Wimbledon order of play and Friday’s schedule
Novak Djokovic returns to Centre Court on Friday and the seven-time Wimbledon champion will follow arguably his biggest threat this year.
World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz has been gradually adjusting to the grass and looks to be timing his form perfectly.
The Serb takes on two-time grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka, while the Spaniard battles Alexandre Muller. Iga Swiatek, the women’s No.1 seed, is back too and the Polish star faces Petra Martic.
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While two British heroes from Thursday are back: After Liam Broady’s epic win over Casper Ruud, he’ll take on Denis Shapovalov. Katie Boulter, meanwhile, is back in singles action on Saturday, but she is set to play doubles with her partner Alex De Minaur. Here is Friday’s intended order of play:
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
1:30pm
C. Alcaraz (ESP) 1 v A. Muller (FRA)
LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
I. Swiatek (POL) 1 v P. Martic (CRO) 30
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
S. Wawrinka (SUI) v N. Djokovic (SRB) 2
NO.1 COURT
1:00PM
LADIES' SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
V. Gracheva (FRA) v A. Sabalenka 2
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
C. Norrie (GBR) 12 v C. Eubanks (USA)
LADIES' SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
O. Jabeur (TUN) 6 v Z. Bai (CHN)
NO.2 COURT
11:00AM
LADIES' SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
A. Sasnovich v P. Kvitova (CZE) 9
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
A. Zverev (GER) 19 v Y. Watanuki (JPN)
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
D. Shapovalov (CAN) 26 v L. Broady (GBR)
LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
M. Bouzkova (CZE) 32 v C. Garcia (FRA) 5
NO.3 COURT
11:00AM
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
R. Carballes Baena (ESP) vH. Rune (DEN) 6
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
J. Sinner (ITA) 8 vQ. Halys (FRA)
LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
J. Pegula (USA) 4 vE. Cocciaretto (ITA)
LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
E. Svitolina (UKR) vS. Kenin (USA)
COURT 12
11:00AM
LADIES' SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
V. Golubic (SUI) v M. Keys (USA) 25
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
L. Musetti (ITA) 14 v H. Hurkacz (POL) 17
LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
D. Kasatkina 11 vV. Azarenka 19
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
A. Rublev 7 vD. Goffin (BEL)
NOT BEFORE: 6:00PM
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
B. Krejcikova (CZE) 1 K. Siniakova (CZE) 1 vF. Wu (TPE) L. Zhu (CHN)
COURT 18
11:00AM
LADIES' SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
M. Kostyuk (UKR) vP. Badosa (ESP)
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
M. Berrettini (ITA) vA. De Minaur (AUS) 15
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
A. Bublik (KAZ) 23 vM. Marterer (GER)
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
R. Ram (USA) 3 J. Salisbury (GBR) 3 v T. Griekspoor (NED) B. Stevens (NED)
COURT 4
11:00AM
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
N. Cacic (SRB) M. Reyes-Varela (MEX) vK. Krawietz (GER) 10 T. Puetz (GER) 10
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
P. Tsitsipas (GRE) S. Tsitsipas (GRE) v A. Fils (FRA) L. Van Assche (FRA)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
H. Dart (GBR) H. Watson (GBR) vL. Kichenok (UKR) 7 J. Ostapenko (LAT) 7
MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
A. Vavassori (ITA) L. Samsonova v R. Matos (BRA) L. Stefani (BRA)
COURT 5
11:00AM
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
K. Baindl (UKR) D. Saville (AUS) v A. Friedsam (GER) M. Sherif (EGY)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
J. Paolini (ITA) M. Trevisan (ITA) v E. Hozumi (JPN) R. Masarova (ESP)
MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
E. Ruusuvuori (FIN) A. Kontaveit (EST) v K. Krawietz (GER) Z. Yang (CHN)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
M. Niculescu (ROU) N. Podoroska (ARG) v V. Hruncakova (SVK) T. Mihalikova (SVK)
NOT BEFORE: 6:00PM
MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
J. Vliegen (BEL) Y. Xu (CHN) v N. Skupski (GBR) 2 D. Krawczyk (USA) 2
COURT 6
11:00AM
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
A. Behar (URU) A. Pavlasek (CZE) v G. Andreozzi (ARG) F. Cerundolo (ARG)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
V. Kudermetova 9 L. Samsonova 9 v A. Barnett (GBR)O. Nicholls (GBR)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
S. Chang (USA) A. Kulikov (USA) v H. Chan (TPE) 12 L. Chan (TPE) 12
MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
J. Cash (GBR) A. Barnett (GBR) vN. Mektic (CRO) B. Pera (USA)
NOT BEFORE: 6:00PM
MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
S. Gille (BEL) M. Kato (JPN) v
M. Pavic (CRO) 7 L. Kichenok (UKR) 7
COURT 7
11:00AM
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
L. Glasspool (GBR) 11 N. Mahut (FRA) 11 v M. Cressy (USA) A. Golubev (KAZ)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
U. Eikeri (NOR) A. Panova v L. Fruhvirtova (CZE) Y. Putintseva (KAZ)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
T. Babos (HUN) K. Flipkens (BEL) v A. Muhammad (USA) 10 G. Olmos (MEX) 10
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
S-W. Hsieh (TPE) B. Strycova (CZE) v A. Blinkova V. Gracheva (FRA)
NOT BEFORE: 6:00PM
MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
J. O'Mara (GBR) O. Nicholls (GBR) v E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) K. Flipkens (BEL)
COURT 8
11:00AM
LADIES' SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
N. Stevanovic (SRB) v T. Korpatsch (GER)
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
J. Kubler (AUS) v N. Jarry (CHI) 25
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
G. Duran (ARG) T. Etcheverry (ARG) v R. Bopanna (IND) 6 M. Ebden (AUS) 6
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
R. Hijikata (AUS) J. Kubler (AUS) v M. Cecchinato (ITA) T. Monteiro (BRA)
COURT 9
11:00AM
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
S. Hunter (AUS) 3 E. Mertens (BEL) 3 vN. Kichenok (UKR) A. Rosolska (POL)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
M. Kato (JPN) 13 A. Sutjiadi (INA) 13 v L. Bronzetti (ITA) V. Tomova (BUL)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
A. Bondar (HUN) G. Minnen (BEL) v M. Jones (USA) S. Stephens (USA)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
A. Guarachi (CHI) E. Routliffe (NZL) vBegu (ROU) A. Kalinina (UKR)
COURT 10
11:00AM
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
J. Chardy (FRA) U. Humbert (FRA) v F. Martin (FRA) 8 A. Mies (GER) 8
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
D. Pel (NED) R. Stalder (USA) v C. Lestienne (FRA) C. Moutet (FRA)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
R. Peterson (SWE) A. Schmiedlova (SVK) v M. Kostyuk (UKR) 15 E. Ruse (ROU) 15
COURT 11
11:00AM
LADIES' SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
J. Niemeier (GER) v D. Galfi (HUN)
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
D. Krawczyk (USA) 5 D. Schuurs (NED) 5 v N. Dzalamidze (GEO) S. Santamaria (USA)
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
G. Pella (ARG) v R. Safiullin
COURT 14
11:00AM
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
C. O'Connell (AUS) v J. Vesely (CZE)
LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
L. Tsurenko (UKR) vA. Bogdan (ROU)
LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
M. Linette (POL) 23 v B. Bencic (SUI) 14
COURT 15
11:00AM
LADIES' SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
I. Begu (ROU) 29 v A. Blinkova
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
A. Davidovich Fokina (ESP) 31 v B. Van De Zandschulp (NED)
LADIES' SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
M. Vondrousova (CZE) v D. Vekic (CRO) 20
MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
J. Rojer (NED) 8 E. Shibahara (JPN) 8 v L. Glasspool (GBR) J. Burrage (GBR)
COURT 16
11:00AM
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
M. Arevalo (ESA) 7J. Rojer (NED) 7 v M. Huesler (SUI) B. Nakashima (USA)
LADIES' SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
B. Andreescu (CAN) v A. Kalinina (UKR) 26
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
M. McDonald (USA) B. Shelton (USA) vH. Nys (MON) 4 J. Zielinski (POL) 4
LADIES' DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
L. Fernandez (CAN) 6 T. Townsend (USA) 6 v A. Parks (USA) P. Stearns (USA)
COURT 17
11:00AM
LADIES' SINGLES - SECOND ROUND
M. Brengle (USA) v E. Alexandrova 21
GENTLEMEN'S DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
W. Koolhof (NED) 1 N. Skupski (GBR) 1 v D. Altmaier (GER) A. Karatsev
GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES - THIRD ROUND
D. Galan (COL) vM. Ymer (SWE)
NOT BEFORE: 5:00PM
MIXED DOUBLES - FIRST ROUND
J. Peers (AUS) S. Hunter (AUS) v A. De Minaur (AUS) K. Boulter (GBR)
