2024-07-01 20:00:02
Wimbledon 2024: Here’s all you need to know about the tournament – from where it will be played, who the top seeds are, the schedule, who are defending champions to live streaming information.
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Wimbledon 2024 starts on Monday (1 July)! We bring you a complete guide on everything about the All England championship – where it will be played, who the top seeds are, the schedule, who are defending champions and live streaming information, and more:
What are the dates for Wimbledon 2024?
The Wimbledon 2024 will be played from 1 July to 14 July.
Basic facts about Wimbledon
The Wimbledon 2024 will be played at the All England Club. The surface is grass courts. Women play best-of-three-set matches; men play best-of-five-set matches.
Unlike the other three Grand Slam tennis tournaments, there are no night sessions; a curfew prevents play past 11 p.m.
The event lasts 14 days, including play now on the middle Sunday, which until 2022 was not used for competition except on four occasions when rain created a backlog of matches. There are retractable roofs on Centre Court and No. 1 Court.
Who are the top seeds at Wimbledon 2024?
Iga Swiatek is the top-seeded woman. Jannik Sinner is the top-seeded man.
The Wimbledon 2024 schedule:
— Monday-Tuesday: First Round (Women and Men)
— July 3-4: Second Round (Women and Men)
— July 5-6: Third Round (Women and Men)
— July 7-8: 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
Men’s and women’s singles draw:
Main draw at #Wimbledon.
Top 8 seeds:
1. Swiatek
2. Gauff
3. Sabalenka
4. Rybakina
5. Pegula
6. Vondrousova
7. Paolini
8. Zheng pic.twitter.com/fXtxaFPB7y— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) June 28, 2024
The full draw for #Wimbledon 2024 🌱
Who’s making it all the way to the final? ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/U27ffQFFJO
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 28, 2024
Wimbledon’s defending champions:
Marketa Vondrousova earned her first Grand Slam title a year ago at the All England Club, defeating Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 to become the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon. Carlos Alcaraz got past Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 for his first trophy at Wimbledon and second at a major (a total he recently raised to three by winning the French Open). Djokovic had won four consecutive titles at the All England Club and seven overall.
Prize money at Wimbledon:
Total prize money at Wimbledon in 2024 is rising to a record 50 million pounds, which is about $64 million — an increase of nearly 12% from last year. The two singles champions each will receive 2.7 million pounds, about $3.45 million.
Will Indians be in action?
Sumit Nagal will feature in the main draw of men’s singles at Wimbledon 2024. Nagal along with Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic will also be competing in men’s doubles. Rohan Bopanna and Australia’s Matthew Ebden, N. Sriram Balaji and Britain’s Luke Johnson, and Yuki Bhambri and France’s Albano Olivetti are the other Indian players in men’s doubles.
How to live stream Wimbledon 2024 in India?
The Wimbledon 2024 can be live streamed on Hotstar. You can also watch the matches on the Star Sports network.
With agency inputs
