Wimbledon draw LIVE: Latest updates as Andy Murray learns fate
Murray will play against a fellow Brit in the opening round and will then face a blockbuster match in round two should he progress
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Your support makes all the difference.Andy Murray will play fellow Brit Ryan Peniston in the opening round of Wimbledon, and could face a blockbuster match against Stefanos Tsitsipas or Dominic Thiem should he progress to the second round.
The 36-year-old has hopes of reaching the deep end of the tournament after the two-time Wimbledon champion won titles at Surbiton and Nottingham, but Murray will face one of the world’s top players in the second round should he face Tsitsipas, the tournament’s fifth seed, or Thiem, the former US Open champion.
Before then, Murray will open against the 26-year-old Peniston in all-British clash on Centre Court on Tuesday. Peniston is ranked 267th in the world and received a wildcard for the Wimbledon main draw.
Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are top seeds for this year’s Wimbledon while Novak Djokovic and Elena Rybakina will be looking to defend their titles on the iconic grass courts of SW19.
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Time for the men’s draw! We start with the top seeds.
Carlos Alcaraz lands in the same quarter as Alexander Zverev, Alex de Minaur, Frances Tiafoe, Holger Rune! That’s stacked.
Novak Djokovic is in the same quarter as Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz and Nick Kyrgios!
Cameron Norrie faces a tough draw and could face Sebastian Korda in R3, Stefanos Tsitsipas in R4 and Daniil Medvedev in the QFs!
Projected quarter-finals
(1) Alcaraz vs Rune (6)
(3) Medvedev vs Tsitsipas (5)
(4) Ruud vs Sinner (8)
(7) Rublev vs Djokovic (2)
Wimbledon draw LIVE
Well, well.
With the women’s draw completed, you’ve got to say it’s great news for Iga Swiatek. The bottom half of the draw looks much, much tougher with Rybakina, Sabalenka, Jabeur, Krejcikova, Muchova, Pliskova and Ostapenko all landing there.
The tie of the first round is a sensational meeting between Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina - two wildcards.
As for the British players, Jodie Burrage has a good draw against Caty McNally while Katie Boulter will also fancy her chances against Daria Saville. It looks a lot tougher for Katie Swan and Heather Watson, who face Belinda Bencic and Barbora Krejcikova respectively.
Wimbledon draw LIVE
Selected first round matches - bottom half
Ons Jabeur vs Magdalena Frech
Katie Boulter vs Daria Saville
Elena Rybakina vs Shelby Rogers
Maria Sakkari vs Marta Kostyuk
Sonay Kartal vs Madison Key
Heather Watson vs Barbora Krejcikova
Karolina Muchova vs Jule Niemeier
Aryna Sabalenka vs Panna Udvardy
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Selected first round matches - top half
Iga Swiatek vs Zhu Lin
Harriet Dart vs Diane Parry
Katie Swan vs Belinda Bencic
Jodie Burrage vs Caty McNally
Venus Williams vs Elina Svitolina (!)
Coco Gauff vs Sofia Kenin
Caroline Garica vs Katie Volynets
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So... in-form players Karolina Pliskova, Karolina Muchova and Jelena Ostapenko all fall in the bottom half of the draw alongside Rybakina and Sabalenka.
The top half looks a lot more favourable - which is good news for Swiatek.
Wimbledon draw LIVE
Here we go! The Wimbledon draw is underway - starting with the women’s singles. The seeds are being draw - and the defending champion Elena Rybakina is in the same half as Aryna Sabalenka!
We could see a rematch of last year’s final as Rybakina and Ons Jabeur are drawn in the same quarter, while Iga Swiatek vs Coco Gauff is also a potential last-eight clash.
Proejcted quarter-finals
(1) Swiatek vs (7) Gauff
(4) Pegula vs (5) Garcia
(3) Rybakina vs (6) Jabeur
(8) Sakkari vs (2) Sabalenka
Wimbledon draw LIVE
Ones to watch in the draw - men’s singles
Dangerous seeds
23. Sebastian Korda, USA
24. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan
31. Nick Kyrgios, Australia
Floaters to avoid
Matteo Berrettini
Stan Wawrinka
Ben Shelton
Brits in the draw
Cameron Norrie (12)
Dan Evans (28)
Andy Murray
Wimbledon draw LIVE
Ones to watch in the draw - women’s singles
Dangerous seeds
16. Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic
17. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia
18. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic
Floaters to avoid
Venus Williams
Elina Svitolina
Jule Niemeier
Top Brits in the draw
Jodie Burrage
Katie Boulter
Heather Watson
Coco Gauff confident of Wimbledon success
Coco Gauff believes she is on track for Grand Slam glory in the near future after powering past her doubles partner Jessica Pegula to reach the semi-finals of a rain-affected Rothesay International in Eastbourne.
Gauff spoke earlier in the week of feeling like a contender going into every major tournament and is growing in confidence ahead of Friday’s Wimbledon draw. “That would be the greatest thing,” the 2022 French Open finalist said of the prospect of winning a Grand Slam title.
“I don’t know how my career will pan out but I do think I’m giving myself the best opportunity and the best chance with the day by day work that I’m doing and that’s all I can control.
“Obviously when I get on the court I will try my best but I definitely feel like I’m on the pathway to getting one soon.”
Wimbledon draw LIVE
Novak Djokovic was victorious back on British grass as he defeated Frances Tiafoe at the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic at Hurlingham.
The 36-year-old will bid to equal Roger Federer’s record of eight Wimbledon titles over the next fortnight, and he looked fully at ease in a light-hearted clash at the exhibition event.
As he has routinely done in recent years, Djokovic did not enter an official warm-up tournament, instead prioritising rest and recuperation after winning his 23rd grand slam title at the French Open.
The Serbian practised on Centre Court with Italian Jannik Sinner on Thursday afternoon before making the short trip across the river to Hurlingham, where he struck the ball crisply in a 6-3 3-6 (10/7) victory over Tiafoe.
By Eleanor Crooks
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