Wimbledon 2026: How to watch Venus Williams at the tennis tournament on Friday, full TV schedule and more

The biggest news at this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament has been Serena Williams’ return to tennis, alongside her sister, Venus. Unfortunately, Serena was injured during her first match of the women’s singles draw, leading to some confusion over when — and if — the Williams sisters will be back on the court together. In the meantime, Venus has accepted a wildcard into the mixed doubles tournament, playing alongside Germany’s Kevin Krawietz.

The pair will face off against Lloyd Glasspool and Tereza Mihalikova on Friday morning, likely no sooner than 9 a.m. ET, airing on ESPN in the U.S.

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 Venus Williams’ next match at Wimbledon 2026.

How to watch Venus Williams’ mixed doubles match at Wimbledon 2026:

Date: Friday, July 3

Time: No sooner than 9a.m. ET

Location: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

TV channel: ESPN

Streaming: ESPN Unlimited, YouTube TV, DirecTV

When do Venus and Serena Williams play doubles at Wimbledon 2026?

Venus and Serena Williams entered the women’s doubles tournament at Wimbledon as wild cards. They were set to play their first match on Thursday, July 2 against Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra, but due to Serena’s injury, the match was postponed.

It is unclear if the sisters will make a late withdrawal from the women’s doubles tournament, or if they will instead play on Saturday, July 4.

What channel is the Venus Williams match on?

Venus Williams’ mixed doubles 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.

Friday, July 3

Centre Court

08:30 AM – Gentlemen’s Singles (Third Round): Arthur Rinderknech vs. Novak Djokovic

Followed by – Ladies’ Singles (Third Round): Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jelena Ostapenko

Followed by – Gentlemen’s Singles (Third Round): Félix Auger-Aliassime vs. M. Zheng

No. 1 Court

08:00 AM – Ladies’ Singles (Third Round): Daria Kasatkina vs. Naomi Osaka

Followed by – Gentlemen’s Singles (Third Round): Jannik Sinner vs. Jenson Brooksby

Followed by – Ladies’ Singles (Third Round): Claire Liu vs. Coco Gauff

No. 2 Court

06:00 AM – Gentlemen’s Singles (Third Round): Roman Safiullin vs. João Fonseca

Followed by – Ladies’ Singles (Third Round): Jessica Pegula vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro

Followed by – Gentlemen’s Singles (Third Round): Hubert Hurkacz vs. Tommy Paul

No. 3 Court

06:00 AM – Ladies’ Singles (Third Round): Belinda Bencic vs. Anna Kalinskaya

Followed by (Not before 12:30 PM) – Gentlemen’s Singles (Third Round): Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Daniil Medvedev

Followed by – Ladies’ Singles (Third Round): Karolína Muchová vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew

Court 12

06:00 AM – Gentlemen’s Doubles (Second Round): Corentin Moutet/Arthur Reymond vs. Julian Cash/Lloyd Glasspool

Followed by (Not before 12:30 PM) – Ladies’ Singles (Third Round): Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Iva Jovic

Followed by – Gentlemen’s Singles (Third Round): Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Márton Fucsovics

Court 18

06:00 AM – Gentlemen’s Doubles (Second Round): Harri Heliövaara/Henry Patten vs. M. Kiger/P. Trhac

Followed by (Not before 12:30 PM) – Gentlemen’s Singles (Third Round): Rafael Jodar vs. Shintaro Mochizuki

Followed by – Ladies’ Singles (Third Round): Nikola Bartunkova vs. Barbora Krejčíková

Court 4

06:00 AM – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Nadiia Kichenok/Makoto Ninomiya vs. Asia Muhammad/Fanny Stollar

Followed by – Gentlemen’s Doubles (First Round): Jesper de Jong/Valentin Royer vs. Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov

Followed by – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Sorana Cîrstea/Anna Kalinskaya vs. Anhelina Kalinina/Dayana Yastremska

Court 5

06:00 AM – Gentlemen’s Doubles (Second Round): Ivan Liutarevich/Miguel Reyes-Varela vs. Austin Krajicek/Nikola Mektić

Followed by (Not before 1:30 PM) – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Irina Begu/Jaqueline Cristian vs. Elise Mertens/Shuai Zhang

Followed by – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Storm Hunter/Caty McNally vs. Anna Bondar/Magdalena Fręch

Followed by – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Freya Christie/Emily Silva vs. Kimberly Birrell/Talia Gibson

Court 6

06:00 AM – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): McCartney Kessler/Diana Shnaider vs. Anastasia Detiuc/Irina Khromacheva

Followed by – Gentlemen’s Doubles (Second Round): Tallon Griekspoor/Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Petr Nouza/Nico Oberleitner

Followed by – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Elsa Jacquemot/Diane Parry vs. Linda Nosková/Rebecca Šramková

Court 8

06:00 AM – Gentlemen’s Doubles (Second Round): Kevin Krawietz/Tim Pütz vs. Román Burruchaga/Thiago Tirante

Followed by (Not before 1:00 PM) – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Miyu Kato/Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Ellen Perez/Demi Schuurs

Followed by – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Xinyu Jiang/Yu Xu vs. Viktorija Golubic/Tereza Valentová

Followed by – Gentlemen’s Doubles (First Round): Yannick Hanfmann/Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Vít Kopřiva/F. Pieczonka

Court 11

07:30 AM – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Nicole Melichar-Martinez/Erin Routliffe vs. Marta Kostyuk/Elena-Gabriela Ruse

Followed by – Mixed Doubles (First Round): Guido Andreozzi/Aldila Sutjiadi vs. Manuel Guinard/Kristina Mladenovic

Followed by – Mixed Doubles (First Round): Lucas Miedler/Han Guo vs. Andrés Molteni/Darija Jurak Schreiber

Court 14

06:00 AM – Gentlemen’s Doubles (Second Round): J. Paul/Ryan Seggerman vs. Christian Harrison/Neal Skupski

Followed by – Mixed Doubles (First Round): John Peers/Katie Swan vs. Édouard Roger-Vasselin/Laura Siegemund

Followed by – Mixed Doubles (First Round): Lloyd Glasspool/Tereza Mihalíková vs. Kevin Krawietz/Venus Williams

Followed by – Mixed Doubles (First Round): Francisco Cabral/Ellen Perez vs. Demi Pel/Lyudmyla Kichenok

Court 15

06:00 AM – Gentlemen’s Doubles (Second Round): Ignacio Buse/Marco Trungelliti vs. Francisco Cabral/Lucas Miedler

Followed by – Mixed Doubles (First Round): L. Johnson/Emily Appleton vs. J. Tracy/Anna Danilina

Followed by – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini vs. Maria Kozyreva/Iryna Shymanovich

Court 16

06:00 AM – Gentlemen’s Doubles (Second Round): Marcelo Arévalo/Mate Pavić vs. Daniel Stevenson/Marcus Willis

Followed by – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Caroline Dolehide/Alycia Parks vs. Elena Pridankina/Qianhui Tang

Followed by – Mixed Doubles (First Round): Jan Zieliński/Hsieh Su-wei vs. Marcus Willis/Heather Watson

Court 17

06:00 AM – Ladies’ Doubles (First Round): Alexa Guarachi/Alicja Rosolska vs. Gabriela Dabrowski/Luisa Stefani

Followed by – Gentlemen’s Doubles (Second Round): Adam Pavlásek/Petr Rikl vs. Rinky Hijikata/Marc Polmans

Followed by – Mixed Doubles (First Round): Henry Patten/Olivia Nicholls vs. Evan King/Gabriela Dabrowski

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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