Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic are competing to return, with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner expected to take center stage.

Aorangi Park, a refuge of grass courts mostly concealed from prying eyes of the public, is a cutaway from Wimbledon at its northernmost point.

Due to his tendency of tucking oneself on the two courts located to the farthest left of the park, Andy Murray is an athlete.

The biggest excitement has been around his and Novak Djokovic’s involvement here. Both players, who are currently 37 years old and arrived in south-west London after surgeries, are unsure about their possibilities of participating this fortnight.

Djokovic has had the longer time to recover but the more serious operation, a repaired meniscus leaving him with a knee support when playing.

His movement has looked good on court and he beat Daniil Medvedev, albeit in an exhibition match, earlier this week and has declared himself fit and capable of winning Wimbledon.

Of his decision to play, the Serbian said: “I wouldn’t call it a fear of missing out. I would just say it’s the incredible desire to play, just to compete, particularly because it is Wimbledon, the tournament that was always a dream tournament for me when I was a kid.

Just the thought of me missing Wimbledon was just not correct.”Murray had surgery to remove a spinal cyst, which was much less dramatic but also much more recent.

As a result, there is less guarantee that he will participate in the first round; instead, he may wait until tonight to decide whether to face Tomas Machac or to give a spot to a lucky loser.

Rather, the more likely winners in two Sundays would seem to be Jannik Sinner, the current number two in the men’s game, and Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Djokovic in last year’s exciting, epic final.

It was fitting that the two would be working out together this weekend on adjacent courts at Aorangi Park.

In keeping with the custom of the reigning champion, Alcaraz will open play today on Center Court, and he is already a crowd favorite.

Sinner, who won the Australian Open and lost to Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinals a year ago, may be less well-known to the fans, but his remarkable record of consistency has earned him a spot in the world’s top 10.

Alcaraz and Sinner, who are 21 and 22 years old, respectively, and the champions of the last two grand slams, represent the future of tennis. They should, in principle, finish in the top two on Wimbledon’s grass court for the upcoming two weeks.

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