WIMBLEDON 2024: all you need to know

Wimbledon 2024 is on the horizon with the finest men's and women's players set to descend on SW19 to compete for the grand prize.

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The most prestigious major in world tennis attracts players and fans from all corners of the globe, with dreams of sporting glory – or simply making it into the grounds of the hallowed All England Club.

The next edition of the tournament is approaching, so it's time to start getting excited for a huge summer of sport with Wimbledon nestled between Euro 2024 and the Olympic Games.

WHEN: Monday, 1 to Sunday, 14 July.

WHERE: All England Club 

BROADCAST DETAILS

From the first Monday until Sunday, 14 July, there will be two feeds available on SuperSport:

- from 11:50am on SuperSport Tennis

- from 11:50am on SuperSport Action

- Grandstand will regularly feature action from Wimbledon.

The quarterfinals start on Tuesday, 9 July, with times altering slightly from there, but all the main matches will be live on SuperSport Tennis.

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DEFENDING CHAMPIONS

The men’s singles champion at Wimbledon in 2023 was Carlos Alcaraz, who beat Novak Djokovic in an instant classic 1–6, 7–6 (6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.

The women’s singles champion at Wimbledon in 2023 was Marketa Vondrousova, who beat Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4.

CHASING HISTORY

World number two Novak Djokovic will be looking to end his 2024 title drought after winning three of the four Grand Slams last year, as he hunts for a record-extending 25th major trophy.

SUN SETTING ON GOLDEN GENERATION?

Eight-time champion Roger Federer is retired, Rafael Nadal, a two-time winner, is sitting out the tournament to focus on the Olympics, seven-time champion Novak Djokovic has just undergone knee surgery while Andy Murray, who lifted the Wimbledon trophy in 2013 and 2016, has had a back operation.

The result is that the 2024 Wimbledon men's final is likely to be the first in 22 years not to feature at least one of the storied 'Big Four'.

ALCARAZ, SINNER OPEN NEW ERA

It has been 21 years since at least one of the first two Grand Slam titles of the year wasn't claimed by either Federer, Nadal or Djokovic.

For Andre Agassi and Juan Carlos Ferrero at the 2003 Australian Open and Roland Garros respectively, read Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in 2024.

Sinner, a year younger than Alcaraz at 22, is the first Italian to be world No 1 and showed no sign of any burden from his lofty status when he claimed a maiden grass-court title in Halle last weekend.

ZVEREV HUNTS FOR FIRST GRAND SLAM

Alexander Zverev has reached the Australian Open semifinal and French Open final this season but is still in the hunt for his first Grand Slam title.

Zverev is an Olympic champion but the 27-year-old runs the risk of being consigned to the lost generation of players who showed massive potential but failed to win a Grand Slam title during the Big Three era of Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

He could not find a way to halt the Big Three's march to titles but he is now being upstaged by younger players such as Alcaraz and Sinner.

The German will arrive at Wimbledon as one of the top four seeds.

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