LONDON (AP) — Get caught up at Wimbledon with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the grass-court Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more:
How to watch Wimbledon on TV
— In the U.S.: Tennis Channel, ESPN.
— Other countries are listed here.
Betting favorites for Wimbledon
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Coco Gauff are listed as the two favorites — both at +150 — to make it to the women's final, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. They could only meet each other at that stage. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz's next match is Friday against Frances Tiafoe in the third round. It's a rematch of a 2022 U.S. Open semifinal won in five sets by Alcaraz, and he is listed as a heavy money-line favorite at -1600 to win again; Tiafoe is at +750.
Who plays at Wimbledon on Thursday?
This will be an all-in-all British day — off the courts and on. There's a national election happening, first of all. And at the All England Club, all eyes will be on Andy Murray as he steps on Centre Court alongside his older brother, Jamie, to play men's doubles. Murray, a two-time singles champion at Wimbledon, says this will be his last year playing at the grass-court event before he retires, and he is also entered into mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu. But he pulled out of singles after having back surgery on June 22. That men's doubles match is last in the main stadium, so could start at around 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT, 1 p.m. EDT). Before that, action in the main stadium begins with a British player, Jacob Fearnley, taking on Novak Djokovic at 1:30 p.m. (1230 GMT, 8:30 a.m. EDT), followed by Iga Swiatek against Petra Martic. Over in No. 1 Court, there will be all-British contests, with Katie Boulter against Harriet Dart at 1 p.m. (1200 GMT, 8 a.m. EDT), and Jack Draper against Cam Norrie. The day's last match in that arena is Alexander Zverev vs. Marcos Giron.
What happened at Wimbledon on Wednesday?
Second-round winners included Coco Gauff and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who both advanced in straight sets, and No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who needed four sets — three of them tiebreakers — to get past 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini in an all-Italian matchup on Centre Court. Emma Navarro, a 23-year-old American, reached the third round at the All England Club for the first time by eliminating four-time major champion Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-1 in under an hour. Seeded players who lost included No. 8 Casper Ruud, No. 17 Felix Auger-Aliassime and No. 26 Francisco Cerundolo. There was off-and-on rain that led to the postponements of some matches, including those involving Madison Keys, Marta Kostyuk, Grigor Dimitrov and Ben Shelton, and suspensions of others.
The Wimbledon schedule
— Thursday: Second Round (Women and Men)
— Friday and Saturday: Third Round (Women and Men)
— Sunday and Monday: Fourth Round (Women and Men)
— July 9-10: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)
— July 11: Women’s Semifinals
— July 12: Men’s Semifinals
— July 13: Women’s Final
— July 14: Men’s Final
A quiz about Wimbledon
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What you need to read about tennis and Wimbledon
What to read:
— Emma Navarro’s mental notes help her beat former No. 1 Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon
— Andy Murray is getting set to say farewell to Wimbledon before retirement (probably)
— Young British players boost local hopes at Wimbledon for another homegrown champion
— Even the best of the best in tennis get nervous before the first round of a Slam
— Marketa Vondrousova's title defense is already over
— Novak Djokovic wears a sleeve over his surgically repaired knee in a win at Wimbledon
— Wimbledon favorite Aryna Sabalenka withdraws with a shoulder injury
— 2023 French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova is back on tour after 10 months away
— Naomi Osaka's agency has signed 15-year-old Australian tennis player Cooper Kose
— Iga Swiatek calls herself a perfectionist and now she wants to improve on grass
— Wimbledon’s qualifying rounds are the tournament before the tournament
— Rafael Nadal is skipping Wimbledon to prepare for the Paris Olympics
— An outside review says the U.S. Tennis Association can do more to protect players
Numbers to know about Wimbledon
3 — Consecutive Grand Slam tournaments at which Coco Gauff has reached at least the semifinals, the longest active streak for a woman.
77 — The combined age of Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils, making theirs the oldest matchup in men's singles at Wimbledon since 1971. Their match was suspended because of darkness Wednesday with Monfils up two sets to none and the score at 5-all in the third.
What was said at Wimbledon?
“Literally, like, 10 seconds.” — Emma Raducanu, when asked how long it took her to accept Andy Murray's offer to team up in mixed doubles.
“I start hearing, ‘Daniil, it’s 6-3! 6-3! I’m like, ’What are you talking about?'” — Daniil Medvedev, who sat down on his sideline chair thinking he had lost an opening-set tiebreaker against Alexandre Muller by a 7-3 score, when it wasn't actually over yet. He resumed playing, dropped the next point and that set, and then wound up winning in four sets.
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