Wimbledon tennis who is playing

In July , the club announced it would follow the WTA's rankings for the singles draw. With the withdrawals of No. For a full breakdown of the seeds, click here. Ashleigh Barty 2. Barbora Krejcikova 3.

Aryna Sabalenka 4. Iga Swiatek 5. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7. Maria Sakkari 8. Coco Gauff. There have been five grass-court tournaments over the past three weeks. Here's a look at the best performers at each:. Champions Corner: Konta ends British drought with Nottingham title. Champions Corner: Jabeur makes history with Birmingham victory.

Champions Corner: Inside the mind of all-surface threat Ostapenko. Will be used in accordance to our Privacy Policy. Shop Fantasy English. Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube. Show All Matches Hide Matches. Wimbledon Men Single. ESPN a. ESPN2 Tues. ESPN2 Wed. ESPN Thurs. ESPN Fri. ESPN2 Sat. ESPN2 2 p. ESPN Mon.

ESPN Tues. ESPN2 Thurs. Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam event to be played on grass courts. The grass is tended to year-round. Photo clockwise from top left: Lilian Watson, runner-up in Wimbledon final , Herbert Fortescue Lawford, Wimbledon singles champion , Maud Watson, first female tennis champion , and Ernest Renshaw, Wimbledon singles champion, The first Wimbledon championship took place in , making it the oldest tennis tournament in the world.

Wimbledon rules state that all players must be dressed almost entirely in white. For instance, in , Wimbledon champ Roger Federer was told to switch his shoes for his next match because they had orange soles. During the tournament, 54, tennis balls are used. Those not in use are even stored in a refrigerated container to keep them in tip-top condition.

Interestingly, Wimbledon once used white tennis balls. But they were replaced with yellow balls in to make them more visible to TV cameras.