The 2023 edition of the prestigious tennis grand slam, Wimbledon, will begin on July 3 in London.
Novak Djokovic will be looking to win men's record-extending 24th Grand Slam single’s title when Wimbledon gets underway next month but will be seeded second behind world number one Carlos Alcaraz.
Meanwhile in the women’s singles, Iga Swiatek will be the top seed while defending champion Elena Rybakina and in-form Aryna Sabalenka will also be among the contenders for the title.
Here is the order of play on the main show courts on the first day of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding):
CENTRE COURT (1230 GMT)
Pedro Cachin (Argentina) v 2-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Venus Williams (U.S.) v Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)
8-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Juan Manuel Cerundolo (Argentina)
COURT ONE (1200 GMT)
1-Iga Swiatek (Poland) v Zhu Lin (China)
David Goffin (Belgium) v 30-Nick Kyrgios (Australia)
Sofia Kenin (U.S.) v 7-Coco Gauff (U.S.)
COURT TWO (1000 GMT)
4-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) v Lauren Davis (U.S.)
Laurent Lokoli (France) v 4-Casper Ruud (Norway)
Katie Swan (Britain) v 14-Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
Quentin Halys (France) v 27-Daniel Evans (Britain)
Earlier, Wimbledon’s total prize money rose to a record 44.7 million pounds ($56.52 million) ahead of the tennis tournament this year.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said that there has been an increase of 11.2% as compared to 2022.
Winners and runners-up of the men's and women's singles finals will also see their prize money go back to previous levels in 2019, where they pouched 2.35 million pounds and 1.175 million pounds, respectively.
The prize money for winners dropped to 1.7 million pounds in 2021 before it was increased to 2 million pounds last year.
The qualifying competition prize fund has also received a 14.5% increase on last year while any player losing a first-round match is assured of at least 55,000 pounds — an increase of 10% on 2022.