World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will begin his grass-court campaign against compatriot Luca Nardi, while Novak Djokovic, seeded No. 6 - his lowest ranking since 2018 - will begin his quest for a record eighth Wimbledon title against France's No. 40 Alexandre Muller.
Djokovic and Sinner will meet in the semi-finals if both play well (Photo: Getty).
Djokovic has already beaten Sinner at the All England Club in 2022 (quarter-finals) and 2023 (semi-finals). However, before thinking about the young Italian, Djokovic needs to overcome previous barriers, he is arranged in the draw to meet British No. 1 Jack Draper in the quarter-finals. The No. 4 seed Draper will play his opening match against Sebastian Baez and could face a challenge in the third round against Halle Open champion Alexander Bublik. The Kazakh player has been in good form recently. To win the Halle Open for the second time, he defeated both Sinner and Daniil Medvedev.
In the other draw, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will face 38-year-old Fabio Fognini in his first challenge. The 22-year-old Spaniard is riding an 18-match winning streak, the longest of his career, and could face eighth seed Holger Rune in the quarterfinals. Should Alcaraz make it through the first round, he will face qualifiers Oliver Tarvet or Leandro Riedi, both making their first Grand Slam main draw appearances.
Alcaraz practices on Centre Court at Wimbledon (Photo: Getty).
World No. 3 and three-time Grand Slam finalist Alexander Zverev, who will face Arthur Rinderknech, is seeded to face Taylor Fritz in the quarter-finals. The American is seeded No. 5 and will face strong-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in his opening match.
Youngster Joao Fonseca will make his Wimbledon debut in a thrilling encounter with British No. 2 Jacob Fearnley. Two NextGen players also making their Wimbledon main draw debuts, Learner Tien and Nishesh Basavareddy, will go head-to-head, with the winner likely to meet Rune in the second round.
Czech 19-year-old Jakub Mensik is in the draw to face home favourite Draper in the fourth round. More than three months ago, Mensik defeated the Briton en route to his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Miami.
Wimbledon will begin on June 30, the tournament will run for 14 days and conclude on July 13. The men's singles final is scheduled to take place on the final day of competition. Meanwhile, the women's singles final will be held a day earlier on July 12.
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