British players avoid seeds at Wimbledon as Murray and Raducanu battle injuries
British hopes at Wimbledon will be high after an encouraging draw for the home players led by Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray.
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Wimbledon 2022 draw: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal avoid unseeded big names, Andy Murray v James Duckworth
Novak Djokovic will face South Korea's Soonwoo Kwon in the first round of his Wimbledon defence. The No.1 seed — in the absence of Russian Daniil Medvedev — could meet Spanish teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz in the last eight if the pair both reach that stage. Ad/> Andy Murray has been drawn against Australia's James Duckworth in his opening match.
'Go there, have fun' - Andy Murray can play at Wimbledon without any pressure, says Alex Corretja
Just appearing at Wimbledon should be a «nice present» for Andy Murray after his arduous journey to return to the ATP tour, according to Eurosport tennis analyst Alex Corretja. Two-time champion Murray returned to SW19 last year after a four-year absence having required hip replacement surgery. Ad/> Murray opted to skip the clay-court season and reunited with his former coach Ivan Lendl in March to prepare for Wimbledon.
Murray draws Duckworth in Wimbledon opener | Raducanu faces Van Uytvanck
Two-time champion Andy Murray will play James Duckworth in the first round of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, while fellow Brit Emma Raducanu will start her tournament against Alison van Uytvanck.
Emma Raducanu's route to Wimbledon final: Tough first round, Jabeur quarter, Swiatek final
Emma Raducanu has a tough opening match on her return to Wimbledon as she will face recent Surbiton and Gaiba champion, and strong grass-courter, Alison van Uytvanck. The 19-year-old made her Grand Slam debut at the All England Club a year ago as the 338th-ranked wildcard and returns as the 10th seed and US Open champion. Raducanu is in the opposite half of the draw to world No 1 Iga Swiatek and 23-time Major champion Serena Williams so could only face them in the final, but has this year's Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins and in-form world No 3 Ons Jabeur in her quarter.
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