What time does Wimbledon start today? Opening times, order of play and TV schedule

3 July 2024, 10:15

Everything you need to know about Wimbledon 2024 timings and order of play
Everything you need to know about Wimbledon 2024 timings and order of play. Picture: Getty
Alice Dear

By Alice Dear

What time Wimbledon starts, the order of play for day two of the Championships and opening times of the grounds explained.

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Wimbledon 2024 officially kicked off on 1st July, and on day two of the Championships we will see the likes of Naomi Osaka, Djokovic and Bouzas Maneiro all step out onto Centre Court.

While people with tickets to watch the matches across the courts question what time the grounds of Wimbledon open and close, those of us watching from home are querying the start times of the matches.

To make it easier for you, we'll be listing the order of play for Centre Court, No.1 Court, No.2 Court and No.3 Court here everyday during Wimbledon 2024 to ensure you don't miss a match.

Here's everything you need to know about Wimbledon 2024, from star times, TV schedule and who is playing each day.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz will return to Wimbledon for 2024 after winning the Championship last year
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz will return to Wimbledon for 2024 after winning the Championship last year. Picture: Getty

What time does Wimbledon start?

The first tennis matches of Wimbledon 2024 Day Two will start at 11:00 on Wednesday, 3rd July.

On No.2 Court we have J. Paolini v G. Minnen at 11:00am, and T. Paul v O. Virtanen at the same time on No.3 Court.

Tennis matches will not start on Centre Court today until 1:30pm where the first match will be played by A. Muller and D. Medvedev for the Gentlemen's Singles.

What time does Wimbledon open?

During the Wimbledon Championships, the ground of the famous tennis courts opens at 10:00am daily.

The grounds then close immediately after the end of the last tennis match of the day. As tennis games have no time limit, this will vary each day.

Wimbledon TV schedule

Wimbledon will be streamed on BBC One from 1:45pm until 6:00pm and then again from 7:00pm until 9:45pm on Wednesday 3rd July.

On BBC Two, coverage of other matches will also stream from 11:00am until 7:00pm.

Workers at Wimbledon set up the order of play for day one
Workers at Wimbledon set up the order of play for day one. Picture: Getty

Wimbledon Order of Play today

This is the order of play on Centre Court, No.1 Court, No.2 Court and No.3 Court at Wimbledon for Day Three on Wednesday, 3rd July 2024.

Centre Court

  • From 1:30pm

Ladies' Singles (Second round)

  • N. Osaka v E. Navarro

Gentleman's Singles (Second round)

  • A. Muller v D. Medvedev

Gentleman's Singles (Second round)

  • J. Sinner v M. Berrettini

No.1 Court

  • From 1:00pm

Ladies' Singles (Second round)

  • A. Todoni v C.Gauff

Gentleman's Singles (Second round)

  • C. Alcaraz v A. Vukic

Ladies' Singles (Second round)

  • E. Raducanu v E. Mertens

No.2 Court

  • From 11:00am

Ladies' Singles (Second round)

  • J. Paolini v G. Minnen

Gentleman's Singles (Second round)

  • F. Fognini v C. Ruud

Gentleman's Singles (Second round)

  • S. Wawrinka v G. Monfils

Ladies' Singles (Second round)

  • Y. Wang v M. Keys

No.3 Court

  • From 11:00am

Gentleman's Singles (Second round)

  • T. Paul v O. Virtanen

Ladies' Singles (Second round)

  • S. Kartal v C. Burel

Gentleman's Singles (Second round)

  • G. Dimitrov v J. Shang

Ladies' Singles (Second round)

  • D. Kasatkina v Y. Miyazaki

For the full line-up of who is playing all of the courts today at Wimbledon, you can visit their site here.