Andy Murray avoids a seed in first round and will take on Australian James Duckworth; Emma Raducanu, the 10th seed at Wimbledon, takes on Belgian Alison van Uytvanck
Last Updated: 24/06/22 11:07am
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.
Murray has struggled with an abdominal injury leading up to the Grand Slam and he has avoided an opening seed, with his first test next week coming in the form of Australian world No 77 Duckworth.
Raducanu, the 10th seed, has also seen her grass-court preparation disrupted by a side strain – pulling out of Nottingham and being unfit for Eastbourne – but took her place in the draw on Friday and will face the unseeded Van Uytvanck.
Van Uytvanck is ranked 46th in the world and recently won the grass court 125 event in Italy.
British wild card Paul Jubb was given a standout first-round match against Nick Kyrgios, while in-form Jack Draper will open his campaign against Belgian wild card Zizou Bergs, who won the recent Challenger tournament in Ilkley.
Katie Boulter, who has been in excellent form on the grass, faces France’s Clara Burel while debutante Sonay Kartal meets Danka Kovinic and has the carrot of a potential second-round match against top seed Iga Swiatek.
Standout ties and Murray and Raducanu’s path
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Highlights of Rafael Nadal’s win over Stan Wawrinka in the Spaniard’s first grass match of the year at the Hurlingham Club.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic begins his quest for a seventh title against South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo.
Second seed Rafael Nadal, who is set to make his first appearance at Wimbledon since 2019 and has won both Grand Slams so far this year, faces Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo.
Serena Williams, meanwhile, will make her Wimbledon comeback against France’s Harmony Tan.
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After almost a year out of the game through injury, Serena Williams expressed her delight to be back on court at Eastbourne with her doubles partner Ons Jabeur.
The 23-time grand slam singles champion is unseeded having not played a competitive singles match since limping out of last year’s Championships with a hamstring injury.
Top seed Iga Swiatek opens her campaign against Croatian qualifier Jana Fett.
Murray will be happy with his side of the draw having avoided some of the big names, though a potential second-round meeting against John Isner is on the cards.
If advancing past Van Uytvanck, Raducanu could take on another British player, Yuriko Miyazaki, in the second round,
with Katie Swan also drawn in the same section.
More to follow.
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