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Kieran Isgin

Wimbledon 2023 order of play and how to watch as day one gets underway

Wimbledon's gates have begun to see thousands of visitors for the first day of the championships.

If you want to catch any of today's matches, especially the highly anticipated performance from Novak Djokovic who may be on his way to achieving a record eight men's singles, there are a variety of ways to watch it live. In the UK, Wimbledon will be broadcasted on BBC One and BBC Two.

Fans can also watch the championship on their laptops or smartphones via BBC iPlayer of the BBC Sport website. Coverage on BBC Two started at 10.30am and will last until 7pm while live coverage on BBC One will start at 1.45pm and last until 9pm, with an hour-long break after 6pm.

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If there are only a few set matches you want to watch, we've broken down the order of play for the whole championship

Wimbledon 2023 order of play

Centre Court (From 1.30pm)
  • Pedro Cachin (ARG) v (2) Novak Djokovic (SRB)
  • Venus Williams (USA) v Elina Svitolina (UKR)
  • (8) Jannik Sinner (ITA) v Juan Maneul Cerundolo (ARG)

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Court 1 - (From 1pm)
  • (1) Iga Swiatek (POL) v Lin Zhu (CHN)
  • Laurent Lokoli (FRA) v (4) Casper Ruud (NOR)
  • Sofia Kenin (USA) v (7)Coco Gauff (USA)
Court 2 (From 11am)
  • (4) Jessica Pegula (USA) v Lauren Davis (USA)
  • Laurent Lokoli (FRA) v [4] Casper Ruud (NOR)
  • Katie Swan (GBR) v [14] Belinda Bencic (SUI)
  • Quentin Halys (FRA) v (27) Dan Evans (GBR)
Court 3 (From 11am)
  • (7) Andrey Rublev v Max Purcell (AUS)
  • Katie Volynets (USA) v (5) Caroline Garcia (FRA)
  • Jodie Burrage (GBR) v Caty McNally (USA)
  • Yannick Hanfmann (GER) v (9) Taylor Fritz (USA)
Court 12 (From 11am)
  • Diane Parry (FRA) v Harriet Dart (GBR)
  • Filip Krajinovic (SRB) v (11) Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
  • (26) Dennis Shapovalov v Radu Albot (MDA)
  • Shuai Zhang (CHN) v (20) Donna Vekic (CRO)
Court 18 (From 11am)
  • (12) Veronika Kudermetova v Kaia Kanepi (EST)
  • Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) v (17) Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
  • (11) Daria Kasatkina (RUS) v Caroline Dolehide (USA)
  • Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) v Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
Court 4
  • Nadia Podoroska (ARG) v Tereza Martincova (CZE)
  • Claude Moutet (FRA) v Richard Gasquet (FRA)
  • Rebeka Masarova (ESP) v (31) Mayar Sherif (EGY)
  • Lloyd Harris (RSA) v Gregoire Barrere (FRA)
Court 5
  • Barbora Strycova (CZE) v Maryna Zanevska (BEL)
  • Max Marterer (GER) v Borna Gojo (CRO)
  • Mikael Ymer (SWE) v Alex Molcan (SVK)
  • (32) Marie Bouzkova (CZE) v Simona Waltert (SUI)
Court 6
  • Sebastian Baez (ARG) v Tomas Barrios Vera (CHI)
  • Marina Trevisan (ITA) v Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
  • (24) Qinwen Zheng (CHN) v Keterina Siniakova (CZE)
  • (29) Tomas Etcheverry (ARG) v Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP)
Court 7
  • Luca Van Assche (FRA) v Aslan Karatsev (RUS)
  • Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) v Peyton Stearns (USA)
  • Miormir Kecmanovic (SRB) v Dennis Schwartzman (ARG)
  • Camila Osorio (COL) v Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)
Court 8
  • Alycia Parks (USA) v Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER)
  • Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) v Claire Liu (USA)
  • Dennus Koepfer (GER) v Oscar Otte (GER)
  • Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) v Harold Mayot (FRA)
Court 9
  • Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Brandon Nakashima (USA)
  • Storm Hunter (AUS) v Xi Wang (CHN)
  • Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v Daniel Altmaier (GER)
Court 10
  • Cristina Bucsa (ESP) v Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS)
  • JJ Wolf (USA) v Enzo Couacaud (FRA)
  • Roman Safiullin v [20] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
Court 14
  • (14) Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) v Juan Pablo Varillas (PER)
  • Kateryna Baindl (UKR) v Leylah Fernandez (CAN)
  • (28) Elise Mertens (BEL) v Viktoria Hruncakova (SVK)
  • (13) Borna Coric (CRO) v Guido Pella (ARG)
Court 15
  • Yue Yuan (CHN) v [19] Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
  • Liam Broady (GBR) v Constant Lestienne (FRA)
  • (23) Alexander Bublik (KAZ) v Mackenzie McDonald (USA)
  • Anett Kontaveit (EST) v Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA)
Court 16
  • Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) v [30] Petra Martic (CRO)
  • John Isner (USA) v Juame Munar (ESP)
  • (24) Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) v Daniel Galan (COL)
  • Sloan Stephens (USA) v Rebecca Peterson (SWE)
Court 17
  • Ana Bogdan (ROU) v (15) Liudmila Samsonova (RUS)
  • (23) Magda Linette (POL) v Jil Teichmann (SUI)
  • Jan Choinski (GBR) v Dusan Lajovic (SRB)
  • Danielle Collins (USA) v Julia Grabher (AUT)
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