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Most unseeded wild card entries at Wimbledon don't get to play on Centre Court, but then again. most wild card entries are not Serena Williams. After announcing that she would be entering the doubles competition at the tournament with her sister Venus, Serena Williams was handed a singles wildcard and her first match will take place Tuesday against Australian Maya Joint. Williams last played on the grass court of the Grand Slam tournament in 2022. Williams vs. Joint will air starting at roughly 8:30 a.m. ET on ESPN on Tuesday, June 30.
You can also stream every match of this year's tournament with an ESPN Unlimited subscription. Here's what you need to know about watching Wimbledon 2026.
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How to watch Serena Williams vs. Maya Joint at Wimbledon 2026:
Date: Tuesday, June 30
Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Location: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
TV channel: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN Unlimited, YouTube TV, DirecTV
When is Serena Williams' first singles match at Wimbledon 2026?
Serena Williams in entering Wimbledon's women's singles tennis tournament as. awild card, she'll face Maya Joint for her first match on Tuesday, June 30 at 8:30 a.m. ET.
What channel is Serena Williams vs. Maya Joint on?
The Serena Williams vs. Maya Joint match at Wimbledon will air live on ESPN. Every match of the tournament will be available to stream on ESPN+ with an ESPN Unlimited subscription.
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How to watch Wimbledon without cable:
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How to watch Wimbledon with a VPN:
If you want to catch every match of Wimbledon and don't currently have access to ESPN or a subscription to ESPN+, there are other ways to watch at low (or no) cost. In the U.K., much of the tournament will air for free on BBC iPlayer, and in Australia, most of the action will stream for free with ads on 9Now.
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Wimbledon 2026 schedule:
All times Eastern.
Centre Court – 8:30 a.m. EDT
Taylor Townsend (USA) vs. No. 3 Iga Swiatek
No. 6 Taylor Fritz (USA) vs. Jack Draper (GBR)
Serena Williams (USA) vs. Maya Joint (AUS)
No. 1 Court – 8:00 a.m. EDT
Alexander Blockx (BEL) vs. No. 3 Alexander Zverev (GER)
Lois Boisson (FRA) vs. No. 2 Elena Rybakina
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Matteo Berrettini (ITA)
No. 2 Court – 6:00 a.m. EDT
No. 6 Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs. Lina Gjorcheska (MKD)
Otto Virtanen (FIN) vs. No. 4 Ben Shelton (USA)
No. 8 Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs. Daria Snigur (UKR)
Mariano Navone (ARG) vs. No. 9 Flavio Cobolli (ITA)
No. 3 Court – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Katie Boulter (GBR) vs. Tyra Caterina Grant (ITA)
No. 5 Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs. Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG)
No. 15 Jakub Mensik (CZE) vs. Toby Samuel (GBR)
Nadia Podoroska (ARG) vs. No. 12 Marta Kostyuk (UKR)
Court 12 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
No. 13 Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs. Robin Montgomery (USA)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) vs. No. 10 Alexander Bublik (KAZ)
No. 29 Alexandra Eala (PHL) vs. Renata Zarazua (MEX)
No. 17 Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs. Terence Atmane (FRA)
Court 18 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Kayla Day (USA) vs. Madison Keys (USA)
No. 19 Karen Khachanov vs. Billy Harris (GBR)
Dane Sweeny (AUS) vs. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
Ella Seidel (GER) vs. No. 12 Linda Noskova (CZE)
Court 4 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Tereza Valentova (CZE) vs. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
No. 32 Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs. Quentin Halys (FRA)
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs. No. 29 Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG)
Camila Osorio (COL) vs. Simona Waltert (SUI)
Court 5 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Kamil Majchrzak (POL) vs. No. 33 Alejandro Tabilo (CHL)
Iryna Shymanovich vs. Viktorija Golubic (SUI)
Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) vs. Anna Blinkova
Court 6 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
Kyrian Jacquet (FRA) vs. Vilius Gaubas (LTU)
Veronika Erjavec (SLO) vs. Leolia Jeanjean (FRA)
Tallon Griekspoor (NED) vs. James Duckworth (AUS)
Court 7 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. Titouan Droguet (FRA)
Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) vs. Gabriel Diallo (CAN)
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) vs. Caty McNally (USA)
Court 8 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA)
Kimberly Birrell (AUS) vs. Alina Korneeva
Oksana Selekhmeteva vs. Sinja Kraus (AUT)
Alex Molcan (SVK) vs. Daniel Altmaier (GER)
Court 9 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Sho Shimabukuro (JPN) vs. Jaime Faria (POR)
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) vs. Maria Timofeeva
Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs. Marcos Giron (USA)
Polina Kudermetova vs. Liudmila Samsonova
Court 11 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Petra Marcinko (CRO) vs. Sofia Kenin (USA)
Mattia Bellucci (ITA) vs. Zachary Svajda (USA)
Patrick Kypson (USA) vs. Mackenzie McDonald (USA)
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) vs. Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO)
Court 14 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Valentin Royer (FRA) vs. Harry Wendelken (GBR)
Jaume Munar (ESP) vs. No. 18 Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)
No. 25 Elise Mertens (BEL) vs. Laura Siegemund (GER)
No. 15 Diana Shnaider vs. Eva Lys (GER)
Court 15 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs. No. 24 Clara Tauson (DEN)
Alex Michelsen (USA) vs. Jacob Fearnley (GBR)
Raphael Collignon (BEL) vs. No. 20 Arthur Fils (FRA)
Ashlyn Krueger (USA) vs. No. 31 Donna Vekic (CRO)
Court 16 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) vs. Katie Swan (GBR)
Damir Dzumhur (BIH) vs. Arthur Fery (GBR)
No. 23 Emma Navarro (USA) vs. Paula Badosa (ESP)
Vit Kopriva (CZE) vs. Jan Choinski (GBR)
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Court 17 – 6:00 a.m. EDT
Talia Gibson (AUS) vs. No. 21 Marie Bouzkova (CZE)
No. 27 Ugo Humbert (FRA) vs. Zizou Bergs (BEL)
No. 18 Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs. Sara Bejlek (CZE)
No. 13 Jiri Lehecka (CZE) vs. Alexei Popyrin (AUS)
Wimbledon 2026 seeds:
2026 Wimbledon men's seeds
1. Jannik Sinner
2. Alexander Zverev
3. Felix Auger-Aliassime
4. Ben Shelton
5. Alex de Minaur
6. Taylor Fritz
7. Novak Djokovic
8. Daniil Medvedev
9. Flavio Cobolli
10. Alexander Bublik
11. Casper Ruud
12. Andrey Rublev
13. Jiri Lehecka
14. Luciano Darderi
15. Jakub Mensik
16. Learner Tien
17. Frances Tiafoe
18. Francisco Cerundolo
19. Karen Khachanov
20. Arthur Fils
21. Tommy Paul
22. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
23. Rafael Jodar
24. Joao Fonseca
25. Arthur Rinderknech
26. Cameron Norrie
27. Ugo Humbert
28. Brandon Nakashima
29. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
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30. Alejandro Tabilo
31. Ignacio Buse
32. Matteo Arnaldi
Wimbledon 2026 women's seeds
1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Elena Rybakina
3. Iga Swiatek
4. Jessica Pegula
5. Mirra Andreeva
6. Amanda Anisimova
7. Coco Gauff
8. Elina Svitolina
9. Linda Noskova
10. Karolina Muchova
11. Belinda Bencic
12. Marta Kostyuk
13. Jasmine Paolini
14. Naomi Osaka
15. Diana Shnaider
16. Iva Jovic
17. Sorana Cirstea
18. Ekaterina Alexandrova
19. Anna Kalinskaya
20. Maja Chwalinska
21. Marie Bouzkova
22. Leylah Fernandez
23. Emma Navarro
24. Clara Tauson
25. Elise Mertens
26. Madison Keys
27. Anastasia Potapova
28. Ann Li
29. Alexandra Eala
30. Emma Raducanu
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31. Donna Vekic
32. Katerina Siniakova
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