by Wimbledon will start in all England Club with a bumper action plan in the blazing sunshine.
The world number 1 of women, Aryna Sabalenka and the defense of men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz, start their campaigns on Monday, while 14 British players go on the pitch to inspire the domestic quantity.
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Brit watch
Jacob Fearnley watches a good run in Wimbledon (Walton/Pa)
British tennis fans are spoiled on Monday when 14 of the 23 home players in the singles bring the square.
Emma Raducanu Father Welsh 17-year-old Mimi XU in the “Battle of Great Britain” of the day, while the British number two Katie Boulter and number three Sonay kartal Let your work against Samen Paula Badosa and Jelena cut off Ostapenko.
16-year-old Hannah Klugman And Mika Stojsavljevic are also against seeds – former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez and Ashlyn Krueger – during Harriet Dart plays Hungary’s Dalma Galfi.
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British number two draws in the men Jacob Fearnley Takes the hot Brazilian view of Joao Fonseca during Cameron Norrie Faces Roberto Bautista Agut.
Debutant Oliver Tarvetformer boy Henry SearlePresent Billy HarrisPresent Arthur Fny And Oliver Crawford Also go to the court on Monday.
Raducanu plays expectations
Emma Raducanu did the fourth round last year in her greatest moment since the US Open win in 2021, but this time it has some difficult personal news, a problem with the Niggling back and a very difficult section of the draw.
But the 22-year-old is determined to enjoy her time in SW19.
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“To be honest, I don’t expect much from myself this year (at Wimbledon),” she said. “I know that I had to do with certain things. I just want to go out there and hug the moment. I want to take the occasion.
“At the moment I’m just happy to be in Wimbledon. I think this is a great motivation to simply continue and then do it with everything else.”
King Carlos eye rick
Carlos Alcaraz won the last two men -Singles finals (Aaron Chown/Pa)
Carlos Alcaraz is full of self -confidence when he is leading his offer for a third consecutive Wimbledon -Männer -Singles -Title -a performance that is only led by Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the open era. The Spaniard comes into the tournament in an excellent form, with his 18th victory in a row the title at Queen’s to pursue the success in Rome, and to memorize with the French Open.
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The 22-year-old, who opens the game against the veteran Italian Fabio Fognini, said: “Obviously I feel a lot of confidence. But at the moment I don’t think about who I could join if I win three Wimbledons in a row.”
Match of the day
Katie Boulter is confident that she can cause Paula Badosa (John Walton/Pa)
Katie Boulter’s hopes for a long Wimbledon run received a great early obstacle when she was pulled against the Spanish ninth seed Paula Badosa. But the 28-year-old is confident that she can give everyone a game on Wimbledon’s lawn.
“I have the feeling that I can play very well in these dishes, and I don’t think that a seed would also like to see me for a first round in their part of the draw,” said Boulter.
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“I am very, very excited. I have the feeling that it is a completely different situation for me this year. I am not sown. I’m a bit like a dark horse and I like this feeling. I like the fact that I can go out and swing freely and I have nothing to lose.”
Game
Center Court (from 1.30 p.m.)
Carlos Alcaraz (2) against Fabio Fognini
Katie Boulter V Paula Badosa (9)
Alexander Zverev (3) against Arthur Rinderknech
Court one (from 1 p.m.)
Aryna Sabalenka (1) against Carson Bransine
Jacob Fearnley V Joao Fonseca
Emma Raducanu V Mimi XU
Weather
A fan sunbath in the queue (Mike Egerton/Pa)
Hot and sunny, with heights of 33 degrees Celsius according to Accuweather.
