A number of big names are absent from this year's championship
Wimbledon gets underway this afternoon.
It's time 🌅#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/15yKYTKBd6
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2021
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are among those to get their campaigns up and running in the men's draw.
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka is in action in the women's draw.
A number of big names are absent from this year's championship, including Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal.
Johanna Konta has been withdrawn from The Championships - in line with government legislation she is required to self-isolate for 10 days having been classified as a close contact of a positive test for COVID-19.
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 27, 2021
Yafan Wang will take her position in the draw as a lucky loser.
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