledon 2025 being played?
Wimbledon, as it is every year, will be played on the grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in the Wimbledon suburb of London.
How to watch the 2025 Wimbledon in the US:
If you don't have cable or a TV antenna, you'll need a live TV streaming service to stream matches from Wimbledon live for free. One option we love is Hulu + Live TV, which comes with three days free and starts at $82.99/month after. The Hulu + Live TV base plan includes ESPN and ESPN2, where key matches are airing.
Additionally, the Hulu + Live TV base package includes access to the ESPN+ streaming service, which will carry every single match of Wimbledon 2025.
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Wimbledon 2025 TV schedule:
In addition to all of the televised matches listed below (all in EST), livestreams of all courts will be available to stream daily from 6 a.m. ET on ESPN+.
Monday, June 30 – Saturday, July 5
6 a.m. – first, second, third rounds, ESPN
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Sunday, July 6 and Monday, July 7
6 a.m. – Round of 16, ESPN
Tuesday, July 8 & Wednesday, July 9
6 a.m. – Quarterfinals, ESPN, ESPN2
Thursday, July 10
8 a.m. – Women's Semifinals, ESPN
1 p.m. – Mixed Doubles Championship, ESPN
Friday, July 11
8 a.m. – Men's Semifinals, ESPN
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Saturday, July 12
8 a.m. – Men's Doubles Championship, ESPN
11 a.m. – Women's Championship, ESPN
Sunday, July 13
8 a.m. – Women's Doubles Championship, ESPN
11 a.m. – Men's Singles Championship, ESPN
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Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are the No. 2 and 3 seeds, respectively, in the women's bracket, with Madison Keys and Emma Navarro also in the top 10 at No. 6 and No. 10, respectively. Americans Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton are the men's bracket No. 5 and No. 10 seeds.
Below, find all of the seeded players entering the Wimbledon.
Men's
Jannik Sinner Carlos Alcaraz Alexander Zverev Jack Draper Taylor Fritz Novak Djokovic Lorenzo Musetti Holger Rune Daniil Medvedev Ben Shelton Alex de Minaur Frances Tiafoe Tommy Paul Andrey Rublev Jakub Mensik Francisco Cerundolo Karen Khachanov Ugo Humbert Grigor Dimitrov Alexei Popyrin Tomas Machac Flavio Cobolli Jiri Lehecka Stefanos Tsitsipas Felix Auger-Aliassime Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Denis Shapovalov Alexander Bublik Brandon Nakashima Alex Michelsen Tallon Griekspoor Matteo Berrettini
Women's
Aryna Sabalenka Coco Gauff Jessica Pegula Jasmine Paolini Zheng Qinwen Madison Keys Mirra Andreeva Iga Swiatek Emma Navarro Paula Badosa Elena Rybakina Diana Shnaider Amanda Anisimova Elina Svitolina Karolina Muchova Daria Kasatkina Barbora Krejcikova Ekaterina Alexandrova Liudmila Samsonova Jelena Ostapenko Beatriz Haddad Maia Donna Vekic Clara Tauson Elise Mertens Magdalena Frech Marta Kostyuk Magda Linette Sofia Kenin Leylah Fernandez Linda Noskova Ashlyn Krueger McCartney Kessler
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