As in tradition, Wimbledon champion Alcaraz will play the first match on Centre Court, taking on Italy’s Fognini at 1.30pm on Monday afternoon. British hopeful Katie Boulter will take to the main stage following Alcaraz’s match, with three-time Grand Slam finalist Alexander Zverev in the final Centre Court game.

Emma Raducanu is set to team up with Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open mixed doubles in August, with the duo's relationship continuing to be a hot topic

It has all the ingredients of a Richard Curtis summer hit: two remarkably good-looking leads in Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz (she of the magazine covers, he of the bullet-speed aces), a “meet-cute” over the tennis nets,