Andy Murray says 'I will' to Wimbledon despite tricky draw
About 90 minutes after landing the eccentric Frenchman Benoit Paire as his first-round opponent, Andy Murray arrived on the practice court at Wimbledon’s Aorangi Park wearing a T-shirt that carried the giant logo “I WILL”.
This was the clearest message that Murray would send on a day when he put in two practice sessions then marched back to the locker room with a knot of reporters following him and that familiar hitch in his step.
Now that he knew his opponent, and the probable time of their meeting (second on Centre Court on Tuesday), did Murray still plan to participate?
“I think most likely yes,” said Murray, whose coach Jamie Delgado was ordered to change his shirt on Friday because it did not comply with the All England Club’s all-white policy. “I will chat to my team this afternoon and also see in the next couple of days. I will be playing sets and stuff.
“The thing is, I obviously don’t know every single day how things are going to be. I need to play it a little bit by ear. I can’t predict how I am going to feel in two days but if I feel like I do today in a couple of days, I will be playing providing there are no setbacks.”
Ironically, Paire was the last man that Murray beat at Wimbledon, in a fourth-round meeting last year. That win came in straight sets: 7-6, 6-4, 6-4. Murray was match-tight at the time, even if his hip was becoming more agonising with each passing day.
Paire has a big serve and a world-class backhand, but his forehand is so unpredictable that he sometimes runs around to hit the double-hander instead. This is almost unique in pro tennis, where 99 per cent of players prefer to do the opposite.
He also has a fondness for eye-catching looks. Before last month’s French Open, he dyed his hair white, making himself resemble a Mr Whippy. He later adjusted this to a light grey that contrasted alarmingly with the natural darkness of his hipster beard.
Cosmetics apart, this is a tough draw to start with. Paire’s ranking might stand at No 48 but he has climbed as high as No 18.
He is also comfortable on grass, as he showed last week in Halle by bringing up two match points – which he could not take – against Wimbledon’s top seed, Roger Federer.
Having lost the match, Paire then posted a video on social media that showed him driving home at 126mph. The German autobahn has no speed limit.
This was a very Paire move. In 2013, he reacted to his third-round defeat at Wimbledon by smashing all his rackets against the wall at the side of Court 18. The following year he complained that the atmosphere at this tournament “displeases me greatly” and added: “Here all they like is giving fines.”
But last summer he changed his tune, saying “This year, I’m happy to come because it’s even an honour to play here, a privilege to be on these courts.”
Asked about his opening opponent on Friday, Murray replied: “I guess I could have played one of the top players in the world. At this stage where I am at, playing Paire in the first round is tricky for me. He is a very, very talented guy [and] awkward to play against.”
While Murray practised, Paire was in action on Friday at the Boodles exhibition event at Stoke Park. He lost 6-2, 7-6 to Sam Querrey, the big-serving American who ended Murray’s Wimbledon run in the quarter-finals last year.
“It’s unlucky to play against Andy in a Wimbledon first round,” said Paire on Friday. “If he comes on court it’s because he’s 100 per cent. So it will be tough, but with the confidence of last week … I had two match points against Federer, so I know I can beat him.”
Asked about last year’s result, Paire added: “It’s extra motivation and you never know, he just came back and he has played only three matches. If I can win I will be really, really happy.”
In other news from the draw, Federer will begin his tilt at a ninth Wimbledon title against Dusan Lajovic, a Serbian who tends to prefer clay to grass.
British No 1 Kyle Edmund collected a favourable first-round draw against Australian qualifier Alex Bolt, the world No 205, but he is also likely to run into 12th seed – and Queen’s finalist – Novak Djokovic in the last 32 if he gets that far.
On the women’s side, seven-time champion Serena Williams will play Arantxa Rus of Holland, and could face a blockbuster third-round clash with fifth seed Elina Svitolina.
Johanna Konta, who needs a strong run given that she is defending a huge number of rankings points, has a comfortable opener – on paper – against world No 106 Natalia Vikhlyantseva.
The full list of every first round match at Wimbledon. The men.
Gentlemen's Singles Draw (Seedings in brackets):
Roger Federer (Swi) (1) v Dusan Lajovic (Ser)
Lukas Lacko (Svk) v Benjamin Bonzi (Fra)
Ivo Karlovic (Cro) v Mikhail Youzhny (Rus)
Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger) v Leonardo Mayer (Arg) (32)
Adrian Mannarino (Fra) (22) v Christian Garin (Chi)
Ryan Harrison (USA) v Roberto Carballes Baena (Spa)
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) v Gastao Elias (Por)
Daniil Medvedev (Rus) v Borna Coric (Cro) (16)
Sam Querrey (USA) (11) v Jordan Thompson (Aus)
Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) v Joao Sousa (Por)
Laslo Djere (Ser) v Paolo Lorenzi (Ita)
Gael Monfils (Fra) v Richard Gasquet (Fra) (23)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) (25) v Evgeny Donskoy (Rus)
Gilles Muller (Lux) v Michael Mmoh (USA)
John-Patrick Smith (Aus) v Andreas Seppi (Ita)
Norbert Gombos (Svk) v Kevin Anderson (Rsa) (8)
Marin Cilic (Cro) (3) v Yoshihito Nishioka (Jpn)
Jason Kubler (Aus) v Guido Pella (Arg)
Ricardas Berankis (Lit) v MacKenzie McDonald (USA)
Nicolas Jarry (Chi) v Filip Krajinovic (Ser) (28)
Lucas Pouille (Fra) (17) v Denis Kudla (USA)
Peter Polansky (Can) v Dennis Novak (Aut)
John Millman (Aus) v Stefano Travaglia (Ita)
Liam Broady (Gbr) v Milos Raonic (Can) (13)
John Isner (USA) (9) v Yannick Maden (Ger)
Steve Johnson (USA) v Ruben Bemelmans (Bel)
Aljaz Bedene (Slo) v Cameron Norrie (Gbr)
Radu Albot (Mol) v Pablo Carreno-Busta (Spa) (20)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) (31) v Gregoire Barrere (Fra)
Malek Jaziri (Tun) v Jared Donaldson (USA)
Yuki Bhambri (Ind) v Thomas Fabbiano (Ita)
Stan Wawrinka (Swi) v Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) (6)
Dominic Thiem (Aut) (7) v Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp)
David Ferrer (Spa) v Karen Khachanov (Rus)
Julien Benneteau (Fra) v Marton Fucsovics (Hun)
Frances Tiafoe (USA) v Fernando Verdasco (Spa) (30)
Kyle Edmund (Gbr) (21) v Alex Bolt (Aus)
Yuichi Sugita (Jpn) v Bradley Klahn (USA)
Guido Andreozzi (Arg) v Horacio Zeballos (Arg)
Tennys Sandgren (USA) v Novak Djokovic (Ser) (12)
Nick Kyrgios (Aus) (15) v Denis Istomin (Uzb)
Marius Copil (Rom) v Robin Haase (Ned)
Bernard Tomic (Aus) v Hubert Hurkacz (Pol)
Christian Harrison (USA) v Kei Nishikori (Jpn) (24)
Damir Dzumhur (Bih) (27) v Maximilian Marterer (Ger)
Ernests Gulbis (Lat) v Jay Clarke (Gbr)
Lorenzo Sonego (Ita) v Taylor Harry Fritz (USA)
James Duckworth (Aus) v Alexander Zverev (Ger) (4)
Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) (5) v Peter Gojowczyk (Ger)
Feliciano Lopez (Spa) v Federico Delbonis (Arg)
Benoit Paire (Fra) v Andy Murray (Gbr)
Jeremy Chardy (Fra) v Denis Shapovalov (Can) (26)
Jack Sock (USA) (18) v Matteo Berrettini (Ita)
Gilles Simon (Fra) v Nikoloz Basilashvili (Geo)
Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spa) v Stephane Robert (Fra)
Matthew Ebden (Aus) v David Goffin (Bel) (10)
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (Arg) (14) v Mirza Basic (Bih)
Jiri Vesely (Cze) v Florian Mayer (Ger)
Pablo Cuevas (Uru) v Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukr)
Taro Daniel (Jpn) v Fabio Fognini (Ita) (19)
Marco Cecchinato (Ita) (29) v Alex De Minaur (Aus)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Fra) v Mischa Zverev (Ger)
Vasek Pospisil (Can) v Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz)
Dudi Sela (Isr) v Rafael Nadal (Spa) (2)
The full list of every first round match at Wimbledon. Ladies first.
Ladies' Singles Draw (Seedings in brackets):
Simona Halep (Rom) (1) v Kurumi Nara (Jpn)
Saisai Zheng (Chn) v Qiang Wang (Chn)
Ana Bogdan (Rom) v Lara Arruabarrena (Spa)
Su-Wei Hsieh (Tpe) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) (30)
Johanna Konta (Gbr) (22) v Natalia Vikhlyantseva (Rus)
Alize Cornet (Fra) v Dominika Cibulkova (Svk)
Marketa Vondrousova (Cze) v Sachia Vickery (USA)
Danielle Collins (USA) v Elise Mertens (Bel) (15)
Jelena Ostapenko (Lat) (12) v Katy Dunne (Gbr)
Heather Watson (Gbr) v Kirsten Flipkens (Bel)
Sofia Kenin (USA) v Maria Sakkari (Gre)
Vitalia Diatchenko (Rus) v Maria Sharapova (Rus) (24)
Daria Gavrilova (Aus) (26) v Zarina Diyas (Kaz)
Shuai Peng (Chn) v Samantha Stosur (Aus)
Pauline Parmentier (Fra) v Taylor Townsend (USA)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Blr) v Petra Kvitova (Cze) (8)
Garbine Muguruza (Spa) (3) v Naomi Broady (Gbr)
Alison Van Uytvanck (Bel) v Polona Hercog (Slo)
Jennifer Brady (USA) v Kateryna Kozlova (Ukr)
Denisa Allertova (Cze) v Anett Kontaveit (Est) (28)
Ashleigh Barty (Aus) (17) v Stefanie Voegele (Swi)
Gabriella Taylor (Gbr) v Eugenie Bouchard (Can)
Magda Linette (Pol) v Yulia Putintseva (Kaz)
Jana Fett (Cro) v Daria Kasatkina (Rus) (14)
Angelique Kerber (Ger) (11) v Vera Zvonareva (Rus)
Ana Konjuh (Cro) v Claire Liu (USA)
Katie Boulter (Gbr) v Veronica Cepede Royg (Par)
Monica Niculescu (Rom) v Naomi Osaka (Jpn) (18)
Carla Suarez Navarro (Spa) (27) v Carina Witthoeft (Ger)
Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spa) v Kaia Kanepi (Est)
Alison Riske (USA) v Timea Bacsinszky (Swi)
Belinda Bencic (Swi) v Caroline Garcia (Fra) (6)
Karolina Pliskova (Cze) (7) v Harriet Dart (Gbr)
Ekaterina Alexandrova (Rus) v Victoria Azarenka (Blr)
Irina-Camelia Begu (Rom) v Katie Swan (Gbr)
Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) v Mihaela Buzarnescu (Rom) (29)
Kiki Bertens (Ned) (20) v Barbora Stefkova (Cze)
Yafan Wang (Chn) v Anna Blinkova (Rus)
Alexandra Dulgheru (Rom) v Kristyna Pliskova (Cze)
Johanna Larsson (Swe) v Venus Williams (USA) (9)
Julia Goerges (Ger) (13) v Monica Puig (Pur)
Vera Lapko (Blr) v Christina McHale (USA)
Lesia Tsurenko (Ukr) v Timea Babos (Hun)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) v Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Cze) (23)
Shuai Zhang (Chn) (31) v Andrea Petkovic (Ger)
Mona Barthel (Ger) v Yanina Wickmayer (Bel)
Viktoria Kuzmova (Svk) v Rebecca Peterson (Swe)
Donna Vekic (Cro) v Sloane Stephens (USA) (4)
Elina Svitolina (Ukr) (5) v Tatjana Maria (Ger)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Svk) v Kristina Mladenovic (Fra)
Tereza Smitkova (Cze) v Viktoriya Tomova (Bul)
Arantxa Rus (Ned) v Serena Williams (USA) (25)
Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) (19) v Sorana Cirstea (Rom)
Evgeniya Rodina (Rus) v Antonia Lottner (Ger)
Luksika Kumkhum (Tha) v Bernarda Pera (USA)
Ajla Tomljanovic (Aus) v Madison Keys (USA) (10)
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) (16) v Katerina Siniakova (Cze)
Viktorija Golubic (Swi) v Ons Jabeur (Tun)
Aleksandra Krunic (Ser) v Madison Brengle (USA)
Camila Giorgi (Ita) v Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) (21)
Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) (32) v Elena Gabriela Ruse (Rom)
Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukr) v Lucie Safarova (Cze)
Petra Martic (Cro) v Ekaterina Makarova (Rus)
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) v Caroline Wozniacki (Den) (2)
Recap
There has been a lot going on this morning, so here is a quick recap:
The best first round mens matches:
Gael Monfils vs Richard Gasquet
Stan Wawrinka vs Grigor Dimitrov
Dominic Thiem vs Marcos Baghdatis
Andy Murray vs Benoit Paire
Liam Broady v Milos Raonic
Aljaz Bedene v Cameron Norrie
Kyle Edmund v Alex Bolt
Ernest Gulbis v Jay Clarke
The best ladies matches:
Angelique Kerber vs Vera Zvonareva
Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Barbora Strycova
Donna Vekic vs Sloane Stephens
Caroline Wozniacki vs Varvara Lepchenko
Serena Williams vs Arantxa Rus
Venus Williams vs Johanna Larsson
Petra Kvitova vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Jo Konta v Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Heather Watson v Kirsten Flipkens
Katy Dunne v Jelena Ostapenko
Naomi Broady v Garbine Muguruza
Gabi Taylor v Eugenie Bouchard
Katie Boulter v Veronica Cepede Royg
Katie Swan v Irina-Camelia Begu
Harriet Dart v Karolina Pliskova
And what Monday and Tuesday looks like:
Monday sees: Federer, Cilic, Dimitrov, Wawrinka, Anderson, Querrey, S. Williams, V. Williams, Wozniacki, Stephens, Svitolina.
And on Tuesday, it's Nadal, Djokovic, Kyrgios, A. Zverev, Thiem, Nishikori, Murray, Nishikori, Halep, Kvitova, Sharapova, Muguruza, Ostapenko.
The full ladies draw
Preparations under way
Novak Djokovic looks relaxed...
Back to @Wimbledon business ���� #wimbledonpic.twitter.com/jVlMSbtgUZ
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) June 28, 2018
Here it is - The full mens draw
Who is playing, when?
Monday and Tuesday are going to be phenomenal.
Monday sees: Federer, Cilic, Dimitrov, Wawrinka, Anderson, Querrey, S. Williams, V. Williams, Wozniacki, Stephens, Svitolina.
And on Tuesday, it's Nadal, Djokovic, Kyrgios, A. Zverev, Thiem, Nishikori, Murray, Nishikori, Halep, Kvitova, Sharapova, Muguruza, Ostapenko.
Lets talk about Britain's Andy Murray
In case you missed it, this is his path to glory:
R1: Paire
R2: Chardy/Shapovalov
R3: Del Potro
R4: Sock/Goffin
QF: Nadal
SF: Zverev/Djokovic/Thiem
F: Federer
All eyes are on Andy after a year out for his hip problems. He played in Queen's last week but he is clearly not back to 100 per cent fitness. He has kept his cards close to his chest and could yet pull out if he doesn't feel like he could play.
But let's be positive, and assume he will.
Round four is where the action will be. Del Potro is on fire at the moment and that will be a huge test for Murray. Del Potro won in Indian Wells and is now ranked fourth in the world.
10 years on from that Rafa vs Roger final..
Could we have it again?
This draw says yes. They are seeded first and second, which is quite remarkable in a sport as demanding as tennis, and could indeed play each other in the final.
Some mens games I may have missed
Lots of names...little time...
Karlovic vs Youzhny
Medvedev vs Coric
Querrey vs Thompson
Pouille vs Kudla
Ferrer vs Khachanov
Tiafoe vs Verdasco
Nishikori vs Christian Harrison
Chardy vs Shapovalov
Cuevas vs Dolgopolov
Cecchinato vs De Minaur
Herbert vs Mischa Zverev
As do the British men...
Liam Broady v Milos Raonic
Aljaz Bedene v Cameron Norrie
Kyle Edmund v Alex Bolt
Ernest Gulbis v Jay Clarke
Benoit Paire v Andy Murray
The British ladies have a tough task ahead of them
Naomi Broady plays the defending champion.
This is how it looks:
Jo Konta v Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Heather Watson v Kirsten Flipkens
Katy Dunne v Jelena Ostapenko
Naomi Broady v Garbine Muguruza
Gabi Taylor v Eugenie Bouchard
Katie Boulter v Veronica Cepede Royg
Katie Swan v Irina-Camelia Begu
Harriet Dart v Karolina Pliskova
Heather Watson kicks off her campaign
Heather Watson v Kirsten Flipkens
The best round 1 ladies matches
Angelique Kerber vs Vera Zvonareva
Monica Niculescu vs Naomi Osaka
Belinda Bencic vs Caroline Garcia
Alize Cornet vs Dominika Cibulkova
Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Barbora Strycova
Donna Vekic vs Sloane Stephens
Caroline Wozniacki vs Varvara Lepchenko
Serena Williams vs Arantxa Rus
Venus Williams vs Johanna Larsson
Petra Kvitova vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Who plays when?
Bottom half of the draw, which includes Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams, plays on Monday.
Top half, which includes defending champion Garbiñe Muguruza, Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, and Maria Sharapova, plays Tuesday.
Bottom half of the draw, which includes Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams, plays on Monday.
Top half, which includes defending champion Garbiñe Muguruza, Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, and Maria Sharapova, plays Tuesday. #Wimbledon— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) June 29, 2018
We will have the full draw in visual form soon
I promise.
Madison Keys could face Serena Williams in round four if she beats...
Ajla Tomljanovic in round 1.
Wozniacki out next
No.2 seed Caroline Wozniacki will begin Wimbledon against Varvara Lepchenko.
How will Serena Williams reach the final?
This is the projected path for Serena Williams. Madison Keys in round 4 could be a fantastic match.
I think she'll be happy with this draw.
R1: Rus
R2: Smitkova/Tomova
R3: Svitolina
R4: Keys/Rybarikova
QF: Wozniacki
SF: Stephens/Venus
F: Halep/Muguruza
SERENA is out of the hat
Serena Williams will open her Wimbledon campaign against the Netherlands’ Arantxa Rus.
Our seven-time singles champion Serena Williams will face Arantxa Rus in the first round#Wimbledonpic.twitter.com/mEyDb5HhVi
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 29, 2018
Tough start for Sloane Stephens
Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Barbora Strycova
Julia Goerges vs. Monica Puig
Sloane Stephens vs. Donna Vekic - That is a tough draw
But first it's Venus...
Five-time champion Venus Williams will take on Johanna Larsson in the first round.
Five-time champion Venus Williams will take on Johanna Larsson in the first round#Wimbledonpic.twitter.com/q9Q3C2gufB
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 29, 2018
Round 1 ties....still waiting for Serena...
Victoria Azarenka opens against Alexandrova
More Tennis
Monica Niculescu vs Naomi Osak
Angelique Kerber vs Vera Zvonareva
Caroline Garcia vs Belinda Bencic
Eugenie Bouchard out of the hat
Gabriella Taylor will play Eugenie Bouchard in the first round
Two past finalists draw each other in round 1
Kerber-Zvonareva
Quick bit of Konta analysis
This is Konta's route to the final: Round four looks tricky...
R1: Vikhlyantseva
R2: Cornet/Cibulkova
R3: Mertens
R4: Halep
QF: Kvitova/Ostapenko/Sharapova
SF: Muguruza
F: Wozniacki/Serena/Venus
2017 champion plays Naomi Broady
The reigning champion Garbine Muguruza will begin the defence of her title against Naomi Broady
Sharapova is back
2004 champion Maria Sharapova will face Vitalia Diatchenko in the first round.
Konta's potential opponant
Dominika Cibulkova opens against unseeded Alize Cornet. The winner will play whoever wins Konta's game.
Konta up next
Johanna Konta will play Natalia Vikhlyantseva in the first round
Now for the ladies...
World No.1 Simona Halep has been drawn to face Kurumi Nara in the first round.
Murry and Paire have previous
Murray beat Paire in Monte Carlo and ended 2016 as world number 1.
Could this match kickstart his season?
Two-time singles champion Andy Murray has been drawn to face Benoit Paire in the first round#Wimbledonpic.twitter.com/Xd9kAdOTOW
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 29, 2018
If Murray wants to get to the final...
He'll have some big matches early on. If the results go as expected this is what he'll face.
R1: Paire
R2: Chardy/Shapovalov
R3: Del Potro
R4: Sock/Goffin
QF: Nadal
SF: Zverev/Djokovic/Thiem
F: Federer
The notable draws so far
Gael Monfils vs Richard Gasquet
Stan Wawrinka vs Grigor Dimitrov
Dominic Thiem vs Marcos Baghdatis
Andy Murray vs Benoit Paire
Daniil Medvedev vs Borna Coric
Kyle Edmund vs Alex Bolt (Edmund could face Djokovic in round 3)
This should be good too...
Daniil Medvedev vs Borna Coric
Zverev draws Australian Duckworth
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev, will play James Duckworth in his opener.
Rafa Nadal comes out of the hat
Rafael Nadal has been drawn to face Dudi Sela in the first round.
ANDY MURRAY avoids the big guns
Andy Murray will play Benoit Paire in the first round at Wimbledon.
Murray beat Paire in round 4 last year 7-6 6-4 6-4.
The winner of Murray's match will then play the winner of Chardy vs Shapovalov.
Denis Shapovalov is a 19-year-old Canadian who is highly rated and seeded 28th.
More more more
Bernard Tomic will play Hubert Hurkacz.
Djokovic back with tough draw
Novak Djokovic opens against Australian Open quarter finalist Tennys Sandgren.
More round 1 action
Thiem opens against Baghdatis.
The winner will play either Ferrer or Khachanov
Kyle Edmund will play....
Alex Bolt
THIS IS BIG
Dimitrov v Wawrinka first round!
That is a huge game. Blimey.
More round 1 ties
Halle semifinalist Denis Kudla opens against Lucas Pouille.
Michael Mmoh faces last year’s quarter finalist Gilles Muller.
Peter Polansky draws Dennis Novak.
Cilic off and running
Last year's finalist Marin Cilic has been drawn to face Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round
Big French encounter in Round 1
Monfils vs Gasquet
Federer avoids Murray
Defending champion Roger Federer will begin his 20th Championships against Dusan Lajovic
Rafa Nadal is off to play tennis
He says he's on is way to practice? Is he not watching the draw?
We're here for you, Rafa, buena suerte!
On my way to practice @wimbledon then off to the beautiful club #Hurlingham to play my last match @Tennis_Classic at 2pm. See you there? ��������
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) June 29, 2018
We're still waiting....
Here's an inspirational tweet from Serena Williams.
She is seeded 25th in the ladies draw
4 days until #Wimbledon
Would you believe me if I told you the girl on the left always dreamed of becoming the woman on the right? Keep fighting. ���� pic.twitter.com/3QuTEN8xei— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) June 28, 2018
The projected Quarter Finals according to the mens seeding
Roger Federer vs Kevin Anderson
Marin Cilic vs Grigor Dimitrov
Dominic Thiem vs Alexander Zverev
Rafael Nadal vs Juan Martin del Potro
Nadal vs Del Potro looks tasty....
While you wait...
Serena Williams has become embroiled in controversy over a doping test at her Florida home.
And the gentlemen's singles
1. Roger Federer (SUI)
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
3. Marin Cilic (CRO)
4. Alexander Zverev (GER)
5. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)
6. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
7. Dominic Thiem (AUT)
8. Kevin Anderson (RSA)
9. John Isner (USA)
10. David Goffin (BEL)
11. Sam Querrey (USA)
12. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
13. Milos Raonic (CAN)
14. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
15. Diego Schwartzman (ARG)
16. Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
17. Borna Coric (CRO)
18. Lucas Pouille (FRA)
19. Jack Sock (USA)
20. Fabio Fognini (ITA)
21. Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
22. Kyle Edmund (GBR)
23. Adrian Mannarino (FRA)
24. Richard Gasquet (FRA)
25. Kei Nishikori (JAP)
26. Hyeon Chung (KOR)
27. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
28. Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
29. Damir Dzumhur (BIG)
30. Flip Krajinovic (SRB)
31. Marco Cecchinato (ITA)
32. Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
The seedings in the ladies singles
1. Simona Halep (ROU)
2. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
4. Sloane Stephens (USA)
5. Elina Svitolina (UKR)
6. Caroline Garcia (FRA)
7. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
8. Petra Kvitova (CZE)
9. Venus Williams (USA)
10. Madison Keys (USA)
11. Angelique Kerber (GER)
12. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
13. Julia Goerges (GER)
14. Daria Kasatkina (RUS)
15. Elise Mertens (BEL)
16. Coco Vandeweghe (USA)
17. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
18. Naomi Osaka (JPN)
19. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
20. Kiki Bertens (NED)
21. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
22. Johanna Konta (GBR)
23. Barbora Strycova (CZE)
24. Maria Sharapova (RUS)
25. Serena Williams (USA)
26. Daria Gavrilova (AUS)
27. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)
28. Anett Kontaveit (EST)
29. Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU)
30. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
31. Shuai Zhang (CHN)
32. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
Good morning tennis fans
Hello, and welcome to the Wimbledon draw!
All eyes are on SW19 this morning as the unseeded Andy Murray will find out who he faces in the first round of Wimbledon. Could it really be Roger Federer?
It's quite possible that Murray could be drawn against the eight-times champion Roger Federer in the first round. Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Kyle Edmund are other big names the 31-year-old could be unlucky enough to be drawn against first up.
The two-times Wimbledon champion only returned from hip surgery at Queen's last week and is slowly working his way back to full fitness.
Murray is currently ranked No 156 and the agreement the ATP has in place with the All England Club is that current positions are given more weight over past performances.
In the women's draw, new mother Serena Williams is seeded 25th, so should hope to avoid a top eight player until the third round.
Britain's Kyle Edmund is seeded 22nd in the men's draw, while Johanna Konta is 22nd in the women's.
Other names and numbers to look out for in the women's are Maria Sharapova, ranked 24th, defending champion Garbine Muguruza ranked third and Venus Williams ranked ninth. The top seed is Simona Halep.
On the men's side, Roger Federer is top of the pile, with Rafael Nadal in second. Novak Djokovic is seeded 12th and the Australian Nick Kyrgios is 16th.
Roger Federer has been in fine form and could be on for a record-extending 21st grand slam title, but the women’s field is harder to call. The last six grand slams have been won by different women including three first-timers in the last three majors in Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki and Sloane Stephens.
Simona Halep may be best positioned after her win in Paris.
Less than half an hour to go!
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