Wimbledon draw LIVE: Latest updates as Emma Raducanu, Andy Murray and Serena Williams learn fate
There was potential for heavyweight first-round matches but Andy Murray and Serena Williams avoided seeded players in the draw
Follow live reaction from the Wimbledon draw, where Emma Raducanu will face Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round and Andy Murray was paired with James Duckworth after avoiding a seeded opponent.
Raducanu, who was seeded 10th for the draw on what will be her first appearance at Wimbledon since winning the US Open, has been handed a tough first assignment against the Belgian Van Uytvanck. Raducanu won their only previous meeting in Chicago last year but Van Uytvanck is an established top-50 player, currently ranked at 46 in the world.
Murray received a kinder draw. Australian Duckworth, who is ranked 77 in the world, has yet to win a match on the ATP Tour this season. Two-time Wimbledon champion Murray has won both previous meetings with Duckworth and could face American John Isner in the second round.
Defending men’s champion Novak Djokovic will open the tournament against Soonwoo Kwon on Monday while Rafael Nadal, on the other half of the draw, will begin against Francisco Cerundolo. The top seed in the women’s draw Iga Swiatek will open against qualifier Jana Fett.
Follow live updates from the All England Club as the tournament draws are made.
Wimbledon 2022
Now, time for the men’s draw. Projected quarter-finals, based on seeding.
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz
Casper Ruud vs Hubert Hurkacz
Matteo Berrettini vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Rafael Nadal
Big news there is Berrettini, who really should be seeded third, falls in Nadal’s side of the draw.
Wimbledon 2022
That’s a tough first round draw for Emma Raducanu. Alison Van Uytvanck is an established top-50 player who has reached the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Wimbledon 2022
Now here come the unseeded players... Here are the picks
Iga Swiatek vs Jana Fett (Q)
Sonay Kartal v Dana Kovinic
Harriet Dart vs Rebeka Masarova
Simona Halep vs Karolina Muchova
Serena Williams vs Harmony Tan
Katie Boulter vs Clara Burel
Katie Swan vs Marta Kostyuk
Emma Raducanu vs Alison van Uytvanck
Heather Watson vs Tamara Korpatsch
Jodie Burrage vs Lesia Tsurenko
Wimbledon 2022
Raducanu, seeded 10th, is drawn in the bottom half of the draw, therefore avoiding top seed Swiatek. She is in the same section as Ons Jabeur.
Projected round of 16:
Swiatek vs Krejcikova
Muguruza vs Pegula
Badosa vs Halep
Gauff vs Pliskova
Collins vs Raducanu
Kerber vs Jabeur
Sakkari vs Ostapenko
Bencic vs Kontaveit
Wimbledon 2022
So, projected quarter-finals:
Iga Swiatek vs Jessica Pegula
Paula Badosa vs Karolina Pliskova
Danielle Collins vs Ons Jabeur
Maria Sakkari vs Anett Kontaveit
Wimbledon 2022
We start with the women’s draw.
1) Iga Swiatek
8) Jessica Pegula
4) Paula Badosa
6) Karolina Pliskova
7) Danielle Collins
3) Ons Jabeur
5) Maria Sakkari
2) Anett Kontaveit
Wimbledon 2022: Ceremony about to begin
Here we go! Watch out for Murray and Williams, we could be set for a huge first-round match.
Wimbledon 2022: How the draw works
First of all, the 32 seeded players are removed from the hat. The remaining unseeded players are then randomly allocated a spot in the draw, leaving 32 spots.
The seeded players are then drawn into the bracket but certain seeds are kept apart. For example, seeds 1-4 cannot meet until the semi-finals so are placed in different quarters of the draw, while seeds 1-8 cannot meet until the quarter-finals.
The rest is a bit of a free for all. Simple enough.
Exclusive: Andrea Jaeger - The dark truth behind a tennis star’s burnout
A two-time grand slam finalist while still a teenager, Andrea Jaeger is often cited as one of tennis’s early examples of burnout. She tells Tom Kershaw how sexual harassment and subsequent threats drove her away.
Andrea Jaeger: The dark truth behind a tennis star’s burnout
A two-time grand slam finalist while still a teenager, Jaeger is often cited as one of tennis’s early examples of burnout. She tells Tom Kershaw how sexual harassment and subsequent threats drove her away
Exclusive: Former Wimbledon finalist sexually harassed ‘at least 30 times’ by WTA staff member
Former Wimbledon finalist Andrea Jaeger says she was sexually harassed “at least 30 times” in the women’s locker room during her career by a WTA staff member.
In an interview with The Independent, Jaeger, who turned professional at just 14 years old and peaked at No 2 in the world rankings, also alleged that she was unknowingly served alcohol at a post-tournament party before a different WTA employee drove her home and attempted to kiss her. She was 16 at the time.
Jaeger, 57, said that when she attempted to make a complaint to someone at the WTA, she was threatened and told not to raise the issue again.
The WTA have been approached for comment.
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