World No. 1 Iga Swiatek projected to face Marketa Vondrousova in quarterfinals of Wimbledon

LONDON: World No. 1 Iga Swiatek could be up against defending champion Marketa Vondrousova in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, as per the draw announced on Friday.

The other projected quarterfinals are - 2022 champion Elena Rybakina vs fifth-seeded American Jessica Pegula, second-seeded American Coco Gauff vs French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini, and Aryna Sabalenka vs Qinwen Zheng in what would be a rematch of this year’s Australian Open final.

Four-time Major winner Swiatek, who is chasing her maiden title at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, opens her campaign against USA’s Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion.

Vondrousova, who became the first unseeded women’s champion at the grass Major last year, begins her title defence with a first-round fixture against Spain’s Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro while two-time runner-up Ons Jabeur takes on Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima.

Rybakina plays Elena-Gabriela Ruse in round one. Gauff will play in an all-American first round tie against Caroline Dolehide while third seed Sabalenka, who Gauff could face in the semifinals, takes on American Emina Bektas.

Top-ranked British player Katie Boulter, seeded 32nd, will be up against 2022 semifinalist Tatjana Maria of Germany. Emma Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, has been awarded a wildcard and opens her campaign against 22nd-seeded Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova. Agencies

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