Jannik Sinner would be the world No. 1 and prime seed on the All-England Membership, however he was not given any favors when the Wimbledon draw ceremony was held on Friday morning. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is Sinner’s half of the bracket and the Italian might go up in opposition to Matteo Berrettini within the second spherical.
Berrettini was the Wimbledon runner-up in 2021 and he’s coming off a runner-up efficiency in Stuttgart. That each one-Italian showdown in all probability wouldn’t be a straightforward one for Sinner. If the Italian does get by way of it, he might meet Tallon Griekspoor within the third spherical, Ben Shelton within the fourth, and both Daniil Medvedev or Grigor Dimitrov within the quarters.
Not solely is Alcaraz the defending champ in SW19, however he additionally received the French Open earlier in June. On his option to La Coupe des Mousquetaires he edged Sinner in a five-set semifinal thriller. Alcaraz is in a a lot weaker part of the Wimbledon draw in comparison with Sinner. The No. 3 seed will seemingly coast into the quarterfinals, the place he might see Queen’s Membership champion Tommy Paul on the opposite facet of the web.
Novak Djokovic is on track to face Hubert Hurkacz in a quarterfinal conflict on the backside of the draw. They went head-to-head in London in final 12 months’s spherical of 16, with Djokovic surviving in 4 very tight units. Djokovic is a query mark heading into Wimbledon this season on account of his medial meniscus tear at Roland Garros. In the meantime, Hurkacz’s grass-court swing already contains a runner-up efficiency in Halle (misplaced to Sinner). Djokovic might play in opposition to both Holger Rune or Karen Khachanov within the spherical of 16; Alex de Minaur is a possible fourth-round foe for Hurkacz.
Alexander Zverev’s part needs to be thought-about essentially the most extensive open. Among the many different contenders are Taylor Fritz, Sebastian Korda, Jack Draper, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Lorenzo Musetti. Zverev vs. Draper is a possible third-rounder.
First-round matchups to observe embody Korda vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Adrian Mannarino vs. Gael Monfils, Andy Murray vs. Tomas Machac, Alexander Bublik vs. Jakub Mensik, and Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis.
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