As in tradition, Wimbledon champion Alcaraz will play the first match on Centre Court, taking on Italy’s Fognini at 1.30pm on Monday afternoon. British hopeful Katie Boulter will take to the main stage following Alcaraz’s match, with three-time Grand Slam finalist Alexander Zverev in the final Centre Court game.

Four summers ago, Emma Raducanu was the British teenager aiming to become Wimbledon champion. This summer, she will be trying to stop a British teenager at the first hurdle: Mingge Xu. This year’s Wimbledon draw paired Raducanu, 22, with Xu, 17, in the first round, as Raducanu begins her latest bid to add to her 2021 US Open triumph.

As he attempts to make his first deep run at Wimbledon, British No 1 Jack Draper has landed a horror draw that only looks worse the more you stare at it.