Emma Raducanu was handed a troublesome first spherical match at Wimbledon within the women’ essential draw on Friday after being scheduled to play No. 22 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who has gained 4 WTA singles titles.
British males’s No. 1 Jack Draper, who heads into the event having overwhelmed Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s final week, will face qualifier Elias Ymer and will come up in opposition to fellow Brit Cameron Norrie within the second spherical. Norrie will play Facundo Diaz Acosta in his first spherical match.
Andy Murray, ought to he play within the singles, is because of play No. 36 seed Tomas Machac who he has confronted twice already this 12 months. Machac gained each conferences, together with a memorable contest in Miami during which Murray ruptured ankle ligaments within the third set as he misplaced 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5) after 3 hours and 28 minutes.
The 2-time Wimbledon winner stated on Thursday that he’s nonetheless hopeful of taking part in on the championships simply days after having spinal surgical procedure and confirmed that if he’s match to play there and on the Paris Olympics, then he’s prone to retire from tennis.
Murray will start what could possibly be his final Wimbledon on July 2 if he opts to play singles, permitting him an additional day to recuperate.
British girls’s No. 1 Katie Boulter, who’s seeded at Wimbledon for the primary time this 12 months, is ready to face Tatjana Maria and will play Jessica Pegula in spherical three.
Harriet Dart will face 21-year-old qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai who made her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon final 12 months the place she was overwhelmed by Ons Jabeur within the second spherical in a match that lasted 45 minutes. Boulter and Dart will meet within the second spherical ought to they each win their matches.
Liam Broady will start in opposition to Botic van de Zandschlup. The Dutch 28-year-old reached the fourth spherical at Wimbledon in 2022.
Billy Harris, who performs within the males’s semifinal at Eastbourne in opposition to Max Purcell in a while Friday, was drawn in opposition to Spaniard Jaume Munar.
Daniel Evans, the British males’s No. 3, will come up in opposition to Alejandro Tabilo. The Chilean left hander has by no means made it previous the second spherical at a serious.
Alcaraz gained final 12 months’s gents’s singles event, beating seven-time champion Novak Djokovic within the last to elevate his first Wimbledon title.
Markéta Vondroušová overcame Jabeur within the women’ last, 6-4, 6-4, to win the singles title for what was additionally her first Wimbledon success.
The primary spherical of Wimbledon begins on July 1 on the All England Garden Tennis and Croquet Membership in south London.
British gamers’ Wimbledon women’ first spherical draw:
Emma Raducanu vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
Katie Boulter vs. Tatjana Maria
Harriet Dart vs. Bai Zhuoxuan
Heather Watson vs. Greet Minnen
British gamers’ Wimbledon gents’s first spherical draw:
Andy Murray vs. Tomas Machac
Jack Draper vs. Elias Ymer
Cameron Norrie vs. Facundo Diaz Acosta
Liam Broady vs. Botic van de Zandschlup
Billy Harris vs. Jaume Munar
Daniel Evans vs. Alejandro Tabilo
Henry Searle vs. Marcus Giron
