Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz – here on June 27 – will only be able to meet in the Wimbledon final. PAUL CHILDS / REUTERS
Having undergone surgery on his right knee three weeks ago, Novak Djokovic will participate well at Wimbledon. In search of an eighth trophy on the London turf to bring his record of titles in Grand Slam tournaments to 25, the Serbian will face in the first round the Czech Vit Kopriva, 123rd in the world and from the qualifications, according to the draw made on Friday June 28.
Seeded number two, the 37-year-old who was injured in the round of 16 at Roland Garros at the beginning of June, will have Alexander Zverev and Hubert Hurkacz in his half of the table. In the other part of the table, the world number one, Jannik Sinner, and his great rival Carlos Alcaraz (3rd), winner last year in the final against Djokovic and recently crowned at Roland-Garros, could face each other in the semi-finals. finals. The Spaniard will therefore only be able to cross paths with the Serbian in the final of the tournament.
Another unexpected presence is Andy Murray, who had surgery for a spinal cyst last week. The Briton’s mind has once again gotten the better of his body and the 37-year-old will play one last time, the Major on grass, which he has won twice (2013, 2016). In the first round, he will face the Czech Tomas Machac (38th in the world). Already playing since 2019 with a metal hip, he is expected to retire after the Paris Olympics this summer.
Ugo Humbert, French number one and seeded no. 16 at Wimbledon, has an opportunity to finally qualify for the second week of a Grand Slam tournament, on a surface he likes. He will start against Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko, 58th in the world. Arthur Fils will start against the Swiss Dominic Stricker, left-handed, who is in 151st place at the age of 21. And two Franco-French duels will pit Gaël Monfils against Adrien Mannarino and Alexandre Müller against Hugo Gaston in the first round.
Concerning the women’s table, the world number one, Iga Swiatek, four-time winner of Roland-Garros, will try to tame the grass against the American Sofia Kenin, who has just returned to the women’s top 50. The French number 1 Caroline Garcia (23rd in the WTA rankings) has not been varnished since she starts in the upper part of the table, notably with the presence of the Pole whom she could meet in the round of 16. She will begin her tournament against the Russian Anna Blinkova (66th in the world). But she perhaps had more chances than Diane Parry (53rd in the WTA rankings) who will face the Japanese Naomi Osaka (111th in the world) in the first match.
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