Wimbledon 2018 Match Time in IST: Day 1 Schedule of Play, Live Tennis Streaming, When & Where to Watch Telecast on TV & Online
All eyes on the first day will be on Roger Federer who is in the tournament eyeing record ninth Wimbledon title and continue his domination at SW19.
It is that time of the year when the grass is all green on the court and the players are in all whites. Yes, it is time for Wimbledon 2018. Tennis' oldest championship and the third grand slam of the year, will see tennis stalwarts like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Marin Cilic and others sweat it out in the men's singles. In the women's line-up, Garbine Muguruza, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep among others will compete for the coveted trophy. Wimbledon 2018 dates are from 2 July – 15 July. Tennis fans are all over the world including India who are waiting anticipatedly to watch the action unfold. If you're one of the die-hard fans looking for the match time in IST, order of play, live telecast and streaming links online, you are on the right page.
Roger Federer and Garbine Muguruza won the Wimbledon in 2017 and will be defending their titles at the championship this year. Andy Murray, the 2013 and 2016 champion, pulled out of this year's Wimbledon at the last moment due to his hip injury. The third major of the year, Wimbledon is held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Here take a look at all the details of men's and women's singles first round matches along with live telecast and streaming details here.
Day 1, Order of Play: Men's Singles First Round Matches
[1] Roger Federer vs Dujan Lajovic- Centre Court
Stan Wawrinka vs [6] Grigor Dimitrov- Centre Court
Liam Broady vs [13] Milos Raonic- Court No. 1
[3] Marin Cilic vs Yoshihito Nishioka- Court No.2
Gael Monfils vs [23] Richard Gasquet- Court No.2
[11] Sam Querrey vs Jordan Thompson- Court No.3
[9] John Isner vs Yannick Maden- Court No.3
Day 1, Order of Play: Women's Singles First Round Matches
[2] Caroline Wozniacki vs Varvara Lepchenko- Centre Court
Donna Vekic vs [4] Sloane Stephens- Court No. 1
[25] Serena Williams vs Arantxa Rus- Court No.1
Johanna Larsson vs [9] Venus Williams- Court No.2
[5] Elina Svitolina vs Tatjana Maria- Court No.2
Ajla Tomljanovic vs [10] Madison Keys- Court No.3
[16] CoCo Vandeweghe vs Katerina Siniakova- Court No. 3
What time Wimbledon 2018 first-round matches start?
Wimbledon kicks off on July 2, Monday, with first-round matches taking place at from 11:30am (11am on day one) onwards. Some of the top matches' timings in IST are: Roger Federer vs Dusan Lajovic - 5.30pm IST, Grigor Dimitrov vs Stan Wawrinka at 7.30pm IST, Serena Williams vs Arantxa Rus at 8.45pm IST, Caroline Wozniacki vs Varvara Lepchenko at 7.30pm IST and Marin Cilic vs Yoshihito Nishioka at 4.00pm IST.
Where to Watch Wimbledon 2018 first-round matches live telecast? On Which TV Channels in India?
All the matches of Wimbledon 2018, right from the first-round fixtures to the women's and men's singles final matches, Star Sports Network will be airing them on Star Sports Select 1 and HD.
Is there a live streaming of Wimbledon 2018 matches available online in India?
Digital and mobile platform Hotstar owned by Star India will be live streaming all the matches of Wimbledon 2018 for tennis fans who for any reason cannot catch the live action on television. So, get ready to watch the best of tennis - be it on TV or online!
The opening day of Wimbledon 2018 will see a string of top names from American tennis participating. The players are Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens, CoCo Vandeweghe, Madison Keys, Sam Querrey, and John Isner. But unsurprisingly, all eyes on the first day will be on Roger Federer who is in the tournament eyeing record ninth Wimbledon title and continue his domination at SW19.
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