Wimbledon starts on Monday with 23 British players in the men's and women's singles - the most since 1984. Find out who's playing and why so many Britons are competing.

A Plucky Brit, destined to stumble.At the start of his last match against Alexander Blockx, a bare-armed Belgian ranked 575 places higher, his noisiest support was American. “Come on Tarvos,” cried a student from the University of San Diego where Tarvet is in his third year.

(Reuters) -Wimbledon is a grasscourt Grand Slam organised by the All England Lawn Tennis Club. The tournament was first held in 1877. Here is what you need to know about the year's third major after the Australian Open and French Open: WHEN IS WIMBLEDON 2025 HAPPENING?

If you want to catch every match of Wimbledon and don’t currently subscribe to ESPN+, cable or a live TV streaming service, in the U.K. the tournament will air free on BBC iPlayer, and in Australia a majority of the action is streaming free with ads on 9Now.