With more than 10,000 people now in the queue, the All England Club are advising people not to travel from this point.

Inside the grounds, the crowds are flooding in, with refreshments the priority for many with the temperatures already ramping up.

It’s rare to see Henman Hill this quiet at any point during the fortnight - but it’s easy to see why spectators might be putting off reserving their spot a little while with the sun already beating down and no cover available.

The first few days of Wimbledon can be a little bit chaotic with so many matches going on.

That's not made easier this year by the fact that we have 23 British players to keep tabs on.

If you are keen to keep across live scores, results and order of play, then click here and you'll find our dedicated page.

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First place in the Wimbledon queue for 2025 goes to... Team Wales!

Vicki and Nigel from Neath have taken the number one and number two tickets after arriving on Friday at midday.

That might seem a long wait but they have loved every minute - and they had plenty of motivation.

The pair want to watch Carlos Alcaraz - and I think they're safe on that front - but they also hail from the same tennis club as British player Mimi Xu and hope to give her some support too.

They are veterans of the queue - Nigel has been doing this since the 1980s! - and their previous best positions together were numbers five and six, but this time they will be the first to buy their tickets for Monday's action.

"We've met people from all over the world, just chatting, away and getting to know people. It’s been lovely and the weather's been so nice," said Vicki.

"It's just nice to just be able to take time out of everything else. It's like being in a parallel universe.

"It's a community of people, all with a common goal. There's never any problems in the queue. The stewards run it so well.

"You know, the world's crazy at the moment. But it's like you take time out from that and you're all just talking about tennis, you're talking about where you come from, how long did it take you to get here, how long you're staying for, and it's just lovely, it’s really nice."

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Former British number one on BBC TV

You can just feel the atmosphere on the first morning, getting ready for the players to get under way, it is very special times.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

The gates opened at 10am on the dot and it was all very civilised as the fans made their way through security checks and into the ground - it’s too hot really to get a quick walk on to get to the best spots.

Jacob Fearnley, one of the 14 Brits in action today, says he still gets goosebumps when he comes through the gates into the grounds and it is easy to see why as there’s nowhere quite like Wimbledon.

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For the first time this century, there will be three British players aged 17 and under in the women's singles draw at Wimbledon.

Mika Stojsavljevic, Hannah Klugman and Mimi Xu have been rewarded with main-draw wildcards and are all playing on day one.

Stojsavljevic, 16, has made the most notable progress, having won the US Open girls' title last year.

Last month, Klugman, also 16, became the first Briton in almost 50 years to reach the French Open girls' final.

The 17-year-old Xu is ranked just outside the world's top 300 and has already beaten two top-100 opponents on the grass this year.

Now, having got their GCSE and A-Level exams out of the way, the trio are focusing on their Wimbledon senior debuts.

Harry Poole
BBC Sport

When people arrive at Wimbledon queue, this is what they are looking out for - and they will hope it's not too far from the front of the line.

The back of the queue is marked by a large 'Q' flag, below which the Wimbledon stewards direct everyone to where they will begin their wait.

Each member of the queue receives a queue card marking their place, and they were permitted to leave for up to 30 minutes to collect refreshments.

There was music, ball games, food being delivered, the drinks were flowing, and friendships were being made between people from all around the world.

The overnight campers are woken up at around 05:30 BST in the morning to allow time for packing up and leaving any belongings in the left luggage area, before the final wait to see what tickets they will get...

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As well as enjoying our live text coverage you can also watch the action at Wimbledon over the next two weeks on the BBC.

Build-up to day one is now live on BBC Two and iPlayer for you to enjoy, with play due to begin at 11:00BST.

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Thomas Sweeney's first incentive to become a line judge was the offer of a free sandwich.

For Pauline Eyre, who called the lines at Wimbledon for 16 years, some natty blazers and the chance to buy tickets for the tournament were the main recompense for work she had to take annual leave to do.

Nowadays the best officials might earn up to £200 a day plus expenses.

But line judging has never been about the money for those who spend hours leaning forward, hands resting on knees, staring intently at a line of chalk to determine in a split second on which side of it the yellow ball has bounced.

Being so close to Jana Novotna on Centre Court that she could see her foot shaking on the first point of a Wimbledon final or being "psyched out" by John McEnroe were priceless experiences for Eyre.

"It's all the tradition of Wimbledon – the people and the funny uniforms – and that's a bit of personality that's gone," said Eyre. "I think it's all of those little things that made Wimbledon Wimbledon."

Traditionalists will miss them, but technology fans will point to progress.

BBC Sport has been finding out what umpires, players and line judges make of the move.

• Read more here

Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

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The courts are looking absolutely pristine as ever as the All England Club gets ready for two weeks of drama, action, entertainment, Pimm’s and strawberries.

In less than an hour’s time these courts will be packed with excited punters all waiting to get a glimpse of the best players in the world.

At these early stages of the tournament it doesn’t matter if you haven’t got a ticket for the show courts, there’s just as much brilliant action to be seen on the outside more intimate settings. It’s first come, first served though so no time for messing around if you want a good seat.

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Wimbledon will offer record £53.5m total prize money in 2025 - an increase of 7.1%.

The men's and women's singles champions will each take home £3m, with the £38.8m fund available to players in those draws representing a 8.2% increase on 2024.

First-round losers in the men's and women's singles are guaranteed to walk away with £66,000 - 10% more than in 2024.

Winners of the wheelchair singles events - men's, women's and quad - will each take home £68,000, which is up by 4.6%.

Speaking of the queue...

There are now over 10,000 people waiting to get in at Wimbledon and The All England Club are advising people not to travel here.

Harry Poole
BBC Sport

Welcome to the Wimbledon queue, that quintessentially British phenomenon which each year signals the dawn of a new Championships at the All England Club.

Crowds have been arriving since as early as Friday afternoon to secure one of the limited number of show court tickets on offer, and spirits remained high despite the long wait and toasty temperatures when I first stopped by on Sunday evening.

For thousands of people, this is the doorway to the promised land, and an annual rite of passage for some of tennis' biggest fans.

Nobody does queuing quite like the Brits.

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As Wimbledon tradition dictates, men's champion Carlos Alcaraz opens play on Centre Court. The second seed launches his campaign at 13:30 BST as he faces 38-year-old Italian Fabio Fognini.

German third seed Alexander Zverev faces France's Arthur Rinderknech.

On Court One, Belarusian top seed Aryna Sabalenka gets play under way against Canadian Carson Branstine at 13:00 BST. Branstine, 24, got past French Open semi-finalist Lois Boisson and former US Open winner Bianca Andreescu in qualifying and will be making her main draw debut in a Grand Slam.

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We're just shy of an hour away from the first ball being hit at the 138th edition of the Wimbledon Championships.

There are 23 British players in the main draws across the men's and women's singles - the highest involvement since 1984 - and a healthy 14 of them are in action on the opening day.

Among those featuring today are Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal, Cameron Norrie and qualifier Oliver Tarvet.

The time is upon us...

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The stage is set...

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Who will walk away with the top prize?

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