Wimbledon: Gauff v Venus in first round; Federer v Nadal in semifinal?
The 2019 singles tournament draws have been made.
We'll have bracket breakdowns, expert picks—champions, contenders and pretenders—and will pinpoint the top first-round matches from this morning's Wimbledon draws throughout the day on TENNIS.com. For now, here are the highlights from the 2019 Wimbledon draws:
The defending champion begins his Championships against one of the top unseeded players in the draw:
Like at Roland Garros, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could meet in the semifinals:
Sam Querrey, who beat Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2016, will face French Open finalist Dominic Thiem:
Nick Kyrgios and Nadal, who played at the All England Club in a memorable 2014 fourth-rounder—won by the Aussie—could collide in the second round:
Federer will begin his tournament against South Africa's Lloyd Harris:
Full Wimbledon men's draw:
Here's a possible set of quarterfinal's on the women's side. Where's Serena Williams, you may ask?
She's in Angelique Kerber's section of the draw.
As for Venus? The 39-year-old will face 15-year-old Cori Gauff, who idolized the Williams sisters as a youngster (so to speak). It's one of the most compelling first-rounders of all.
World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty begins her quest for the clay-grass double against Saisai Zheng:
A closer look at one of the most competitive women's quarters: