Wimbledon 2019 draw
– Wimbledon men’s draw: Novak Djokovic opens against Philipp Kohlschreiber, Roger Federer faces Lloyd Harris
– Wimbledon men’s draw: Rafael Nadal given the “draw of death” where he could face Kyrgios, Shapovalov, Cilic, Thiem, Federer and Djokovic on his route to the final.
– Wimbledon women’s draw: The story of the women’s draw is undoubtedly Venus Williams being drawn to face 15-year-old Cori Gauff
– Wimbledon women’s draw: Defending champion Angelique Kerber will face Germany’s Dajana Maria, world No 1 Ashleigh Barty plays against Saisai Zheng
Wimbledon 2019 draw
That’s the draw now complete with some fascinating match-ups to watch out for in the week.
Rafael Nadal’s frustration over dropping to the third seed would have only increased after that with one of the toughest draws of the top seeds. His route to the final could include Kyrgios, Shapovalov, Cilic, Thiem, Federer and Djokovic!
Philipp Kohlschreiber could provide a tough opener for Djokovic. Federer will like his chances of at least reaching the semi-finals.
Women’s draw: World No 2 Naomi Osaka will face Yulia Putintseva in her first round match
Women’s draw: WOW! 15-year-old Cori Gauff faces Venus Williams in the first round! That will be incredible to watch!
Women’s draw: Heather Watson will play American Caty McNally in the first round
Women’s draw: Reigning champion Angelique Kerber will face Germany’s Dajana Maria in the opening round
Women’s draw: Johanna Konta begins her 2019 Wimbledon tournament against Ana Bogdan
Women’s draw: World No 1 Ashleigh Barty will start her tournament against
Women’s draw: Johanna Konta could potentially face Sloane Stephens in the third round
Women’s draw: Serena Williams will face Giulia Gatto-Monticone in the first round
Projected women’s singles quarter (according to seeding)
Ashleigh Barty vs Angelique Kerber
Kiki Bertens vs Petra Kvitova
Elina Svitolina vs Karolina Pliskova
Simona Halep vs Naomi Osaka
10:25am: Now here comes the Women’s draw…
Men’s draw: The FULL Men’s draw will be inserted in here at the end of the women’s draw
Roger Federer’s projected route to Wimbledon final
R1 – Harris
R2 – Clarke/Rubin
R3 – Pouille
R4 – Coric
QF – Nishikori/Isner
SF – Nadal
F – Djokovic
Men’s draw: Roger Federer will face South Africa’s Lloyd Harris in the first round
Men’s draw: Oh WOW! Potential Rafael Nadal vs Nick Kyrgios in the second round
Men’s draw: Tough start for Dominic Thiem against Sam Querrey
Novak Djokovic’s projected route to the final
1R Kohlschreiber
2R Jaziri
3R Lajovic
4R Monfils
QF Tsitsipas
SF Anderson
F Federer
Men’s draw: 2018 Wimbledon finalist Kevin Anderson will face Pierre Hugues-Herbert
Men’s draw: Kyle Edmund to begin his Wimbledon tournament against Jaume Munar
Men’s draw: Novak Djokovic will begin the defence of his 2018 Wimbledon crown against Philipp Kohlschreiber
PROJECTED MENS QUARTER-FINALS
Djokovic vs Tsitsipas
Anderson v Zverev
Thiem v Nadal
Nishikori v Federer
10am: The Men’s draw takes place first with the 32 seeds first removed from the draw before adding them back in later.
And we’re about to get underway…
9:55am: There are two British hopefuls seeded for Wimbledon, one in each of the Men’s and Women’s singles.
Johanna Konta has enjoyed a strong 2019 campaign and will enter the tournament as the 19th seed, with hopes of at least repeating her 2017 semi-final performance at SW19.
Kyle Edmund meanwhile will offer Britain’s best hopes on the Men’s side, seeded 30th. He has slowly been improving at Wimbledon over the year, reaching the third round in 2018.
9:45am: Good morning and welcome to Express Sport’s live blog for the Wimbledon draw. The tournament favourites on both sides – Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Ashleigh Barty and Serena Williams – will all be watching closely to see who they will be facing.
Below is a list of the seeded players on both the Men’s and Women’s singles.
Wimbledon 2019 Men’s seeds:
Djokovic 1, Federer 2, Nadal 3, Anderson 4, Thiem 5, Zverev 6, Tsitsipas 7, Nishikori 8, Isner 9, Khachanov 10, Medvedev 11, Fognini 12, Cilic 13, Coric 14, Raonic 15, Monfils 16, Berrettini 17, Basilavshili 18, Auger-Aliassime 19, Simon 20, Goffin 21, Wawrinka 22, Bautista-Agut 23, Schwartzman 24, de Minaur 25, Pella 26, Pouille 27, Paire 28, Shapovalov 29, Edmund 30, Deere 31, Lajovic 32
Wimbledon 2019 Women’s seeds:
Barty 1, Osaka 2, Plisova 3, Bertens 4, Kerber 5, Kvitova 6, Halep 7, Svitolina 8, Stephens 9, Sabalenka 10, S Williams 11, Sevastova 12, Bencic 13, Wozniacki 14, Wang 15, Vondrousova 16, Keys 17, Goerges 18, Konta 19, Kontaveit 20, Mertens 21, Vekic 22, Garcia 23, Martic 24, Anisimova 25, Muguruza 26, Kenin 27, Hsieh 28, Kasatkina 29, Navarro 30, Sakkara 31, Tsurenko 32
