Wimbledon tennis draw - Andy Murray to face Nikoloz Basilashvili, Serena Williams drawn Aliaksandra Sansovich
ByEurosport
Updated 25/06/2021 at 15:16 GMT
The two-year wait for Wimbledon is almost over with the Grand Slam beginning on Monday. The draw has been done and it is set to be a hugely entertaining two weeks with Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios, Serena Williams, Johanna Konta, Coco Gauff, Ash Barty and plenty more all in action.
Andy Murray has been drawn Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili in the first round of Wimbledon as he prepares to make his Wimbledon return after four years away.
The two-time Wimbledon champion has not played at Wimbledon since 2017 due to injury and last year's edition being cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Roger Federer takes on world number 42 Adrian Mannarino. It's a good draw for Federer on his comeback from injury as he holds a 6-0 head-to-head record against the Frenchman.
Britain's wildcard Jack Draper, 19, will play top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic.
British number one Dan Evans will play Feliciano Lopez with the Spaniard winning their one previous meeting at the Australian Open back in 2016.
Britain's number two Cameron Norrie, who lost in the final of Queen's to Matteo Berrettini last week, will take on France's Lucas Pouille. Liam Broady will play Italy's Marco Cecchinato.
Nick Kyrgios is making his first appearance of the year since the Australian Open in February. He will face Halle Open winner Ugo Humbert. Russia's Daniil Medvedev will take on Jan-Lennard Struff.
Federer and Djokovic are in different halves of the draw, meaning the earliest they could meet in the Championships is the final.
In the women's draw, 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams takes on Aliaksandra Sansovich in the opening round.
Johanna Konta, a 2017 semi-finalist, will take on Katerina Siniakova and could potentially face top seed Ash Barty in the third round. The Australian has been drawn against Carla Suarez Navarro.
Wildcard Fran Jones, 20, will face 17-year-old Coco Gauff. Jones played at the Australian Open this year, exiting in the first round.
Heather Watson will face either Petra Kvitova or Sloane Stephens if she beats a qualifier in the opening round.
POTENTIAL MEN'S QUARTER-FINALS
Novak Djokovic vs Andrey Rublev
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Roberto Bautista Agut
Alexander Zverev vs Matteo Berrettini
Daniil Medvedev vs Roger Federer
POTENTIAL WOMEN'S QUARTER-FINALS
Ash Barty vs Bianca Andreescu
Elina Svitolina vs Serena Williams
Sofia Kenin vs Karolina Pliskova
Aryna Sabalenka vs Iga Swiatek
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