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.

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.

How to watch Wimbledon without cable:

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.

Don’t live in either of those places? Don’t worry, you can still stream as if you do with the help of a VPN (virtual private network). VPNs help protect your data, can mask your IP address, and are perhaps most popular for their usefulness in the age of streaming.

Whether you’re looking to watch The Other Bennet Sister free on BBC iPlayer or tune into Wimbledon coverage without a cable package, a VPN can help you out.

Wimbledon 2026 schedule:

All times Eastern.

Tuesday (All Times EDT)

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)

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

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

31. Donna Vekic

32. Katerina Siniakova

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