Andy Murray had his wish granted and may be able to make it back in time for his children’s bed-time today, after being assigned an early match slot on day two at Wimbledon.
The All England Club have scheduled Murray’s first-round encounter with fellow Briton Ryan Peniston as the second match on Centre Court on Tuesday afternoon, meaning Murray will get an early night if he is able to wrap up things quickly.
Murray will have the added bonus of eight-time champion Roger Federer watching from the Royal Box. There will be a short celebration on Centre Court to mark his career achievements.
Meanwhile, Cameron Norrie knows he faces added pressure and expectation at Wimbledon this year but his message is clear: bring it on.
Norrie made it to the semi-finals last year before losing to eventual winner Novak Djokovic in four sets.
And as Britain’s No.1 prepares for his opener against Czech Tomas Machac this afternoon, Norrie is confident he can enjoy another deep run at SW19.
“Obviously to make the run like I did last year was great. I think there’s even more reason I think I can do it again,” he said. “I would say, yeah, there’s more questions like that being asked. But I think I’d rather have that than opposite to that and be like, you’re going to bomb out first round again here. I’d rather people saying that than the other way.”
Tuesday’s Order of Play
Centre Court 1.30pm
1 Shelby Rogers (USA) vs Elena Rybakina (KAZ) [3]2 Ryan Peniston (GBR) vs Andy Murray (GBR)3 Panna Udvardy (HUN) vs Aryna Sabalenka [2]
Court 1 – 1pm
1 Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) [1] vs Jeremy Chardy (FRA)2 Ons Jabeur (TUN) [6] vs Magdalena Frech (POL)3 Cameron Norrie (GBR) [12] vs Tomas Machac (CZE)
Court 2 – 11am start
1 Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) [5]NOT BEFORE 12:30To finish: 2 Quentin Halys (FRA) vs Daniel Evans (GBR) [27] 6-2, 6-33 Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs Petra Kvitova (CZE) [9]4 Heather Watson (GBR) vs Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) [10]5 Daniil Medvedev [3] vs Arthur Fery (GBR)
Court 3 – 11am start
1 George Loffhagen (GBR) vs Holger Rune (DEN) [6]NOT BEFORE 12:30To finish: 2 Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) [9] 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 2-33 Maria Sakkari (GRE) [8] vs Marta Kostyuk (UKR)4 Alexander Zverev (GER) [19] vs Gijs Brouwer (NED)5 Sonay Kartal (GBR) vs Madison Keys (USA) [25]
Court 4 – 11am start
1 Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) vs Zhuoxuan Bai (CHN)NOT BEFORE 12:302 Shuai Zhang (CHN) vs Donna Vekic (CRO) [20]3 Jiri Lehecka (CZE) vs Sebastian Ofner (AUT)4 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) [31] vs Arthur Fils (FRA)5 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) vs Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) [26]
Court 5 – 11am start
1 Alexandre Muller (FRA) vs Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)NOT BEFORE 12:302 Camila Osorio (COL) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)3 Carol Zhao (CAN) vs Tamara Korpatsch (GER)4 Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Nicolas Jarry (CHI) [25]
Court 6 – 11am start
1 Marcos Giron (USA) vs Hugo Dellien (BOL)NOT BEFORE 12:302 Anett Kontaveit (EST) vs Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA)3 Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP)4 Ilya Ivashka vs Federico Coria (ARG)
Court 7 – 11am start
1 Madison Brengle (USA) vs Sara Errani (ITA)2 Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP)3 Viktorija Golubic (SUI) vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)4 Dominic Stricker (SUI) vs Alexei Popyrin (AUS)
Court 8 – 11am start
1 Bernarda Pera (USA) [27] vs Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)NOT BEFORE 12:30To finish: 2 Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) vs Harold Mayot (FRA) 3-6, 3-53 Jiri Vesely (CZE) vs Sebastian Korda (USA) [22]4 Jason Kubler (AUS) vs Ugo Humbert (FRA)5 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) vs Anna Blinkova
Court 9 – 11am start
1 Christopher O’Connell (AUS) vs Hamad Medjedovic (SRB)2 Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs Tatjana Maria (GER)3 Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) vs Yosuke Watanuki (JPN)NOT BEFORE 17:304 Mirra Andreeva vs Xiyu Wang (CHN)
Court 10 – 12.30pm start
1 Roman Safiullin vs Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [20] 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-7(4)
Court 11 – 11am start
1 Kaja Juvan (SLO) vs Margarita BetovaNOT BEFORE 12:30To finish: 2 Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) [29] vs Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) 6-7(5), 5-7, 6-33 Nao Hibino (JPN) vs Alize Cornet (FRA)4 Christopher Eubanks (USA) vs Thiago Monteiro (BRA)5 Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Alexander Shevchenko
Court 12 – 11am start
1 Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)NOT BEFORE 12:30To finish: 2 Denis Shapovalov (CAN) [26] vs Radu Albot (MDA) 5-7, 2-23 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) [18] vs Natalija Stevanovic (SRB) 4 Alison Riske-Amritraj (USA) vs Paula Badosa (ESP) 5 Frances Tiafoe (USA) [10] vs Yibing Wu (CHN)
Court 14 – 11am start
1 Ben Shelton (USA) [32] vs Taro Daniel (JPN)NOT BEFORE 12:30To finish: 2 Borna Coric (CRO) [13] vs Guido Pella (ARG) 3-6 4-43 Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) [18] vs Nuno Borges (POR)4 Greet Minnen (BEL) vs Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) [17]5 Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) vs Lucia Bronzetti (ITA)
Court 15 – 11am start
1 Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs Tallon Griekspoor (NED) [28]NOT BEFORE 12:302 Sloane Stephens (USA) vs Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 3 Varvara Gracheva (FRA) vs Camila Giorgi (ITA)4 Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) vs Tommy Paul (USA) [16]5 Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) [13] vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
Court 16 – 11am start
1 Anastasia Potapova [22] vs Celine Naef (SUI)NOT BEFORE 12:302 Lloyd Harris (RSA) vs Gregoire Barrere (FRA)3 Milos Raonic (CAN) vs Dennis Novak (AUT)4 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) [29] vs Rebecca Marino (CAN)NOT BEFORE 17:005 Anna Bondar (HUN) vs Bianca Andreescu (CAN)
Court 17 – 11am start
1 Emma Navarro vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaNOT BEFORE 12:30To finish: 2 Danielle Collins (USA) vs Julia Grabher (AUT) 6-43 Maxime Cressy (USA) vs Laslo Djere (SRB) 4 Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) vs Botic Van De Zandschulp (NED)5 Linda Noskova (CZE) vs Dalma Galfi (HUN)
Court 18
1 Katie Boulter (GBR) vs Daria Saville (AUS)2 Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) vs Alex De Minaur (AUS) [15]3 Sho Shimabukuro (JPN) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [21]4 Karolina Muchova (CZE) [16] vs Jule Niemeier (GER)
When is Wimbledon?
Wimbledon started on Monday and ends on Sunday, July 16.
How to watch Wimbledon 2023 on TV in the UK
Live coverageWimbledon will be shown on BBC One and iPlayer until 9pm for the first week. Clare Balding takes over lead presenting duties from Sue Barker.
Each morning, Isa Guha will begin the coverage at 11am (10.30am on July 3). Former Wimbledon champions, including John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Pat Cash will be part of the team alongside the likes of Tim Henman, Tracy Austin, Annabel Croft, Johanna Konta, Anne Keothavong and Sania Mirza.
HighlightsToday at Wimbledon follows the live coverage at 9pm daily on BBC Two and iPlayer, presented by Qasa Alom.
How to watch Wimbledon in the US
ESPN has the rights to show the grass-court grand slam in the US. Coverage begins each day at 6am Eastern Time.
What is the draw for Wimbledon?
The draw was announced on Friday morning. Andy Murray faces fellow Briton Ryan Peniston while Cameron Norrie, the British No 1, is up against the world No 106, Machac.
In the women’s draw, three British women face tough first-round matches against seeded competitors. The British No 1, Katie Boulter, plays Daria Saville of Australia.
The reigning men’s champion, Novak Djokovic, has put Argentinian debutant Pedro Cachin away in the first round with little fuss. World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz plays former top 30 player Jeremy Chardy, 36, who is ranked 534th.
Elena Rybakina will begin her Wimbledon title defence against American Shelby Rogers. Second seed Aryna Sabalenka will play world No 82, Panna Udvardy of Hungary.