Wimbledon draw: Defending champion Novak Djokovic to face Kwon Quickly-woo within the opening spherical

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Defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic will face South Korea’s Kwon Quickly-woo within the opening spherical as he bids to retain his crown on the All England Membership.

Friday’s draw was largely type to the world No. 3 – the primary seed right here in Wimbledon because of the absences of Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev – however there's a mouthwatering potential conflict towards rising star Carlos Alcaraz within the quarterfinals.

No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal, recent off his twenty second grand slam victory on the French Open, will play Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo within the opening spherical and has a difficult potential fourth spherical match towards Marin Cilic to take care of.

Within the projected quarterfinals, there's additionally the possibility for a rematch towards gifted Canadian star Felix Auger Aliassime, who lately pushed Nadal all the way in which in a five-set epic within the fourth spherical at Roland Garros.

Final 12 months’s runner-up Matteo Berrettini is projected to face Stefanos Tsitsipas within the quarterfinals, whereas third seed Casper Ruud might play Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, who lately claimed the grass courtroom title in Halle.

House favourite Andy Murray, twice a winner right here, was handed a good first-round draw towards Australia’s James Duckworth, who's but to win a match on the ATP Tour this season and final week misplaced to world No. 277 Paul Jubb in qualifying for Queen’s Membership.

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Murray has been combating an stomach harm suffered in his last defeat to Berrettini in Stuttgart and which subsequently compelled him to drag out of Queen’s, however the former world No. 1 lately mentioned he believed he might nonetheless play “nice tennis.”

Within the girls’s draw, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek will play Croatian qualifier Jana Fett within the opening spherical as she bids to win her first Wimbledon title. The Pole has been the standout participant on the WTA Tour this season after profitable six titles, together with the French Open, however grass is undoubtedly her least favourite floor.

Swiatek has by no means made it previous the fourth spherical at SW19 and will probably face American Jessica Pegula within the quarterfinals, a participant whose greatest Wimbledon displaying was the second spherical final 12 months.

Final 12 months’s runner-up Karolína Pliskova is projected to face world No. 4 Paula Badosa within the quarterfinals, whereas world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit might come up towards Maria Sakkari.

Serena Williams, who lately performed her first matches in virtually a 12 months, has been drawn towards world No. 113 Concord Tan within the opening spherical.

The 23-time grand slam champion, who injured her leg within the first spherical of Wimbledon final 12 months, reached the doubles semifinals in Eastbourne final week enjoying alongside Ons Jabeur, however the pair had been compelled to retire after the Tunisian suffered an harm.

British star Emma Raducanu, who loved her breakout efficiency at Wimbledon final 12 months, has been handed a difficult draw towards world No. 46 Alison van Uytvanck, who final week gained a second-tier grass occasion in Italy.

Raducanu has been combating harm coming into Wimbledon and has registered restricted enjoying time on grass, withdrawing from the Nottingham Open and subsequently lacking the Eastbourne Worldwide.

The Wimbledon most important attracts start on Monday, June 27.