Wimbledon 2023: Tuesday Showdown at Centre Court with Andy Murray and Roger Federer

Andy Murray is set to make his triumphant return to Wimbledon’s Centre Court on Tuesday, a venue of many remarkable milestones in his career. Roger Federer will also mark his presence on the same ground.

Centre Court witnessed Murray claiming his initial Olympic gold medal during the London Games in 2012. It was here that he broke a 77-year drought for British men by winning the All England Club title in 2013, and clinched another Grand Slam title three years subsequently.

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On Tuesday, Murray is scheduled to face British wild-card entrant, Ryan Peniston, in the first round of this year’s tournament.

Before that match, last year’s women’s champion, Elena Rybakina, is lined up to play against American Shelby Rogers.

Roger Federer is also due for a special tribute at the All England Club, the venue of his record eight out of 20 Grand Slam victories. Federer announced his retirement last season.

WHAT’S THE SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY’S MATCHES?

The action kicks off on most courts at 11 a.m. local time (6 a.m. EDT), starting with 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem against two-time major finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas at No. 2 Court. The winner of this match will face either Murray or Peniston. The No. 1 Court will start at 1 p.m. local time (8 a.m. EDT) with the first match being No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jeremy Chardy. The Centre Court will get underway at 1:30 p.m. local time (8:30 a.m. EDT), starting with the Rybakina-Rogers match — which will be preceded by a ceremony honoring Federer. The Murray-Peniston match is to follow, which might start around 3:30 p.m. local time (10:30 a.m. EDT).

WHAT WERE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MONDAY?

Veteran player Venus Williams, in her 24th Wimbledon appearance at 43 years of age, faced a loss. The young talent, Coco Gauff, 19, also bowed out — defeated by 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, who had to win three qualifying matches to secure her place in the main draw. Novak Djokovic kicked off his pursuit for a fifth consecutive Wimbledon title and overall eighth — along with his 24th major trophy — with a straight-set victory, despite a peculiar rain delay that led him to assist in drying the court, delaying the match by almost 1 1/2 hours.

WHAT ELSE OCCURRED ON DAY 1 AT WIMBLEDON?

Russian and Belarusian players resumed competing at Wimbledon, following their ban from the tournament last year due to the Ukraine conflict.

WHERE TO WATCH WIMBLEDON

— U.S.: ESPN, Tennis Channel

— Other countries: Visit the link provided.

BETTING INSIGHTS

As expected, Djokovic leads the betting odds for the men’s title, with FanDuel Sportsbook listing him at minus-195, followed by Alcaraz at plus-380. Dark horses include Jannik Sinner at plus-1,600 and Daniil Medvedev at plus-2,300. Upcoming American Sebastian Korda is next at plus-3,400. Iga Swiatek, despite never advancing beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon, is listed as the women’s favorite at plus-220 — down from plus-290 before her opening win — followed by Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka at plus-500. Two-time champion Petra Kvitova is at plus-1,200 and 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur at plus-1,500.

FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB

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— Aryna Sabalenka expresses her reluctance to discuss the war in Ukraine

— The strides being made towards achieving equal pay in women’s tennis tournaments

— Frances Tiafoe becomes the first African-American man in the Top 10 in almost 15 years

— Interesting facts about Wimbledon and a retrospective look at 2022

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THE KEY STAT

40 — The number of consecutive victories for Novak Djokovic on Centre Court, his most recent defeat was to Andy Murray in the 2013 final.

THE QUOTABLE

“I don’t think any woman should have to worry about if they’re getting paid equal. I’m very happy that no woman again at a Grand Slam has to even concern herself with that. She can just play tennis.” — Venus Williams, who successfully petitioned the All England Club in 2007 for equal prize money for women.

THE FORTHCOMING SINGLES SCHEDULE

— Tuesday: First Round (Women and Men)

— Wednesday-Thursday: Second Round (Women and Men)

— Friday-Saturday: Third Round (Women and Men)

— July 9-10: Fourth Round (Women and Men)

— July 11-12: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)

— July 13: Women’s Semifinals

— July 14: Men’s Semifinals

— July 15: Women’s Final

— July 16: Men’s Final

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