Wimbledon 2022: When does Wimbledon start? Will Serena Williams make a run? Is Novak Djokovic the favorite?
Wimbledon 2022 starts this weekend, beginning two straight weeks of tennis, tennis, and more tennis. If you're looking for information like the schedule, odds for women and men, and broadcast and streaming info, you can find all that and more below.
When does Wimbledon start?
Here’s the round-by-round schedule for men’s and women’s singles at Wimbledon 2022.
Round 1: June 27-28, 6:00am ET start
Round 2: June 29-30, 6:00am ET start
Round 3: July 1-2, 6:00am ET start
Round 4: July 3-4, 6:00am ET start
Quarterfinals: July 5-6, 8:00am ET start
Women’s singles semifinals: July 7, 8:00am ET start
Men’s singles semifinals: July 8, 8:00am ET start
Women’s singles final: July 9, 12 noon ET
Men’s singles final: July 10, 12 noon ET
The order of play for each day will be posted the night before. The men’s and women’s singles draw will take place on June 24, which will set the order of play for Round 1.
What are the key storylines at Wimbledon?
How far will Serena go? Serena Williams has returned to competitive tennis after nearly a year away. She played doubles at Eastbourne with Ons Jabeur, which was her first tournament since Wimbledon 2021. Just a half-hour into her Round 1 match, Williams sustained a knee injury, and limped off the court in tears. She looked more than fine during her two matches at Eastbourne (the pair was forced to withdraw before the semifinals due to Jabeur’s knee injury), but the most important question is whether she’s back in top form. If she is, the sky’s the limit. If she’s not, her time at the All England Club may be short.
Will there be a first-time winner in men’s singles? For the last 19 years, only four different men have won the men’s singles title at Wimbledon: Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Federer is the only one not competing at Wimbledon, but there’s a decent chance that we could have a first-time winner. Nadal’s painful foot is always a concern, as is Murray’s metal hip. And Djokovic doesn’t look quite as dominant as he did last year. Their stranglehold on Wimbledon could be loosening, which opens the door for someone like Carlos Alcatraz, Matteo Berrettini, Felix Auger-Aliassime or Hubert Hurkacz to make a run at the trophy.
Who are the Top 10 seeds?
Here are the Top 10 seeds for men’s singles.
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Casper Ruud
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Carlos Alcaraz
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Hubert Hurkacz
Matteo Berrettini
Cameron Norrie
Jannick Sinner
And here are the Top 10 seeds for women’s singles.
Iga Swiatek
Anett Kontaveit
Ons Jabeur
Paula Badosa
Maria Sakkari
Karolina Pliskova
Danielle Collins
Jessica Pegula
Garbine Muguruza
Emma Raducanu
Click here for the full seedings.
Who has the best odds of winning Wimbledon 2022?
Novak Djokovic is a slight favorite to win at the All England Club despite not competing at the Australian Open and resting since his semifinal exit at the French Open. Rafael Nadal, despite winning the Australian and French opens, is not the favorite.
Novak Djokovic -120
Matteo Berrettini +650
Rafael Nadal +700
Carlos Alcaraz +900
Hubert Hurkacz +1600
Iga Swiatek is the only woman who deserves to be the favorite at Winmbledon. She’s won six straight titles (including the French Open) and has a 35-match win streak that dates back to February.
Iga Swiatek -150
Coco Gauff +1000
Ons Jabeur +1000
Simona Halep +1200
Serena Williams +1400
How to watch Wimbledon
ESPN and/or ESPN+ will carry the vast majority of the tournament. ESPN will provide general coverage of the day’s play while ESPN+ will offer individual feeds of the matches. ABC will also provide coverage on Saturday, July 2 and Sunday, July 3. ESPN2 will show matches (along with ESPN and ESPN+) on July 4-6. ESPN will provide sole coverage starting with the women’s semifinal on July 7 through the men’s final on July 10.
If you have a cable package, you can watch ESPN and ESPN2 on your phone or tablet. ESPN+ is a subscription service that requires an additional monthly fee.