Wimbledon starts with Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu and Coco Gauff on the schedule---test
Wimbledon starts with Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu and Coco Gauff on the schedule---test
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, centre and his team walk over rain covers, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz walks from the courts during a practice session ahead of their first round match of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Britain’s Emma Raducanu wearing an England football shirt, during a session on the practice court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Coco Gauff of the US during a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ahead of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Fans take a selfie ahead of play of the first round matches of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
A stall holder prepares to sell hats outside the Wimbledon tennis centre ahead of the first round matches of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
People sit outside at a coffee shop decorated with tennis raquets, in Southfields near the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Friday, June 28, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, centre and his team walk over rain covers, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, centre and his team walk over rain covers, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz walks from the courts during a practice session ahead of their first round match of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz walks from the courts during a practice session ahead of their first round match of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Britain’s Emma Raducanu wearing an England football shirt, during a session on the practice court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Britain’s Emma Raducanu wearing an England football shirt, during a session on the practice court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Coco Gauff of the US during a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ahead of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Coco Gauff of the US during a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ahead of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Fans take a selfie ahead of play of the first round matches of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Fans take a selfie ahead of play of the first round matches of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
A stall holder prepares to sell hats outside the Wimbledon tennis centre ahead of the first round matches of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
A stall holder prepares to sell hats outside the Wimbledon tennis centre ahead of the first round matches of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
People sit outside at a coffee shop decorated with tennis raquets, in Southfields near the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Friday, June 28, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People sit outside at a coffee shop decorated with tennis raquets, in Southfields near the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Friday, June 28, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The 2024 edition of Wimbledon started on Monday, with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and past Grand Slam title winners Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu all set to play matches at Centre Court.
Alcaraz just won his third major championship at the French Open three weeks ago.
He defeated Novak Djokovic in last year’s final at Wimbledon. Alcaraz faces qualifier Mark Lajal of Estonia on Day 1 on the All England Club’s grass courts.
Raducanu won the 2021 U.S. Open at age 18, but she has been dealing with various injuries since then. Her scheduled opponent — No. 22 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova — withdrew Monday morning because of illness. Alexandrova was replaced by Renata Zarazua, a so-called “lucky loser” from the qualifying tournament.
Gauff, who won the U.S. Open last September, closes out the day’s schedule in the main stadium against Caroline Dolehide in an all-American matchup.
No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner is also on Monday’s schedule, playing Yannick Hanfmann at No. 1 Court.
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