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Defending women's champion Elena Rybakina will face American Shelby Rogers in the opening round at Wimbledon while men's second seed Novak Djokovic will begin his title defence against Argentina's 67th-ranked Pedro Cachin.
LONDON : Defending women's champion Elena Rybakina will face American Shelby Rogers in the opening round at Wimbledon while men's second seed Novak Djokovic will begin his title defence against Argentina's 67th-ranked Pedro Cachin.
Andy Murray faces fellow Brit Ryan Peniston in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, with a tough second-round clash with world No 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas or 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem looming. Wildcard Peniston, 27, is a cancer survivor who reached the second round on his Wimbledon debut last year.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has lavished praise on Carlos Alcaraz, describing the Spanish tyro as “one of the most talented players I have ever seen.” Alcaraz had a breakthrough year in 2022, winning his maiden Grand Slam at the US Open. Ad Landing a first major as a teenager suggested the tennis world was at his feet, but injuries set him back towards the end of the year and they reared their head again when he was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the French Open. WimbledonWilander: Djokovic 'big favourite' for Wimbledon, has Alcaraz solved grass problem?A DAY AGO Alcaraz suggested nervous energy was to blame for the problems he suffered against Djokovic, and he bounced back by winning the title at Queen’s.
American success was once commonplace at Wimbledon. Pete Sampras won at the All England Club seven times – a record until Roger Federer won his eighth title in 2017 – and Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick made five finals between them. Further back there was Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, who played each other in two finals and won a combined five titles.
Novak Djokovic targets an eighth All England Club title and 24th Grand Slam crown at Wimbledon which gets under way on Monday.
LONDON: Andy Murray labelled a controversial poster of former Wimbledon greats as a "disaster" after the Scot highlighted the lack of prominence given to female stars.
In 2013, Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky pulled off one of the greatest Wimbledon shocks when he demolished Roger Federer on Centre Court.