Carlos Alcaraz of Spain performs a forehand return to Mark Lajal of Estonia throughout their first spherical match of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on July 1, 2024.
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The 2024 version of Wimbledon began on July 1, with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and previous Grand Slam title winners Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu all set to play matches at Centre Court docket.
Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time Australian Open champion who was seeded third on the All England Membership, withdrew on Monday due to an injured shoulder.
No. 9-seeded Maria Sakkari was among the many early winners, beating McCartney Kessler 6-3, 6-1.
“We may identify like 20, 25 women that might win the match proper now,” Sakkari mentioned.
Alcaraz simply gained his third main championship on the French Open three weeks in the past. He defeated Novak Djokovic in final 12 months’s last at Wimbledon. Alcaraz faces qualifier Mark Lajal of Estonia on Day 1 on the All England Membership’s grass courts.
Raducanu gained the 2021 U.S. Open at age 18, however she has been coping with varied accidents since then. Her scheduled opponent — Twenty second-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova — withdrew Monday morning due to sickness. Alexandrova was changed by Renata Zarazua, a so-called “fortunate loser” from the qualifying match.
Gauff, who gained the U.S. Open final September, closes out the day’s schedule in the principle stadium towards Caroline Dolehide in an all-American matchup.
No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner can also be on Monday’s schedule, taking part in Yannick Hanfmann at No. 1 Court docket.
In early outcomes, No. 8-seeded Casper Ruud beat Alex Bolt 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4. Unseeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov eradicated No. 19 Nicolas Jarry 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
