Wimbledon: Andy Murray faces fellow Brit Ryan Peniston; Venus Williams up against Elina Svitolina
Unseeded Andy Murray drew fellow Brit Ryan Peniston following the draw for the first round of Wimbledon with wild cards Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina paired together.
The winner of the match between Murray or wild card Peniston, will face either fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or former US Open champion Dominic Thiem.
British No. 1 Cameron Norriea semi-finalist last year, takes on Czech qualifier Tomas Machac, with Dan Evansseeded 27, up against France’s Quentin Halys.
Two young British debutants were handed tough assignments – Arthur Ferry will take on third seed Daniil Medvedev while George Loffhagen meets sixth seed Holger Rune.
Liam Broadywho reached the third round last year, takes on Frenchman Constant Lestienne with German-British player Jan Choinsky up against Dusan Lajovic.
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz starts against veteran Frenchman Jeremy Chardy while second seed and defending seven-time champion Novak Djokovic was handed a clash with Argentina’s Pedro Cachin.
Last year’s finalist Nick Kyrgios, who missed the first five months of the season due to left knee surgery, takes on David Goffin.
If he beats Goffin, he will face either Sebastian Baez or Tomas Barrios Vera in the second round with Djokovic a potential quarter-final opponent.
Katie Boulter takes on Australia’s Daria Saville in the first round
British No. 1 Katie Boulter will take on Australia’s Daria Saville in the first round of Wimbledon.
Three British players drew seeds – Heather Watsonwho reached the fourth round last year, plays former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova, Katie Swan meets 14th seed Belinda Bencic and Sonay Kartal takes on 25th seed Madison Keys.
Harriet Dart other Jodie Burrage fared better—the former drawing France’s Diane Parry and the latter American Caty McNally.
Iga Swiatek will be aiming to add to her Grand Slam haul at the All England Club
Top seed Iga Swiatek takes on China’s Zhu Lin, while defending women’s champion Elena Rybakina will face American Shelby Rogers.
Two standout draws saw wild cards Venus Williams and Svitolina paired together, and Coco Gauff taking on former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin.
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka will open her campaign against Hungarian Panna Udvardy.
The projected quarter-finals based on seedings would see Swiatek meet seventh seed Gauff while third seed Rybakina could face Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur.
