Wimbledon 2024 LIVE: Tennis scores and latest updates as Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz open tournament before Andy Murray injury decision

Coco Gauff couldn’t help noticing it as she arrived at Wimbledon and walked past the champions’ wall. On the grass-courts of SW19, the past seven tournaments have produced seven different winners of the women’s title, and not all of them have been the usual names, either. “Sometimes this tournament looks a little bit different,” said the world No 1 Iga Swiatek. “Players that are also sometimes underdogs can win it, I feel. The chance is bigger.”

Certainly, there isn’t a player in the draw who carries the weight of Swiatek at the French Open, where the Pole last month won a third title in a row, looking unbeatable on her favourite surface. But the transition from clay to grass has proved challenging. Swiatek’s preparations weren’t helped by having to withdraw from her only warm-up tournament on grass in Berlin, as she cited “overall physical and mental fatigue” following her dominant clay-court stretch.

Read our full preview of the women’s draw:

Andy Murray didn’t put Dunblane on the map. It was already there, sitting quietly between Stirling and Perthshire in central Scotland, when a sleepy town home to a few thousand people became the scene of Britain’s deadliest mass shooting. Murray was eight, his older brother Jamie 10, when on 13 March 1996 a gunman broke into the gym hall at Dunblane Primary School and killed 16 children aged between five and six and their teacher.

It remains remarkable that the career of Britain’s greatest ever sportsperson and one of the darkest days in the country’s modern history are linked in this way, and yet, it is only part of the story. At 37, next week’s Wimbledon is expected to be Murray’s last. It will bring an era to an end, as well as a time to reflect on his historic achievements and the legacy he leaves behind, all of which are tributes Murray would, of course, thoroughly disapprove of. Above all of this, though, is the impact Murray made on Dunblane, allowing a town scarred by tragedy to embrace the chance to be defined by something else.

Read the full, emotional piece from our tennis correspondent Jamie Braidwood, who is also from Dunblane himself:

Emma Raducanu is back at Wimbledon after her injury-enforced absence 12 months ago and will grace Centre Court for the third time in her career. But she admits she is the underdog in her meeting with Russian 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.

“If I get through my first round, I’d be over the moon,” said Raducanu. “I’m expecting a really difficult match. I think it’s a match where I’m actually the complete underdog because she’s a lot older, a lot more experienced, ranked a lot higher.”

Raducanu is one of seven Britons in action on the opening day. Heather Watson will be the first on court, taking on Greet Minnen at 11am, while Liam Broady, who reached the third round 12 months ago, takes on Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp.

Charles Broom’s Wimbledon debut comes against three-time grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka on Court Two. Yuriko Miyazaki plays Tamara Korpatsch, Arthur Fery also has German opposition in Daniel Altmaier and Sonay Kartal, who was the only Brit to come through qualifying, will look for her first Wimbledon singles win at the third attempt against 29th seed Sorana Cirstea.

Alexander Zverev may have been missing something when he declared Wimbledon as the “most open Championship that we’ve had in 20 years”. Last year, Carlos Alcaraz became the first man other than Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray to win the Wimbledon title since 2004, a victory that signalled the start of a new era. But Djokovic, the man Alcaraz described as “superhuman” after returning from knee surgery in just three weeks, is still here. From looking out of Wimbledon, his recovery from a torn meniscus defies belief.

A shot at a record eighth title remains alive thanks to a surgeon hailed by Djokovic as his “MVP”. When the 37-year-old withdrew from his French Open quarter-final after slipping on the Paris clay, his chances of being fit for Wimbledon appeared slim. He was given a timescale of three to six weeks after undergoing surgery. Wimbledon just made the cut.

Read Jamie Braidwood’s full preview of the men’s singles

Emma Raducanu heads into Wimbledon full of confidence but played down expectations for her first match on Monday.

The former US Open champion has been in fine form on the British grass, reaching the semi-finals in Nottingham before losing to Katie Boulter in a very tight contest and then claiming her first win over a top-10 opponent against Jessica Pegula on her way to the Eastbourne quarter-finals.

She is one of the more dangerous unseeded players, but the draw was not kind, with Russian 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who has decent grass-court pedigree, her opening opponent.

What is Monday’s TV schedule?

10:30-12:15 – Live coverage – BBC Two

11:00-21:00 – Live coverage of outside courts – BBC Red Button

12:15-13:00 – Live coverage – BBC One

13:00-21:00 – Live coverage – BBC Two

14:00-18:00 – Live coverage – BBC One

21:00-22:00 – Today at Wimbledon – BBC Two

Andy Murray will make a decision on whether to play singles at Wimbledon on Monday evening ahead of what are expected to be his final Championships, but revealed he still does not have “100 per cent feeling” in his right leg after undergoing an operation to remove a spinal cyst last weekend.

The two-time Wimbledon champion is scheduled to face Tomas Machac in the first round on Tuesday and although the 37-year-old says his condition is “getting better every day”, Murray confirmed there is a risk the wound in his back reopens by returning to competitive action so soon after surgery.

Murray is determined to appear at Wimbledon one more time before retiring and has received a wildcard to play doubles with his brother Jamie, which is less demanding physically. The doubles competition starts later in the week and would allow Murray to bid farewell to Wimbledon if he is not fit enough for singles.

But the former world No 1 is not ruling out playing on Centre Court on Tuesday and says he will make a decision after his final practice session. Murray wants to “feel the buzz” on Centre Court for one last time and have some “closure” before ending his career.

CENTRE COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:30 START

Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) [3] vs Mark Lajal (EST)

Ekaterina Alexandrova [22] vs Emma Raducanu (GBR)

Caroline Dolehide (USA) vs Coco Gauff (USA) [2]

No.1 COURT – SHOW COURT – 13:00 START

Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) vs Daniil Medvedev [5]

Emina Bektas (USA) vs Aryna Sabalenka [3]

Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1] vs Yannick Hanfmann (GER)

No.2 COURT – SHOW COURT – 11:00 START

Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [10] vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB)

Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs Charles Broom (GBR)

Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs Diane Parry (FRA)

Victoria Azarenka [16] vs Sloane Stephens (USA)

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of Wimbledon 2024. The best tennis tournament in the world is finally here, getting underway with day 1 in SW19 and we’ll be with you every step of the way