Wimbledon: Unseeded Following the draw for the first round at Wimbledon, Andy Murray was partnered with fellow Briton Ryan Peniston, with wild cards Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina placed together.
The winner of Murray vs. Peniston will face either fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or former US Open champion Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals.
Cameron Norrie, a semi-finalist last year, will face Czech qualifier Tomas Machac, while Dan Evans, seeded 27, will face France’s Quentin Halys.
Arthur Fery will face third seed Daniil Medvedev, while George Loffhagen will face sixth seed Holger Rune, both of whom are making their debuts in the tournament.
Liam Broady, who advanced to the third round last year, will face Frenchman Constant Lestienne, while German-British Jan Choinski will face Dusan Lajovic.
Number one seed Carlos Alcaraz will face experienced Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the first round, while second seed and incumbent seven-time winner Novak Djokovic will face Argentina’s Pedro Cachin.
Last year’s finalist Nick Kyrgios faces David Goffin after missing the first five months of the season due to left knee surgery.
If he beats Goffin, he’ll face either Sebastian Baez or Tomas Barrios Vera in the second round, with Djokovic as a potential quarterfinal opponent.
In the first round of Wimbledon, British No. 1 Katie Boulter will face Australia’s Daria Saville.
Heather Watson, who reached the fourth round last year, will face former French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova, Katie Swan will face 14th seed Belinda Bencic, and Sonay Kartal will face 25th seed Madison Keys.
Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage fared better, with the former attracting Frenchwoman Diane Parry and American Caty McNally.
Iga Swiatek, the top seed, will face China’s Zhu Lin, while defending women’s champion Elena Rybakina will face American Shelby Rogers.
The use of wild cards Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina were paired, and Coco Gauff faced former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin.
Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, will begin her campaign against Hungarian Panna Udvardy.
Swiatek is expected to face seventh seed Gauff in the quarter-finals, while third seed Rybakina might face Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur.
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