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Wimbledon 2024: Men’s singles draw is here; see who’s playing who, live stream
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, World No.1 Jannik Sinner in same half; Novak Djokovic will play singles
Prathibha Joy
Jun 28, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz is the defending champion, while 7-time champ Novak Djokovic was the runner up
On Monday, July 1, the third Grand Slam of the year, the prestigious grass court event, Wimbledon, kickstarts. The schedule of matches and on which court each will be played is yet to be released, but as of today, the Round 1 draw of who plays who has been announced. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who is fresh of his French Open win in Roland Garros, is in the same half as World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, with the duo likely to get a semi-final repeat here.
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Novak Djokovic, whose Wimbledon participation remained doubtful, given that he had surgery for a torn meniscus only 3 weeks ago, is in the singles draw second half, playing Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva in the first round. Novak was expected to not play Wimbledon like Rafael Nadal, who has been nursing injuries and focusing on playing only some tournaments.
Wimbledon’s official broadcast partner in India is Star Sports Network, with matches to be aired on Star Sports 2, Star Sports Select 1 and Star Sports Select HD. The streaming partner for the tournament is Disney+ Hotstar. Round 1 matches will be played between July 1 and 2 across the 18 courts of Wimbledon.
India’s Sumit Nagal is in the same half has Alcaraz, Sinner, Tallon Griekspoor, Nicolas Jarry, Gael Monfils, Stan Wawrinka, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, among others. He will play Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic, who has a singles ranking of 53 in the first round encounter.
Roger Federer holds the record for the most men’s singles titles, having won it 8 times, including 5 consecutive victories from 2003 – 2007. He also holds the record of having played 12 finals on Centre Court. Djokovic is tied with Pete Sampras at 7 wins in Wimbledon. Djokovic, who lost to Alcaraz in the 2023 final, has a tough draw if he does make it to yet another stage, with projected opponents in the third and fourth rounds and quarter-final being Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Holger Rune and Hubert Hurkacz. Should Novak proceed to the semi-final, he is likely to meet Alexander Zverev.
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