Olympic tennis champion Alexander Zverev has had a manageable first-round match at the grass court classic in Wimbledon (July 1 to 14). The 27-year-old French Open finalist will face Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena (31) in the opening match. The world number 65 has never made it past the third round at a Grand Slam tournament.
Zverev, who has never reached the quarter-finals of the world’s most famous tennis tournament, can look forward to a solvable tournament path as the fourth in the world rankings. In the second round, a duel with the American Marco Giron could await, and in the third round the Hamburg native could face the Briton Jack Draper, seeded 28th.
French Open winner Carlos Alcaraz begins his mission to defend his title against the clear outsider Mark Lajal (Estonia). Novak Djokovic, whose participation was long in doubt after knee surgery, will face Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva at the start.
Yannik Hanfmann had a tough time. The Karlsruher has to play against world number one and Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner from Italy. Jan-Lennard Struff will face Hungarian Fabian Marozsan in the first round.
Meanwhile, Angelique Kerber faced a tricky challenge from Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva. Kerber is an outsider against the world number 34 in her return to Wimbledon after her recent poor performances. She won the tournament in London in 2018.
The other German women have been given manageable first-round tasks. Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau), semi-finalist of 2022, will face Briton Katie Boulder. The young Hamburg native Eva Lys (22), who is in the main draw at Wimbledon for the first time, will face Frenchwoman Clara Burel.
The German duels at a glance:
Men:
- Alexander Zverev (Hamburg/Nr. 4) – Roberto Carballes Baena (Spanien)
- Jan-Lennard Struff (Warstein) – Fabian Maroszan (Hungary)
- Yannik Hanfmann (Karlsruhe) – Jannik Sinner (Italy/No. 1)
- Dominik Koepfer (Furtwangen) – Fabio Fognini (Italy)
- Daniel Altmaier (Kempen) – Arthur Fery (Great Britain)
- Maximilian Marterer (Nuremberg) – Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain)
Women:
- Angelique Kerber (Kiel) – Julia Putinzewa (Kasachstan)
- Laura Siegemund (Metzingen) – Kateryna Baindl (Ukraine)
- Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau) – Katie Boulder (Great Britain)
- Tamara Korpatsch (Hamburg) – Yuriko Miyazaki (Japan)
- Eva Lys (Hamburg) – Clara Burel (France)
2024-06-28 10:32:00
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