Emma Raducanu will tackle younger British wild card Mimi Xu within the opening spherical of Wimbledon. Xu, 17, is certainly one of three dwelling teenage debutantes within the ladies’s draw, and she’s going to get a primary shot at British No 1 Raducanu.
The previous US Open champion reached the fourth spherical final 12 months however faces an uphill battle to take action once more, with high seed Aryna Sabalenka and former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova each in her part.
It was a tricky draw for the British gamers general, with Katie Boulter – unseeded this 12 months – taking over top-10 star Paula Badosa, whereas British No 3 Sonay Kartal faces twentieth seed Jelena Ostapenko.
Sixteen-year-olds Hannah Klugman and Mika Stojsavljevic additionally drew seeds, with the previous going through former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez and Stojsavljevic assembly Ashlyn Krueger.
The underside quarter may throw up some big-hitting contests within the second week with Iga Swiatek doubtlessly going through a fourth-round conflict towards former champion Elena Rybakina and a quarter-final with second seed Coco Gauff having dropped to eighth within the rankings.
Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova, in the meantime, will tackle thrilling Filipino teenager Alexandra Eala within the opening spherical, supplied the Czech recovers from a leg harm in time.
Within the males’s draw, Britain’s Jack Draper, ranked fourth on the planet, faces towards Argentina’s Thirty eighth-ranked Sebastian Baez however may meet seven-time champion Novak Djokovic within the quarter-finals.
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