Wimbledon 2019 draw: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Ashleigh Barty discover fate
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Your support makes all the difference.Rafael Nadal could face Roger Federer in what would be a mouthwatering semi-final at Wimbledon after the draw was made this morning.
The Spaniard was placed at No 3 seed, with Roger Federer gifted No 2 due to his history on grass, and the pair were drawn together on the same side of the draw.
It means they cannot face favourite and defending champion Novak Djokovic until the final, who himself could meet the big-serving Kevin Anderson in the semi-finals.
Nadal said on the seeding for this year: “I think it’s the usual thing. Wimbledon is the only tournament of the year that they do what they want in that sense, with their own criteria. Whether I’m two or three, I’ll have to play at my best.
“I will accept being three if they see it that way and I will fight to try to win my matches. The only thing that does not seem right to me about this story is that it is only Wimbledon that does it, only one tournament.
“It has not only happened to me, it has happened to other players. They do not respect the status that some players have earned throughout the season.”
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Karolina Pliskova (3) is in Naomi Osaka's (2) half of the draw, while Kiki Bertens is in Ashleigh Barty's (1) half.
Projected women's singles quarter-finals:
Ashleigh Barty vs Angelique Kerber
Kiki Bertens vs Petra Kvitova
Elina Svitolina vs Karolina Pliskova
Simona Halep vs Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams has a potential quarter-final against Barty... and a fourth-round clash with Kerber.
For Johanna Konta... a potential third round against Sloane Stephens, who she beat so convincingly in the last eight at the French Open.
Projected Wimbledon last-16:
Barty v Bencic
S WIlliams v Kerber
Bertens v Wang
Stephens v Kvitova
Svitolina v Sevastova
Pliskova v Vondrousova
Halep v Sabalenka
Osaka v Wozniacki
R1: Harriet Dart (GBR) vs Christina McHale (USA)
Good draw for wild card Dart.
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