Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and high seed Jannik Sinner have landed in the identical half of the Wimbledon draw, with the pair seeded to fulfill within the semi-finals.
Alcaraz, who overcame Novak Djokovic in 5 units within the Wimbledon last final 12 months, defeated Sinner within the semi-finals at Roland Garros en path to the title earlier this month. The 21-year-old Spaniard leads the 22-year-old Italian 5-4 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head collection.
Third seed Alcaraz is seeded to fulfill Frenchman Ugo Humbert within the fourth spherical and will play eighth seed Casper Ruud or Queen’s champion Tommy Paul within the quarter-finals. Alcaraz, who begins in opposition to Estonia qualifier Mark Lajal, is chasing his fourth main.
No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings Sinner begins in opposition to Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann and would possibly face 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini within the second spherical. Sinner may then meet 21-year-old American Ben Shelton within the fourth spherical, with 2023 semi-finalist Daniil Medvedev a possible quarter-final opponent. Medvedev begins in opposition to Aleksandar Kovacevic and will meet Grigor Dimitrov within the fourth spherical.
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Seven-time champion Djokovic is the second seed and faces Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva within the first spherical. The Serbian may play Tomas Martin Etcheverry within the third spherical, Holger Rune within the fourth spherical and is projected to fulfill seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz within the quarter-finals. Halle finalist Hurkacz beat Roger Federer en path to the semi-finals in 2021.
Seven-time Nitto ATP Finals winner Djokovic is seeded to play fourth seed Alexander Zverev within the semi-finals. Zverev, who has by no means been past the fourth spherical at Wimbledon, is projected to fulfill thirteenth seed Taylor Fritz within the fourth spherical and sixth seed Andrey Rublev within the quarter-finals. Rublev may play twenty fifth seed Lorenzo Musetti within the third spherical and Eleventh-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas within the fourth spherical.
British lefty Jack Draper is a possible third-round opponent for Zverev.
Two-time champion Andy Murray will play Czech Tomas Machac within the first spherical on Tuesday, with ninth seed Alex de Minaur taking up Corentin Moutet within the first spherical. De Minaur is in the identical quarter of the draw as Djokovic.
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