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The 2024 edition of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the year, is scheduled to be played from July 1 to 14 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in London, England.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s tournament:

FOLLOWING STORIES

Murray says goodbye

Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will compete at the AELTC for the last time. The 37-year-old Scot has won three major tournaments in total: the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016. With his 2013 title, he became the first Briton in 77 years to win the singles trophy at the All England Club.

He has struggled with a number of injuries in 2024 and recently underwent back surgery after sitting out a game at a preseason event.

Murray will face Czech Tomas Machac in the opening round.

Eyes on Alcaraz and Sinner as Djokovic returns from injury

For the first time in more than two decades, the men’s field at Wimbledon appears to be fairly open. Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic has not played a match since injuring his knee in the fourth round of the French Open. The first two majors of the year were won by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the latter also the defending champion at Wimbledon.

However, Sinner and Alcaraz, seeds one and three, are expected to meet in the semifinals, and there is the possibility of a surprise finalist on the other side of the draw if Djokovic is not at his best.

Swiatek and Gauff are the favorites in the women’s singles

The last six editions have always seen a new women’s singles champion, and the trend that began with Garbine Muguruza in 2017 continued last year when unseeded Marketa Vondrousova came out of nowhere to win the title.

Although world number one Iga Swiatek and world number two Coco Gauff are among the favorites, both have yet to celebrate real success on grass.

Indian interest

Sumit Nagal could become the first Indian to compete in the men’s singles main draw at Wimbledon since Prajnesh Gunneswaran in 2019.

Nagal has had an outstanding season so far. He is ranked 72nd in the world and has also qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris. The Indian will face Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in his first main draw match at the Championships.

Nagal (with Serbian Dusan Lajovic) will also compete in the men’s doubles. Rohan Bopanna (with Australian Matthew Ebden), N. Sriram Balaji (with Briton Luke Johnson) and Yuki Bhambri (with Frenchman Albano Olivetti) are the other Indians in the men’s doubles category.

HOW THE LAST ANNUAL EDITION WENT

In the men’s singles, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz surprised Novak Djokovic to win his first Wimbledon title and second Grand Slam title overall. Djokovic was aiming to equal Roger Federer’s record of eight singles titles at the grass-court majors. However, Alcaraz beat the Serb 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 in four hours and 42 minutes on Centre Court, becoming the third youngest Wimbledon men’s champion.

In the women’s event, Tunisian Ons Jabeur suffered defeat in the final for the second year in a row. Jabeur lost the top match 4:6, 4:6 to Marketa Vondrousova. Vondrousova was the fourth Czech-born player to win the title in the professional era, after Martina Navratilova, Jana Novotna and Petra Kvitova, and the first unseeded champion ever.

PULL

Men’s Singles

Women’s Singles

PRIZE MONEY

The The total prize money for this year’s Wimbledon is a record-breaking £50 million (Rs 533.65 million).an increase of 11.9 percent or £5.3 million compared to the previous year.

The winners of the women’s and men’s singles will each receive £2.70 million.

WHERE CAN I WATCH THE VIDEO?

In India, viewers can watch the live broadcast of the matches on Star Sports Network and stream the matches live on the Disney+Hotstar app/website.

TROPHIES

FILE PHOTO (Left to right): The Men’s Singles Trophy and the Women’s Singles Trophy (Venus Rosewater Dish). | Photo credit: GETTY IMAGES

The winner of the women’s singles receives the Venus Rosewater Dish, a round bowl with mythological motifs. The winner of the men’s singles receives a gold-plated silver trophy inscribed with the words “All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Championship of the World”. The actual trophies remain with the club, while the winners receive three-inch, smaller replicas to take home. All doubles trophies are silver trophies.

Most successful players at Wimbledon (Open Era)

Women’s singles: Martina Navratilova – 9 titles

Men’s singles: Roger Federer – 8 titles

Women’s doubles: Martina Navratilova – 7 tracks (one each with Chris Evert and Billie Jean King and five with Pam Shriver)

Men’s doubles: Todd Woodbridge – 9 titles (six with Mark Woodforde and three with Jonas Björkman)

Mixed double: Leander Paes – 4 titles (with Lisa Raymond, Martina Navratilova, Cara Black and Martina Hingis)

Martina Navratilova – 4 titles (with Paul McNamee, Mark Woodforde, Jonathan Stark and Leander Paes)

Notable Absentees

Men – Rafael Nadal, Jiri Lehecka

Women – Petra Kvitova, Belinda Bencic