Andy Murray faces all-British first round Wimbledon clash but handed horror second round draw
Andy Murray faces a first round clash at Wimbledon against fellow Brit Ryan Peniston.
If he passes that test then the two-time Wimbledon champion will face former US Open champion Dominic Thiem or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round.
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Murray just missed out on being seeded for Wimbledon this year, which would have meant avoiding some of the biggest names until the third round.
The 36-year-old was ranked 39th in the world at the time of the seedings and needed just a few more withdrawals to make it in.
He could have got there with a good run at Queen's, but lost to finalist Alex De Minaur in the first round.
As ever with Murray, he will have to battle the hard way to make a run at the All England Club and we'd never bet against him.
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It is 10 years on from that first Wimbledon title when he became the first male British Grand Slam champion since Fred Perry.
That was a glorious day for Murray, British tennis and the whole of the UK.
He finally got over the line after losing in the previous year's final to Roger Federer, and having reached the semi-finals in the three years before 2012 too.
Murray won it again in 2016, but has only played at Wimbledon twice since 2017.
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The three-time Grand Slam champion has had well documented injury problems that led to having career-saving hip surgery.
Results have not been what they were at his world number one peak in 2016, where he made the final of the Australian and French Opens as well as winning a second Wimbledon.
It has been an absolute roller coaster of emotions watching Murray matches in recent years.
You just have to look at his epic battles with Matteo Berrettini and Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open in January.
Can Andy Murray win Wimbledon? The chances are very remote but it's going to be an epic journey that we can't wait for.
He will begin against Peniston on Tuesday, with Novak Djokovic opening Centre Court on Monday against Pedro Cachin.
Brits at Wimbledon
Brits in action in the first round of Wimbledon...
Women:
- Diane Perry vs Harriet Dart
- Belinda Bencic vs Katie Swan
- Caty McNally vs Jodie Burrage
- Daria Saville vs Katie Boulter
- Madison Keys vs Sonay Kartal
- Barbora Krejčíková vs Heather Watson
Men:
- Holger Rune vs George Loffhagen
- Daniil Medvedev vs Arthur Fery
- Cameron Norrie vs Tomas Machac
- Ryan Peniston vs Andy Murray
- Dan Evans vs Quentin Halys
- Liam Broady vs Constant Lestienne
- Jan Choinski vs Dusan Lajovic
Two young British debutants were handed tough assignments - Arthur Fery will take on third seed Daniil Medvedev while George Loffhagen meets sixth seed Holger Rune.
Men's British number one Cameron Norris faces Tomas Machac, while Dan Evans takes on Quentin Halys.
Liam Broady faces Constant Lestienne, while Jan Choinski is against Dusan Lajovic.
Women's British number one Katie Boulter will take on Australia's Daria Saville in the first round.
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Three British players drew seeds - Heather Watson, who reached the fourth round last year, plays former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova, Katie Swan meets 14th seed Belinda Bencic and Sonay Kartal takes on 25th seed Madison Keys.
Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage fared better - the former drawing France's Diane Parry and the latter American Caty McNally.
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