The oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world is nearing with The Championships, Wimbledon 2018 just a week away.
The third Grand Slam of the year was founded in 1877 at the All England Club and has become the only major to be played on grass courts.
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The men's draw will feature Wimbledon and grass court specialist Roger Federer as the top seed and defending champion after winning his record eighth title at the All England Club in 2017. Federer is coming off an extended break after skipping the spring clay court season, including the French Open, in preparation for the second half of the season. He'll be the favorite against a strong field that includes rival Rafael Nadal, who has two previous Wimbledon titles of his own and comes in as the world No. 1, fresh off another title at Roland Garros.
In the women's bracket, Garbiñe Muguruza is the defending champion after defeating Venus Williams in 2017. But the top seed belongs to world No. 1 Simona Halep, who has been in that spot for 32 weeks straight. Halep is coming off her first Grand Slam title at the French Open and will be up against some steep competition including Muguruza, Caroline Wozniacki and the rising Sloane Stephens.
The big question in the women's draw was whether or not Serena Williams would be seeded. That question was put to rest when the seeding committee ranked the seven-time Wimbledon champion the 25th. If Williams comes into Wimbledon fully healthy she is as dangerous a threat as any to make a run and take home the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy in London.
Below is the Wimbledon schedule, the men's and women's draws and how to watch the tournament live.
How to watch Wimbledon live
TSN's family of networks will have live coverage of the tournament, beginning on Monday at 6:30 a.m. ET when play opens, on TSN2 and 3. A full schedule of the daily schedule will be posted here, with games also being played on the TSN app and TSN.ca.
Wimbledon 2018 schedule
The 2018 Wimbledon tournament begins Monday, July 2. The tournament will take place daily over the following two weeks with an off day on Sunday, July 8. It will conclude with the women's singles championship Saturday, July 14, and the men's singles championship Sunday, July 15. Below is the round-by-round breakdown of the schedule for both men and women.
(All times Eastern.)
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| Date | Round | Time |
| Monday, July 2 | Round 1 | 7 a.m. |
| Tuesday, July 3 | Round 1 | 7 a.m. |
| Wednesday, July 4 | Round 2 | 7 a.m. |
| Thursday, July 5 | Round 2 | 7 a.m. |
| Friday, July 6 | Round 3 | 7 a.m. |
| Saturday, July 7 | Round 3 | 7 a.m. |
| Monday, July 9 | Round 4 | 7 a.m. |
| Tuesday, July 10 | Women's quarterfinals | 8 a.m. |
| Wednesday, July 11 | Men's quarterfinals | 8 a.m. |
| Thursday, July 12 | Women's semifinals | 8 a.m. |
| Friday, July 13 | Men's semifinals | 8 a.m. |
| Saturday, July 14 | Women's final | 9 a.m. |
| Sunday, July 15 | Men’s final | 9 a.m. |
Wimbledon draw: Men's singles
Wimbledon draw: Women's singles
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Wimbledon facts
Opta has compiled a comprehensive list of stats and facts ahead of the tournament.
Men's singles
- The last 15 years at Wimbledon have been dominated by the same four players: Federer (8), Djokovic (3), Nadal (2), Murray (2). The last non-Big Four winner was Lleyton Hewitt in 2002.
- Roger Federer won a record eighth men’s singles title at Wimbledon last year and has the opportunity to win back-to-back for the first time since winning it five times in a row between 2003 and 2007.
- Roger Federer won last year’s title without dropping a set, only the second man to win Wimbledon in the Open Era without dropping a set, along with Bjorn Borg in 1976.
- Roger Federer is the oldest player to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon (35 years, 342 days old) after Arthur Ashe, who won the title at 31 years, 355 days old in 1975.
Women's singles
- Serena Williams has won on each of her last two appearances at Wimbledon, in 2015 and 2016. Only at the US Open between 2012 and 2014 has she won in three consecutive appearances at a Grand Slam.
- Each of the last seven women’s Grand Slam singles titles have been won by a different player (Kerber, S. Williams, Ostapenko, Muguruza, Stephens, Wozniacki, Halep). Never before in the Open Era has there been a run of eight different winners (also seven between 2011-12).
- 10 of the last 11 women’s singles finals at Wimbledon have been played out over two sets. The only exception being Serena Williams’ win over Agneszka Radwanska in 2012.
- The last woman to win the singles title at Wimbledon without losing a set was Marion Bartoli in 2013.