Wimbledon 2022 draw: Emma Raducanu & Serena Williams’ route to the final

The 2022 Wimbledon draw has been made and the likes of Emma Raducanu and Serena Williams have learnt their fate. 

This year’s competition gets underway next week and there are some enticing first-round matchups across the men’s and the women’s draw. 

Simona Halep, who won the tournament in 2019, starts her account against former quarter-finalist Karolina Muchova. 

World number one Iga Swiatek begins her campaign against qualifier Jana Fett. The French Open champion is currently on a run of 35 consecutive wins and is the heavy favourite to claim her third major title at the All England Club. 

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic has been tipped to defend his Wimbledon title. Find out who he and Rafael Nadal could face here. 

Despite Swiatek’s dominance of late, fans at Wimbledon are chiefly interested in the fortunes of two players in the women’s draw –– Raducanu and Williams. 

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The former has become Britain’s newest tennis superstar, having stormed to victory at the US Open last year. 

Williams, on the other hand, is well known to those who have frequented SW19 in the past and will be vying for her eighth title at the All England Club. 

On paper, both players seemingly have a somewhat favourable draw. Here’s who they could face in each round. 

Raducanu is seeded 10th for the competition but faces a tough opening-round match against Alison Van Uytvanck. 

The Belgian, who is ranked 46th in the world,  has won five WTA titles so far in her career and is an accomplished grass court player. 

If the Brit comes through that contest, she will face either Caroline Garcia or compatriot Yuriko Miyazaki.

Born in Japan, Miyazaki switched to British nationality in March 2022. 

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