Andy Murray faces Brit in tough Wimbledon draw as Novak Djokovic handed dream route
Andy Murray will face fellow Brit Ryan Peniston in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday. But the unseeded two-time champion then faces a tough second-round clash with world No 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas or 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem in the second round.
Wildcard Peniston, 27, is a cancer survivor who reached the second round on his Wimbledon debut last year. Murray and Peniston are on the same side of the draw as British No 1 Cam Norrie who will face Czech qualifier and world No 107 Tomas Machac in his opening contest.
There are two other high-profile matches for British wildcards. Arthur Fery will take on No 3 seed Daniil Medvedev while George Loffhagen is up against No 6 seed Holger Rune. The tournament’s No 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz faces a tricky opener against experienced London-based Frenchman Jeremy Chardy.
On the other side of the draw, Novak Djokovic will start his title defence against Argentine world No 67 Pedro Cachin. British No 2 Dan Evans also faces French world No 76 Quentin Halys while last year’s runner-up Nick Kyrgios, who has been suffering from a knee injury, is in the draw to play wildcard David Goffin.
Seven-time SW19 champion Djokovic is looking to win a fifth successive title to draw level with the great Roger Federer on eight overall and move to an incredible 24 career Grand Slams. And he will be heavily backed after his draw
