Wimbledon 2023 Preview: Odds, Date, Venue and TV Channel for the third Slam of the season

Wimbledon returns next week and it's set to be an absolute cracker.

Here at BettingOdds.com, we've taken a look at a number of burning questions about this year's Wimbledon as well as who is in the mix to win the iconic grass court event. 

When is Wimbledon?

Wimbledon will start on Monday 3rd July and will finish on Sunday 16th July. 

Which TV Channel is Wimbledon on?

You can watch Wimbledon on BBC and the iPlayer app which will show coverage of all courts.

What is the schedule at Wimbledon?

If last year is anything to go off, gates opened at 10:30 am, and play started at 11:00 am on most courts. For the bigger courts, play started at 1:00 pm. The schedule is as follows...

• Mon 3 July: Gentlemen’s and Ladies’, Singles First Round  
• Tue 4 July: Gentlemen’s and Ladies’, Singles First Round  
• Wed 5 July: Gentlemen’s and Ladies’, Singles Second Round
• Thu 6 July: Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Second Round
• Fri 7 July: Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Third Round
• Sat 8 July: Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Third Round
• Sun 9 July: Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round
• Mon 10 July: Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Fourth Round
• Tue 11 July: Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Quarter-finals
• Wed 12 July: Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles Quarter-finals
• Thu 13 July: Ladies’ Singles Semi-finals
• Fri 14 July: Gentlemen’s Singles Semi-finals
• Sat 15 July: Ladies’ Singles Final
• Sun 16 July: Gentlemen’s Singles Final

Who is the men's favourite to win Wimbledon?

Novak Djokovic is the odds-on favourite to win Wimbledon for the fifth time in a row, which would see the Serbian equal Roger Federer's record of eight triumphs.

US Open winner Carlos Alcaraz, who was unfortunately knocked out by Djokovic in the French Open whilst suffering a bad injury, is second in the betting at 10/3, with Daniil Medvedev next up at 16/1.

Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner and Sebastian Korda follow next in the betting and have all seen their odds slashed since Nick Kyrgios announced his withdrawal from the tournament. Nick Kyrgios finished as the runner-up last year and was around 50/1 to win it this year before he was removed from the betting.

Who is the women's favourite to win Wimbledon?

Iga Swiatek is the favourite with most betting sites at around the 10/3 mark. 

Swiatek needs no introduction as she looks to win her fifth Grand Slam at the age of 22. She's won three of the last five Slams, including the French Open, but has yet to make it past the fourth round at Wimbledon.

It’s more evenly contested than the men’s side with defending champion Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka in hot pursuit in the market, while the likes of two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova and last year's finalist Ons Jabeur will be worth keeping an eye on.

Is Andy Murray playing?

Andy Murray will be playing at Wimbledon. He withdrew from the French Open to focus on the grass court season and has gone on to win back-to-back Challenger tournaments.

The two-time Wimbledon champion was then unfortunately the victim of an early exit at Queens meaning he won't be seeded for Wimbledon.

Things are definitely on the up for Murray though and he's now at 38th in the ATP rankings and 40/1 to claim a stunning win at the Championships.

When is the Wimbledon first round draw?

The Wimbledon draw took place at 10am on Friday 30th June.

Over on the men's side defending champion Novak Djokovic takes on Pedro Cachint, there's Carlos Alcaraz vs Jeremy Chardy and Nick Kyrgios vs David Goffin, while Andy Murray will face fellow Brit Ryan Peniston, and Cameron Norrie does battle with Tomas Machac.

In the women's first round draw ,we have Iga Swiatek vs Zhu Lin, Elena Rybakina vs Shelby Rogers, and Aryna Sabalenka vs Panna Udvardy. Venus Williams vs Elina Svitolina also promises to set the first round alight.

Men's Top-10 Seeds

1. Carlos Alcaraz
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Casper Ruud
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas
6. Holger Rune
7. Andrey Rublev
8. Jannik Sinner
9. Taylor Fritz
10. Frances Tiafoe

Women's Top-10 Seeds

1. Iga Świątek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Elena Rybakina
4. Jessica Pegula
5. Caroline Garcia
6. Ons Jabeur
7. Coco Gauff
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Petra Kvitová
10. Barbora Krejčíková

What is the Wimbledon prize money for 2023?

Wimbledon has announced its highest prize pool yet for the legendary grass tournament with an increase of 11.4% to the total prize pool.

The winner of the whole tournament is expected to receive around £2,310,000 and the runner-up should receive £1,200,000.

The prize is the same for both the men’s and women’s side of the tournament.

To emphasise how big this prize pool is, for those unlucky enough to get knocked out in the first round, you'll still receive £42,000! This brings the total prize pool up to a record £44.7m which is the most of any previous Grand Slam.

The previous record was this year's US Open at $55m but after conversion, the Wimbledon prize pool amounts to $57m.

Who has the most Wimbledon titles (Open Era)?

Men's

• Roger Federer: 8
• Novak Djokovic: 7
• Pete Sampras: 7
• Bjorn Borg: 5

Women's

• Martina Navratilova: 9
• Helen Wills Moody: 8
• Dorothea Lambert Chambers: 7
• Steffi Graf: 7
• Serena Williams: 7

Who has claimed grass titles so far this season?

We're right into the grass season now and so far we've had the Boss Open, Libema Open, Cinch Championships (Queens) and the Terra Wortmann Open. The winners for those events are as follows...

• Boss Open: Frances Tiafoe
• Libema Open: Tallon Griekspoor
• Cinch Championships (Queens): Carlos Alcaraz 
• Terra Wortmann Open: Alexander Bublik

For the WTA we have;

• Libema Open: Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Rothesay Open: Katie Boulter
• Veneto Open: Ashlyn Krueger
• Rothesay Classic: Jelena Ostapenko
• Bett1Open: Petra Kvitova