Wimbledon 2023: Andy Murray to be in action. Why Roger Federer will be at Centre Court today?

It’s where Murray won his first Olympic gold medal during the 2012 London Games. Where he became, in 2013, the first British man in 77 years to win the title at the All England Club. Where he added another Grand Slam championship three years later.

And it’s where he will play British wild-card entry Ryan Peniston in the first round on Day 2 of this year’s tournament.

Before that, 2022 women’s champion Elena Rybakina will play against American Shelby Rogers.

And before that, Federer will be feted by the All England Club, where he won a men’s-record eight of his 20 Grand Slam titles. He announced his retirement last season.

WHEN ARE TUESDAY’S MATCHES? Play begins on most courts at 11 a.m. local time, which is 6 a.m. EDT. That’s when 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem faces two-time major finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas at No. 2 Court, with the winner moving on to face either Murray or Peniston. Action at No. 1 Court begins at 1 p.m. local time, which is 8 a.m. EDT, and the first match there is No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jeremy Chardy. Centre Court is the last arena to get going, at 1:30 p.m. local time, 8:30 a.m. EDT. That is when Rybakina-Rogers is set to start – preceded by the ceremony honoring Federer. Murray-Peniston follows, meaning it could begin around 3:30 p.m. local time, 10:30 a.m. EDT. WHAT WERE MONDAY’S KEY RESULTS?

Venus Williams, competing at Wimbledon for the 24th time at age 43, lost. Coco Gauff, still just 19, also lost – she was eliminated by 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, whose ranking dropped so far she needed to win three matches in qualifying just to get into the main draw. Novak Djokovic began his bid for a fifth consecutive Wimbledon title and eighth overall – as well his 24th major trophy – with a straight-set victory, but not before a weird rain delay that promoted him to help dry the court held up the proceedings for nearly 1 1/2 hours.

WHAT ELSE HAPPENED AT WIMBLEDON ON DAY 1?

Players from Russia and Belarus returned to competition at Wimbledon after being banned from the tournament a year ago because of the war in Ukraine.