Top Seeds Federer and Ivanovic Open Wimbledon Play Monday
Roger Federer by Mary J. Schilpp/WireImage.com
Wimbledon - aka the classiest two weeks in tennis - begins Monday morning with opening round play in London. ESPN2 will have
weekday coverage at 7 am/ET throughout the tournament. NBC adds coverage next weekend (June 28 and 29, noon/ET) and then adds weekday broadcasts at 10 am/ET starting Monday, June 30.
Roger Federer, regrouping after being
slaughtered by Rafael Nadal at the French Open two weeks ago, will be looking for his sixth straight title at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, which would be a modern-era record. The Swiss star is, of course,
the No. 1 seed. He begins play on Centre Court, against Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia, Monday at 1 pm London time (8 am/ET).
Venus Williams is the defending women's champion, after completing
an improbable run at the 2007 title as the No. 23 seed. This year she's seeded seventh, with Serbian Ana Ivanovic earning
the top rank following her big win at the French Open. She begins her quest for her first Wimbledon title on Centre Court after Federer's match, taking on Rossana De los rios of Paraguay.
