Alexander Zverev will face Roberto Carballes Baena in the first round of the tennis classic in Wimbledon. Angelique Kerber will face Julia Putintseva. Yannick Hanfmann will face world number one Jannik Sinner in the first round.
This was the result of the draw on Friday (June 28, 2024) for the third Grand Slam tournament of the year on the grass at Wimbledon. Zverev, French Open finalist, will face Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, number 65 in the world rankings, in his first round match. The two have only met once before. Last year, Zverev won the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid on clay in three sets.
In the second round, a duel with the American Marco Giron could await, in the third round the Hamburg native could face the Briton Jack Draper, seeded 28th.
Hanfmann in round one against Sinner
Zverev, who has never made it past the round of 16 at Wimbledon, was drawn into the lower half of the tournament. This means that he could only face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz from Spain or the Italian world number one Jannik Sinner in a possible final.
Sinner will face Yannik Hanfmann in the first round. French Open winner Alcaraz will begin his mission to defend his title against the clear underdog Mark Lajal from Estonia.
According to the tournament table, a possible semifinal opponent for Zverev would also be record Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic. The seven-time Wimbledon winner had left his participation open until the last minute. After withdrawing before the quarterfinals of the French Open earlier this month, Djokovic underwent knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
“It’s getting better every day. I’m not giving 100 percent yet, but hopefully that will come in the next few days,” said Djokovic, who will face Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva in the opening match. With another triumph at Wimbledon, Djokovic could catch up with record champion Roger Federer.
Murray brothers start in doubles
Two-time Wimbledon winner Andy Murray, who has also been struggling recently, has also registered for the singles and will face Czech Tomas Machac in the first round. In addition, Murray and his brother Jamie have received a wildcard for the doubles competition, the organizers announced. The two Scottish brothers will be competing together in the tennis classic for the first time.
Kerber with difficult task in round one
Angelique Kerber will face Kazakhstani Yulia Putintseva at Wimbledon on her return from maternity leave, and will face an unpleasant task. The world number 34 has recently shown good grass court form and won the preparatory tournament in Birmingham last week. Kerber won the title at Church Road in 2018.
Tatjana Maria, 2022 Wimbledon semi-finalist, will face number 32 seed Katie Boulter from Britain in her first round match. 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 first round duels of the Germans 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 10:41:15
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