For the first time since 2012, Roger Federer was the top seed going into a Grand Slam, and as the defending champion, he was the favorite to win it, at least as far as most experts were concerned. Federer, as he did in 2017, skipped the clay court season, including the French Open, to keep himself fresh for the grass court season. Federer, 36, has eight singles titles at Wimbledon, winning it last year after a significant gap, as his previous title was from 2012. Federer is still considered the most skilled player in all of men’s tennis, and though he’s slowing down, there isn’t much to worry about outside of the norm: a lot of strong contenders to deal with. One of those contenders was Kevin Anderson, the hard server who took Federer down in the quarterfinals before beating John Isner to reach the final against Novak Djokovic. That final is set for Sunday morning, beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Below is the bracket, viewing information, and a full schedule with results updated several times a day throughout the tournament. Bracket Bracket courtesy of the official Wimbledon website. Viewing information As usual, ESPN will carry television coverage of Wimbledon in the United States. Coverage will exist primarily on the flagship ESPN network, with some coverage rolling over into ESPN2. Online streaming of the entire Wimbledon Grand Slam will also be available, as usual, via WatchESPN and the ESPN App on various devices. All courts will be available for live streaming throughout the tournament, though some require a subscription to the new ESPN+ service. Below is a list of days and which channels you can watch the action on, and below that is the full tournament schedule and results, updated daily. How to watch Wimbledon Wimbledon TV Schedule Day Round Start End Channel Day Round Start End Channel Mon, July 2 First round 7 a.m 4:30 p.m. ESPN Tue, July 3 First round 7 a.m. 4:30 p.m. ESPN Wed, July 4 Second round 7 a.m 4 p.m. ESPN Thu, July 5 Second round 7 a.m 4:30 p.m. ESPN Fri, July 6 Third round 7 a.m 4:30 p.m. ESPN Sat, July 7 Third round 8 a.m. 5 p.m. ESPN Mon, July 9 Round of 16 7 a.m 4 p.m. ESPN, ESPN2 Tue, July 10 Quarterfinals 8 a.m. 4 p.m. ESPN, ESPN2 Wed, July 11 Quarterfinals 8 a.m. 4 p.m. ESPN, ESPN2 Thu, July 12 Semifinals 8 a.m. 1 p.m. ESPN Fri, July 13 Semifinals 8 a.m. 2 p.m. ESPN Sat, July 14 Women's final 9 a.m. 3 p.m. ESPN Sun, July 15 Men's final 9 a.m. 3 p.m. ESPN Schedule Day 1, Monday, July 2 (recap) No. 1 Roger Federer def. Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 No. 3 Marin Cilic def. Yoshihito Nishioka, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 Stan Wawrinka def. No. 6 Grigor Dimitrov 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(5), 6-4 No. 8 Kevin Anderson def. Norbert Gombos, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 No. 9 John Isner def. Yannick Maden, 6-2, 7-6(4), 7-5 No. 11 Sam Querrey def. Jordan Thompson, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 No. 13 Milos Raonic def. Liam Broady, 7-5, 6-0, 6-1 Daniil Medvedv def. No. 16 Borna Coric, 7-6(6), 6-2, 6-2 No. 17 Lucas Pouille def. Denis Kudla, 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 No. 22 Adrian Mannarino def. Christian Garin, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 Gael Monfils def. No. 23 Richard Gasquet, 7-6(6), 7-5, 6-4 Nicolas Jarry def. No. 28 Filip Krajinovic, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 No. 31 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Gregoire Barrere, 6-3, 6-4, 6(3)-7, 7-5 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez def. Gastao Elias, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Jared Donaldson def. Malek Jaziri, 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-1 Dennis Novak def. Peter Polansky, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6(7) Andreas Seppi def. John-Patrick Smith, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 John Millman def. Stefano Travaglia, 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 Gilles Muller def. Michael Mmoh, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-1 Ryan Harrison def. Roberto Carballes Baena, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 Thomas Fabbiano def. Yuki Bhambri, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 Radu Albot vs. Pablo Carreno Busta, to finish: 3-6, 6-0, 6-7(5), 6-2, 3-1 Sergiy Stakhovsky def. Joao Sousa, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 1-6, 6-4 Lukas Lacko def. Benjamin Bonzi, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-4 Guido Pella def. Jason Kubler, 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3) Paolo Lorenzi def. Laslo Djere, 7-6(1), 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-4 Jen-Lennard Struff def. Leonardo Mayer, 3-6, 6(5)-7, 7-6(5), 6-1 Robert Bemelmans def. Steve Johnson, 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7(0), 8-6 Philipp Kohlschreiber def. Evgeny Donskoy, 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 Mackenzie McDonald def. Ricardas Berankis, 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3, 7-6(6) Ivo Karlovic def. Mikhail Youzhny, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(7), 6-3 Day 2, Tuesday, July 3 No. 2 Rafael Nadal def. Dudi Sela, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 No. 12 Novak Djokovic def. Tennys Sandgren, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. James Duckworth, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 No. 5 Juan Martin Del Potro def. Peter Gojowczyk, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 Marco Baghdatis def. No. 7 Dominic Thiem (retired) 6-4, 7-5, 2-0 Matthew Ebden def. No. 10 David Goffin, 6-4 6-3, 6-4 No. 14 Diego Schwartzman def. Mirza Basic, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 No. 15 Nick Kyrgios def. Denis Istomin, 7-6(3), 7-6(4), 6(5)-7, 6-3 Matteo Berrettini def. No. 18 Jack Sock, 6(5)-7, 6(3)-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 No. 19 Fabio Fognini def. Taro Daniel, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 No. 21 Kyle Edmund def. Alex Bolt, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 No. 24 Kei Nishikori def. Christian Harrison, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 No. 26 Denis Shapovalov def. Jeremy Chardy, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 6-4 No. 27 Damir Dzumhur def. Maximilian Marterer, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 Alex De Minaur def. No. 29 Marco Cecchinato, 6-4, 6(6)-7, 7-6(5), 6-1 Frances Tiafoe def. No. 30 Fernando Verdasco, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3 Radu Albot def. No. 20 Pablo Carreno Busta, 3-6, 6-0, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-1 Ernests Gulbis def. Jay Clarke, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4 Mikhail Kukushkin def. Vasek Pospisil, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Benoit Paire def. Jason Jung, 7-5, 7-6(1), 6-4 Robin Haase def. Marius Copil, 7-6(0), 7-5 4-6, 7-6(4) Julien Benneteau def. Marton Fucsovics, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3 Pierre-Hugues Herbert def. Mischa Zverev, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 Feliciano Lopez def. Federico Delbonis, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Taylor Fritz def. Lorenzo Sonego, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 Karen Khachanov def. David Ferrer, 6-1, 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-5 Jiri Vesely def. Florian Mayer, 7-6(3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 Stephane Robert def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-1 Gilles Simon def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, 6-1, 7-6(5), 6-1 Simone Bolelli def. Pablo Cuevas, 7-6(5), 7-6(6), 6-1 Horacio Zeballos def. Guido Andreozzi, 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-4 Bradley Klahn def. Yuichi Sugita, 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2, 6-2 Bernard Tomic def. Hubert Hurkacz, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(2) Day 3, Wednesday, July 4 No. 1 Roger Federer def. Lukas Lacko, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 No. 3 Marin Cilic vs. Guido Pella, to finish: 6-3, 6-1, 3-4 No. 8 Kevin Anderson vs. Andreas Seppi, to finish: 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3, 1-1 No. 9 John Isner vs. Ruben Bemelmans, to finish: 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-7(3), 3-4 No. 11 Sam Querrey def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-3 No. 13 Milos Raonic def John Millman, 7-6(4), 7-6(4), 7-6(4) Dennis Novak def. No. 17 Lucas Pouille, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(8), 3-6, 6-2 No. 22 Adrian Mannarino def. Ryan Harrison, 7-5, 7-5, 7-6(4) No. 25 Philipp Kohlschreiber vs. Gilles Muller, to finish: 7-6(6), 6-6(5-3) No. 31 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Jared Donaldson, to finish: 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 3-4 Gael Monfils def. Paolo Lorenzi, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5), 7-6(3) Thomas Fabbiano vs. Stan Wawrinka, to finish: 7-6(7), 6-3, 5-6 Mackenzie McDonald def. Nicolas Jarry, 7-6(5), 5-7, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9 Jan-Lennard Struff def. Ivo Karlovic, 6-7(5), 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(4), 13-11 Radu Albot def. Aljaz Bedene, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3 Daniil Medvedev def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Day 4, Thursday, July 5 No. 2 Rafael Nadal def. Mikhail Kukushkin, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 Guido Pella def. No. 3 Marin Cilic, 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-5 No. 4 Alexander Zverev vs. Taylor Fritz No. 5 Juan Del Potro def. Feliciano Lopez, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 No. 8 Kevin Anderson def. Andreas Seppi, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 No. 9 John Isner vs. Ruben Bemelmans, to finish: 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-7(3), 3-4 No. 12 Novak Djokovic def. Horacio Zeballos, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 Jiri Vesely def. No. 14 Diego Schwartzman, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) No. 15 Nick Kyrgios def. Robin Haase, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 No. 19 Fabio Fognini def. Simone Bolelli, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 No. 21 Kyle Edmund def.<doc-sep>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor news on the biggest players and tournaments Federer is the heavy favourite to win his ninth Wimbledon title when the competition gets underway on Monday. The Swiss star will enter the tournament as the No 1 seed, despite dropping his world No 1 crown with defeat in the Halle Open final at the weekend. Rafael Nadal is expected to be his closest challenger and the Spaniard admitted he will be watching the draw closely. “I played very well on clay and it always helps,” Nadal said. “Then you have to consider the Wimbledon court that is very special and the draw is very important as well. “It's a tournament where you never know how things go, even if I have good memories from last year. “I lost (to Gilles Muller in the fourth round) but I was playing at a very good level.”<doc-sep>Serena Williams will be the No 25 seed at next week’s Wimbledon, the All England Club announced this morning. The decision has been much debated since the AELTC’s spring press conference at the start of May. The main counter-argument was that the woman ranked No 32 – who turns out to be Dominika Cibulkova, the former Australian Open finalist – would be denied the benefit of all her hard work over the past year. Cibulkova spoke to reporters late on Tuesday night to express her dissatisfaction. “Why should I not be seeded if I have the right to be?” she said. “It’s just not fair if there is a player [who misses out] and it’s me now. I have the right and I should be seeded and if they put her in front of me then I will just lose my spot that I am supposed to have. I don’t know if something like this ever happened before.” During the spring press conference, it emerged that club officials did not then know whether they had the discretional power to award a seeding to Williams – who has barely played in the last 18 months because of her pregnancy and motherhood. The confusion was soon eliminated by a swift call to Steve Simon, head of the Women’s Tennis Association, and since then Williams’ results – which consisted of three wins and a withdrawal at the French Open – have been closely monitored.<doc-sep>
Nick Kyrgios will play Denis Istomin in the first round at Wimbledon. NICK Kyrgios will open his Wimbledon campaign against Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin, while Bernard Tomic will play Pole Hubert Hurkacz after earning an unexpected late inclusion in the men’s main draw. Tomic suffered a final-round qualifying defeat but received a lucky loser entry just in time for Friday night’s draw to give Australia 10 players in the men’s singles at The All England Club. Kyrgios and Tomic could potentially meet in the third round, although Tomic would have to first get past a potential clash with Kei Nishikori in the second round. Tomic’s last-minute reprieve caught most off guard following the withdrawal of Spanish 14th seed Roberto Bautista-Agut. Bautista-Agut’s scratching also elevated Kyrgios from 16th to 15th in the seedings, with Australia’s top title hope projected to run into German fourth seed Alexander Zverev in the fourth round. Watch Wimbledon LIVE and in HD up until the quarterfinals on FOX SPORTS. SIGN UP NOW > WIMBLEDON ULTIMATE GUIDE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW Seeded 17th in the women’s singles, Australian No.1 Ashleigh Barty will open against Swiss Stefanie Voegele and could face Russian 14th seed Daria Kasatkina in round three. Tomic’s good fortune aside and Kyrgios’s relatively favourable run to the second week, it was a tough draw for most of Australia’s 14-strong contingent. James Duckworth was pitted against Zverev in round one, Matt Ebden drew Belgian 10th seed David Goffin, while Jordan Thompson struck big-serving American Sam Querrey, who has taken out defending champions Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray respectively over the past two years. Surprise qualifier Alex Bolt will take on British 23rd seed Kyle Edmund, with exciting teenager Alex de Minaur to face French Open semi-finalist Marco Cecchinato, Italy’s 23rd seed, in his main-draw debut on London’s hallowed grass. Daria Gavrilova, the 26th seed, plays Kazakh Zarina Diyas and could confront Fed Cup teammate Samantha Stosur in round two. Stosur squares off with China’s Peng Shuai first up, while Ajla Tomljanovic has a challenging opener against 10th seed Madison Keys in the American’s first outing since hiring esteemed Australian coach David Taylor, Tomljanovic’s one-time mentor. HOW THE AUSSIES FARED IN THE DRAW (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING) Men’s singles, first round 15-Nick Kyrgios v Denis Istomin (UZB) James Duckworth v 4-Alexander Zverev (GER) Matt Ebden v 10-David Goffin (BEL) Jordan Thompson v 11-Sam Querrey Alex Bolt v 23-Kyle Edmund (GBR) Alex De Minaur v 29-Marco Cecchinato (ITA) John Millman v Stefano Travaglia (ITA) Bernard Tomic v Hubert Hurkacz (POL) Jason Kubler v Guido Pella (ARG) John-Patrick P Smith v Andreas Seppi (ITA) Women’s singles 17-Ashleigh Barty v Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 26-Daria Gavrilova v Zarina Diyas (KAZ) Samantha Stosur v Peng Shaui (CHN) Ajla Tomljanovic v 10-Madison Keys (USA) LIVE (if the blog does not appear, click here)