Wimbledon order of play on Tuesday
LONDON : Order of play on the main show courts on the second day of the Wimbledon championships on Tuesday (play starts at 1230 GMT unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding):
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Latest Wimbledon odds: Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek emerge as early outright favourites
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek have been named as the bookies favourites for this year's Wimbledon tournament in the singles format. Djokovic, will be seeking his seventh title and his fourth successive victory at SW19 with bookies Betway tipping him as 4/5 favourite.
Wimbledon 2022 order of play: Day 1 schedule, seeds and Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray start time
Andy Murray hopes the return of Ivan Lendl can help inspire him to more Wimbledon heroics.
Thousands arrive at Wimbledon for first full-capacity tournament in three years
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Why does Novak Djokovic eat grass at Wimbledon? Unusual tradition explained
Novak Djokovic will once again be one of the hot favourites to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon in the 2022 edition of the prestigious tournament. The Serb has endured a tumultuous year so far, which began with him extraordinarily being deported from Melbourne due to his Covid vaccine status as he was not allowed to participate in the Australian Open.
Wimbledon loses its usual fervour to war ban, injuries
Shorn of big names and points, Djoko, Nadal, Swiatek and Serena will look to bring spark back to the ChampionshipsLONDON: The weather forecast for the championships is cloudy; it's also a reflection of things on the ground. Wimbledon 2022 kicks off on Monday without Russian and Belarussian players and sans the currency of ranking points. The men's top-10 - world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev and compatriot Andrey Rublev are paying the prize for nationality and No. 2 Alexander Zverev is injured - looks significantly tapered. The women's heft will be without last year's semifinalist No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka, French Open semifinalist Daria Kasatkina and No. 20 Victoria Azarenka, all for reasons of flag and country. Roger Federer, the eight-time champion, will miss the tournament for the first time since he debuted here 23 summers ago. The 40-yearold is pushing an ageing frame to get match fit after an injury enforced break of 12-months and counting. Naomi Osaka, a former No. 1, whose burgeoning business interests contrasts with her appearances on the tennis court. The Japanese will sit out of what she called an 'exhibition' because of her Achilles. The All England Lawn Tennis Club took a stand on the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the ATP and WTA Tours hit back with the sharpest shot in the gunroom - the prize of points. While the target was the grass-court major, it is the players who've been hit the hardest - some more than others, unable even to defend their gains from 2021.
Wimbledon: 5 key talking points as 2022 championships get under way
The 2022 edition of Wimbledon gets under way on Monday morning with a star-studded line-up.