Are Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Emma Raducanu playing at Wimbledon this year?

As one of the biggest tournaments on the tennis calendar, Wimbledon always has plenty of star power. Over the last 20 years, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams have been three of the biggest names to play at the Grand Slam. Ad But this year things look a little different.

WimbledonIs Murray seeded at Wimbledon and who are the No. 1 seeds at SW19 this year?28/06/2023 AT 10:27 It will be the first time since 1997 that neither Federer nor Williams are in the singles draws, while Nadal is also not featuring. However, at least one of the trio will be at Wimbledon for a «special» moment this year – and another was invited but couldn’t attend.

Roger Federer Eight-time champion Roger Federer is not playing Wimbledon as he retired from tennis last September. But he will grace Centre Court on Tuesday for a special ceremony to celebrate his achievements. Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton said: “I’m pleased to say that Roger will be with us tomorrow and we will have a special celebratory moment on Centre Court before play starts just to honour him as the man holding the most gentlemen’s singles titles here at Wimbledon.

“For those lucky enough to have a seat on Centre Court tomorrow I’d encourage them to get into their seats about 1.15pm and we’ll have a moment just to celebrate his achievements and to say thank you for all the memories.” Federer last played Wimbledon in 2021 when he was beaten in the quarter-finals by Hubert Hurkacz. Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal is currently recovering from surgery that looks set to rule him out for most of the 2023 season. Although he was recently in attendance at the Mallorca Championships to watch his fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez bow out of tennis, Nadal is not expected to be