Rain suspends start of play at Wimbledon

  • Posted: Jul 05, 2024

Rain has suspended the start of play on Friday at Wimbledon.

The action on the outside courts will not start before 12:00 p.m. with light rain falling in west London. Daniil Medvedev is scheduled to take on Jan-Lennard Struff on No. 2 Court, where Tommy Paul will open proceedings against Alexander Bublik when the play starts.

American Ben Shelton is scheduled to face Canadian Denis Shapovalov in a lefty battle on No. 3 court following the conclusion of a WTA match between Daria Kasatkina and Paula Badosa.

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Play will begin as planned at 1:30 p.m. on Centre Court and 1 p.m. on No. 1 Court, with both stadiums fitted with a retractable roof.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz opens proceedings on Centre Court against Frances Tiafoe, with No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings Jannik Sinner taking on Miomir Kecmanovic in the final match of the day. Grigor Dimitrov faces Gael Monfils on No. 1 Court. Frenchman Monfils leads the Bulgarian 4-1 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.

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