The Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo (42 worldwide) will be the first rival of Rafael Nadal on his return to Wimbledon where he has not competed since 2019, when he was eliminated by Roger Federer in the semi-finals. The path of the Balearic tennis player on the grass of the All England Tennis Club in London to qualify for a title that he last won in 2010 will be full of good servers.
In the second round Nadal could meet the American veteran Sam Querreywhile in the third round his rivals could be the Croatian Marin Cilic or the dutch Botic Van de Zandchulpto meet in the round of 16 against the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliasimus and in some theoretical semifinals to the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas or to Italian Mateo Berretini, finalist last year and champion these last two weeks in the previous grass-court tournaments in Stuttgart and Queen’s.
Alcaraz-Djokovic, possible rooms
Nadal y Djokovicfirst and second seeded, after Wimbledon’s ban on playing Daniil Medvedevcurrent world number 1, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the loss of Alexander Zverev (3), injured and operated on his right ankle, would not meet until a theoretical final. The Serbian tennis player will debut this Monday (1:30 p.m., Movistar) in the center against the Korean Soon Wo Kwon (75 worldwide).
in the quarterfinals Djokovic could intersect with Carlos Alcaraz who will also debut this Monday against the German Jean Leonard Struf and that later has as stronger rivals the Italian Jannik Sinner or the American bomber John Isner, in eighths. In some theoretical semifinals the current champion should cross the Pole Herbert Hurkaczwhich last year eliminated Federerand that debuts before Alexander Davidovich.
The theoretical knockout stages of the men’s draw would look like this:
Djokovic-Opelka
Sinner-alcaraz
Ruud-Carreno
Norrie-Hurkacz
Berrettini-Schwartzman
Shapovalov-Tsitsipas
Auger-Fritz
Cilic-Nadal
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In the women’s box Paula Badosa will debut against the American Louise Chirico (227 world). In the same table as the Catalan tennis player is the Romanian Simona Halep, champion in 2019; the american Coco Gaufffinalist of the last Roland Garros and the Czech Karolina PliskovaWimbledon finalist last year, as well as Serena Williams who returns to the circuit at 40 years and 10 months, after a year without playing and if he reaches the third round he would meet Pliskova.
Garbiñe Muguruza will debut against the Belgian tennis player Greet Milman (89) and in the same part of the table is the current world number 1, the Polish Every Swiatekwhich could cross in the quarterfinals. Badosa y Muguruza They could meet in the semifinals. For your part Sara Sorribes will debut against the American Christina McHale and in the second round it could come across Serena Williamswhile Nuria Parrizas he will do it before the also American Claire Liu.
The theoretical round of 16 of the women’s tournament would look like this:
Swiatek-Krejcikova
Muguruza-Football
Badosa-Halep
Gauff-Pliskova
Collins-Raducanu
Kerber-Jabeur
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