The schedule and Order of Play has been confirmed for
Thursday, July 4th, as the fourth day of action at 2024
Wimbledon continues.
Thursday will see the completion of the second round and the determination of
the remaining Last 32.
The main attractions of the day include another appearance
by the 7-times champion
Novak Djokovic and the world No. 1
Iga Swiatek on
Center Court, as well as the inclusion of former world No. 1 Andy Murray in the
day's closing match. Our preview looks ahead to the key matches on Day Four at
SW19.
Men’s draw – bottom half
The bottom half of the men's draw is led by world No. 2
Novak Djokovic, who had an impressive first-round performance with a straight
sets victory over
Vit Kopriva, conceding only 5 games. Just a few days ago,
Djokovic's appearance in the draw was uncertain following knee surgery just 3
weeks ago.
British sensation
Jack Draper will animate an intriguing
match for the local crowd against former top-10 player
Cameron Norrie, a
semifinalist in 2022, while 4th seed
Alexander Zverev faces
Marcos Giron.
Polish player
Hubert Hurkacz (7th seed) faces a tough
challenge against young Frenchman
Arthur Fils, making his first appearance in
the second round of SW19. Other notable matches include
Alex De Minaur vs Jaume
Munar,
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs
Emil Ruusuvuori, and
Alejandro Tabilo vs Flavio
Cobolli.
Women’s draw – top half
The standout match of the day will surely be world No. 1 and
4-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek facing off against Croatian Petra
Martic, who has shown good adaptation to grass. Swiatek defeated former
Australian Open champion
Sofia Kenin in the first round and will once again
face a strong opponent in her quest to advance at SW19Iga
Iga Swiatek at 2023 Wimbledon
2022 champion
Elena Rybakina will also feature prominently
when she meets German Laura Siegemund. Former world No. 1
Caroline Wozniacki
faces a tough challenge against Canadian Leyla Fernandez, who has had strong
campaigns in recent weeks and is the 30th seed.
2023 semifinalist
Beatriz Haddad Maia awaits a South
American clash at the All England Club grass when she takes on former world No.
33 Camila Osorio. Other intriguing matches include
Danielle Collins vs Dalma
Galfi,
Ons Jabeur vs Robin Montgomery, and a local showdown between Katie
Boulter and
Harriet Dart.
The stars return to the court after a tough first round that
saw several surprises in both the men's and women's draws. The WTA suffered
some significant withdrawals such as
Aryna Sabalenka,
Victoria Azarenka, and
Ekaterina Alexandrova, while seeded men like
Andrey Rublev, Sebastian Korda,
and Nicolas Jarry exited quickly in the first round.
Wimbledon
intended order of play (Partial)
CENTRE
COURT
1:30PM
J. Fearnley
(GBR) v N. Djokovic
(SRB) 2
(followed by) I. Swiatek
(POL) 1 v P. Martic
(CRO)
(followed by) R. Hijikata
(AUS)/J. Peers
(AUS) v A. Murray
(GBR) / J. Murray
(GBR)
NO.1 COURT
1:00PM
K. Boulter
(GBR) 32 v H. Dart
(GBR)
(followed by) J. Draper
(GBR) 28 v C. Norrie
(GBR)
(followed by) M. Giron
(USA) v A. Zverev
(GER) 4