Tuesday will see the start of Serena Williams’ campaign to equal Steffi Garf’s record of 22 grand slam titles.
The world No.1 will take to Centre Court at 13:00 to start her third round match against Swiss qualifier Amra Sadikovic, a player who will be making her grand slam debut at the age of 27. Williams has an outstanding record against qualifiers and Lucky losers, winning 51 out of 54 matches against them in her career (two of her three losses were due to retirements).
Following Williams on the court will be home favourite Andy Murray, who faces compatriot Liam Broady. This year marks Murray’s 11th appearance at Wimbledon and he has never lost in the first round. On the other hand, world No.235 Broady is making his second appearance.
Completing the headliners on the premier court will be a battle between former grand slam champions Caroline Wozniacki and Svetlana Kuznetsova. Wozniacki missed the clay court season due to injury, resulting in her falling down the rankings and missing out on a seeding. It is the first time that she has been unseeded at Wimbledon since 2007. Kuznetsova on the other hand is seeded 13th and has one WTA title to her name this season from Sydney. Wozniacki narrowly leads the head-to-head 6-5.
Court one will start with one of the best players in the world against one of the most promising. Fourth seed Stan Wawrinka will start against Taylor Fritz. Guided by mentor and 1996 Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek, the Swiss player will be hoping to win his first match on the grass this year after suffering a first round loss at the Aegon Championships. Second on court will be the first British female to be seeded in the tournament since 1984, Johanna Konta. Konta faces a tough match against Monica Puig, who recently reached the semifinals in Eastbourne as a qualifier. Finally, two-time champion Petra Kvitova will start against Sorana Cirstea in what will be a rematch of their first round clash at the 2010 Wimbledon tournament. On that occasion Kvitova took the win in straight sets.
Outside of the two main courts, one of the most anticipated matches of the day will take place on court 12. Juan Martin del Potro will end his three-year hiatus from the tournament when he plays Frenchman Stephane Robert. It will be the Argentine’s first match of the tournament since his memorable five-set loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2013 semifinals. Other notable matches to watch out for include Richard Gasquet against British hopeful Aljaz Bedene, Nick Kyrgios against Czech veteran Radek Stepanek and Dominic Thiem against Florian Mayer.
Full order of play
Centre Court (1pm start):
Serena Williams (USA) [1] v Amra Sadikovic (Sui)
Liam Broady (Gbr) v Andy Murray (Gbr) [2]
Caroline Wozniacki (Den) v Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) [13]
No 1 Court (1pm start):
Taylor Fritz (USA) v Stan Wawrinka (Sui) [4]
Monica Puig (Pur) v Johanna Konta (Gbr) [16]
Petra Kvitova (Cze) [10] v Sorana Cirstea (Rou)
No 2 Court (11.30am start):
Nick Kyrgios (Aus) [15] v Radek Stepanek (Cze)
Fernando Verdasco (Esp) v Bernard Tomic (Aus) [19]
Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) [3] v Kateryna Kozlova (Ukr)
Heather Watson (Gbr) v Annika Beck (Ger)
No 3 Court (11.30am start):
Richard Gasquet (Fra) [7] v Alijaz Bedene (Gbr)
Alison Riske (USA) v Roberta Vinci (Ita) [6]
Dominic Thiem (Aut) [8] v Florian Mayer (Ger)
Timea Bacsinszky (Sui) [11] v Luksika Kumkhum (Tha)
Court 12 (11.30am start):
Inigo Cervantes (Esp) v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) [12]
Stephane Robert (Fra) v Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg)
Eugenie Bouchard (Can) v Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Blr) v Kristina Mladenovic (Fra) [31]
Court 18 (11.30am start):
Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) [19] v Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Cro)
Ivan Dodig (Cro) v Tomas Berdych (Cze) [10]
John Isner (USA) [18] v Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp)
Sloane Stephens (USA) [18] v Shuai Peng (Chn)
Court 4 (11.30am start):
John Millman (Aus) v Albert Montanes (Esp)
Pauline Parmentier (Fra) v Katerina Siniakova (Cze)
Horacio Zeballos (Arg) v Mikhail Youzhny (Rus)
Court 5 (11.30am start):
Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) v Joao Sousa (Por) [31]
Su-Wei Hsieh (Tpe) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) [21]
Lucas Pouille (Fra) [32] v Marius Copil (Rou)
Court 6 (11.30am start):
Vasek Pospisil (Can) v Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Esp)
Cagla Buyukakcay (Tur) v Caroline Garcia (Fra) [30]
Donald Young (USA) v Leonardo Mayer (Arg)
Court 7 (11.30am start):
Tristan Lamasine (Fra) v Viktor Troicki (Ser) [25]
Rajeev Ram (USA) v Feliciano Lopez (Esp) [22]
Evgeniya Rodina (Rus) v Lesia Tsurenko (Ukr)
Court 8 (11.30am start):
Daria Gavrilova (Aus) v Qiang Wang (Chn)
Benjamin Becker (Ger) v Facundo Bagnis (Arg)
Tara Moore (Gbr) v Alison Van Uyyvanck (Bel)
Monica Niculescu (Rou) v Aleksandra Krunic (Srb)
Court 9 (11.30am start):
Luke Saville (Aus) v Dennis Novikov (USA)
Roberto Bautista Agut (Esp) [14] v Jordan Thompson (Aus)
Julia Boserup (USA) v Tatjana Maria (Ger)
Court 10 (11.30am start):
Yen-Hsun Lu (Tpe) v Alexander Kudryavtsev (Rus)
Elena Vesnina (Rus) v Tamira Paszek (Aut)
Albano Olivetti (Fra) v Matthew Barton (Aus)
Court 11 (11.30am start):
Benoit Paire (Fra) [26] v Franko Skugor (Cro)
Federico Delbonis (Arg) v Fabio Fognini (Ita)
Ekaterina Makarova (Rus) v Johanna Larsson (Swe)
Court 14 (11.30am start):
Christina McHale (USA) v Daniela Hantuchova (Svk)
Yulia Putintseva (Kaz) v Marina Melnikova (Rus)
Jiri Vesely (Cze) v Igor Sijsling (Ned)
Court 15 (11.30am start):
Kristyna Pliskova (Cze) v Ying-Ying Duan (Chn)
Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) v Martin Klizan (Svk)
Karin Knapp (Ita) v Ana Konjuh (Cro)
Court 16 (11.30am start):
Dusan Lajovic (Srb) v Dustin Brown (Ger)
Katie Swan (Gbr) v Timea Babos (Hun)
Alexander Zverev (Ger) [24] v Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra)
Court 17 (11.30am start):
Taro Daniel (Jpn) v Juan Monaco (Arg)
Andrea Petkovic (Ger) [32] v Nao Hibino (Jpn)
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) [27] v Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukr)
Court 19 (11.30am start):
Marcel Granollers (Esp) v Victor Estrella Burgos (Dom)
Gastao Elias (Por) v Radu Albot (Mda)
Mandy Minella (Lux) v Anna Tatishvili (USA)
Matches to be arranged (not before 5pm):
Tsvetana Pironkova (Bul) v Belinda Bencic (Sui) [7]
Anett Kontaveit (Est) v Barbora Strycova (Cze) [24]
