Wimbledon 2025, Day 1 schedule: Alcaraz begins campaign for third straight title
Two-time defending men's champion Carlos Alcaraz faces Italy's Fabio Fognini in the first round on the opening day of Wimbledon 2025 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
In women's singles, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will begin her campaign for a maiden title at the grass Major with a first-round clash against Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine.
Here's the full list of first-round fixtures for day one of Wimbledon 2025:
Centre Court
Men's Singles - [2] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) vs Fabio Fognini (ITA) - 6PM IST
Women's Singles - [9] Paula Badosa (ESP) vs Katie Boulter (GBR)
Men's Singles - [3] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)
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Court 1
Women's Singles - [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs [Q] Carson Branstine (CAN) - 5:30PM IST
Men's Singles - Jacob Fearnley (GBR) vs Joao Fonseca (BRA)
Women's Singles - Emma Raducanu (GBR) vs [WC] Mingge Xu (GBR)
Court 2
Men's Singles - [9] Daniil Medvedev vs Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) - 3:30PM IST
Women's Singles - [6] Madison Keys (USA) vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU)
Women's Singles - [4] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
Men's Singles - [5] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA)
Court 3
Women's Singles - [20] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) vs Sonay Kartal (GBR) - 3:30PM IST
Men's Singles - [8] Holger Rune (DEN) vs [Q] Nicolas Jarry (CHI)
Men's Singles - [32] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Kamil Majchrzak (POL)
Women's Singles - [5] Qinwen Zheng (CHN) vs Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
Court 4
Men's Singles - [Q] Oliver Tarvet (GBR) vs [Q] Leandro Riedi (SUI) - 3:30PM IST
Women's Singles - Greet Minnen (BEL) vs Olivia Gadecki (AUS)
Men's Singles - Ethan Quinn (USA) vs [WC] Henry Searle (GBR)
Court 5
Men's Singles - Christopher O'Connell (AUS) vs [Q] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) - 3:30PM IST
Men's Singles - Luciano Darderi (ITA) vs Roman Safiullin
Women's Singles - Lulu Sun (NZL) vs Marie Bouzkova (CZE)
Court 6
Men's Singles - Learner Tien (USA) vs Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) - 3:30PM IST
Women's Singles - Varvara Gracheva (FRA) vs [Q] Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Women's Singles - Ann Li (USA) vs Viktorija Golubic (SUI)
Men's Singles - Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs Botic van de Zandschulp (NED)
Court 7
Women's Singles - Anca Todoni (ROU) vs Cristina Bucsa (ESP) - 3:30PM IST
Men's Singles - Zizou Bergs (BEL) vs Lloyd Harris (RSA)
Women's Singles - Kamilla Rakhimova vs Aoi Ito (JPN)
Men's Singles - [Q] Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) vs [Q] Giulio Zeppieri (ITA)
Court 8
Women's Singles - Eva Lys (GER) vs Yue Yuan (CHN) - 3:30PM IST
Women's Singles - Peyton Stearns (USA) vs Laura Siegemund (GER)
Men's Singles - Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [Q] Filip Misolic (AUT)
Men's Singles - Gabriel Diallo (CAN) vs Daniel Altmaier (GER)
Court 12
Men's Singles - [12] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs Elmer Moller (DEN) - 3:30PM IST
Men's Singles - [24] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [Q] Valentin Royer (FRA)
Women's Singles - [29] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) vs [WC] Hannah Klugman (GBR)
Women's Singles - [32] McCartney Kessler (USA) vs Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
Court 18
Women's Singles - [14] Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs Anna Bondar (HUN) - 3:30PM IST
Men's Singles - Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
Men's Singles - [17] Karen Khachanov vs Mackenzie McDonald (USA)
Women's Singles - Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs [Q] Talia Gibson (AUS)
Court 9
Men's Singles - Vit Kopriva (CZE) vs Jordan Thompson (AUS) - 3:30PM IST
Women's Singles - Olga Danilovic (SRB) vs [Q] Zhang Shuai (CHN)
Women's Singles - Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) vs Renata Zarazua (MEX)
Men's Singles - [26] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) vs Brandon Holt (USA)
Court 10
Women's Singles - [Q] Diane Parry (FRA) vs [Q] Petra Martic (CRO) - 3:30PM IST
Women's Singles - [21] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) vs Rebecca Sramkova (SVK)
Men's Singles - Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs [Q] Chris Rodesch (LUX)
Women's Singles - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)
Court 14
Women's Singles - Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) vs Ons Jabeur (TUN) - 3:30PM IST
Women's Singles - [30] Linda Noskova (CZE) vs Bernarda Pera (USA)
Men's Singles - [25] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs James Duckworth (AUS)
Men's Singles - [31] Tallon Griekspoor (NED) vs Jenson Brooksby (USA)
Court 15
Women's Singles - [22] Donna Vekic (CRO) vs Kimberly Birrell (AUS) - 3:30PM IST
Men's Singles - [20] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs [WC] Arthur Fery (GBR)
Men's Singles - Billy Harris (GBR) vs [LL] Dusan Lajovic (SRB)
Women's Singles - [13] Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
Court 16
Men's Singles - Mattia Bellucci (ITA) vs [WC] Oliver Crawford (GBR) - 3:30PM IST
Women's Singles - [12] Diana Shnaider vs Moyuka Uchijima (JPN)
Men's Singles - [14] Andrey Rublev vs Laslo Djere (SRB)
Women's Singles - [24] Elise Mertens (BEL) vs [Q] Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE)
Court 17
Men's Singles - [23] Jiri Lehecka (CZE) vs Hugo Dellien (BOL) - 3:30PM IST
Men's Singles - [16] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) vs Nuno Borges (POR)
Women's Singles - [WC] Harriet Dart (GBR) vs Dalma Galfi (HUN)
Women's Singles - [31] Ashlyn Krueger (USA) vs [WC] Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR)
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