Katie Boulter at Wimbledon 2023: when is British number one playing? How to watch on TV, time and opponent

Katie Boulter, the British number one tennis star, is taking to the stage at Wimbledon 2023 once again and is now through to the third round for a second consecutive year. The British number one has recently enjoyed her first tour win after lifting the Rothesay Nottingham Open in June and will aim to improve on her 2022 Wimbledon record.

26-year-old Boulter has also previously reached the second round of the French and Australian Open and defeated Australia’s Daria Saville in a disrupted two-set match before beating Viktoriya Tomova in three sets to reach round three.

Taking to the court on the second day of the Championships, rain suspended the match in the first set and when they were able to return to the court on Wednesday, they were once again stopped as Just Stop Oil protesters threw orange confetti across the court.

After her win, Boulter said: “It definitely wasn’t easy out there but I kept backing myself and telling myself to go for it. It paid off. I tried to be as aggressive as possible and managed to do that at the start of the third set.”

Ahead of her upcoming fixture against the world number three, Boulter, who is now ranked 89th, said: “I think I’m playing really well. I’ve played a lot of matches on the grass. I feel very comfortable. A lot of it is my self-belief. A lot of matches recently I’ve really drawn from it to help me get over the line. I definitely did that again.”

Here is all you need to know as Katie Boulter prepares for her third round match...

When is Boulter playing at Wimbledon?

Boulter is playing today, Saturday 8 July, although the timings and court on which she will play are yet to be determined..

How to watch Boulter play at Wimbledon

Boulter’s third round fixture is available to stream through BBC iPlayer. BBC have all of the coverage from Wimbledon in 2023 and to find out more on the TV coverage, head to our article on How to Watch Wimbledon.

Who is Boulter playing?

Boulter is taking on the Kazakhstani world number three Elena Rybakina. The 24-year-old is the reigning Wimbledon champion and the first from her nation to win a title at a mjor. She defeated Shelby rogers 4-6 6-1 6-1 and Alize Cornet 6-2 7-6 to reach the third round at SW19.

Rybakina, who is 6ft tall, has fiv career titles to her name and as well as winning the Wimbledon Championships, she has also reached the Australian Open final and quarter-finals of the French Open. At this year’s Roland Garros, she reached world number three in the rankings and won her first clay career title at the Italian Open in May.

Who could Boulter play next?

Boulter will face either Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia or the Romanian tennis star Sorana Cirstea she is successful against Rybakina.

Who else is playing Wimbledon?

Boulter was joined in the opening round by Katie Swan, Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage as well as Heather Watson.

However, she is now the last remaining British Ladies’ player at Wimbledon. Jodie Burrage reached the second round but was undone by the 11th seed Daria Kasatkina.

Andy Murray, Cam Norrie and Liam Broadyare still in the Men’s draw and Broady is through to the third round of the Championships after recording a thrilling win over the world number four Casper Ruud.