Novak Djokovic of Serbia performs in his match with Frances Tiafoe of USA at The Hurlingham Club on June 29, 2023 in London, England.| Photo Credit: Getty Images

Novak Djokovic will start his quest for a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title in opposition to Argentina’s Pedro Cachin, with a possible rematch of final yr’s closing in opposition to Nick Kyrgios looming within the quarterfinals.

Djokovic might face Andrey Rublev or Felix Auger-Aliassime within the final eight ought to Kyrgios not make it, together with his projected semifinal to return in opposition to Jannik Sinner or Casper Ruud, who he beat within the French Open closing earlier this month.

Top seed and World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has not been past the fourth spherical at Wimbledon in two appearances, however is discovering his ft on the grass after profitable at Queen’s Club final week.

Alcaraz begins in opposition to Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, however has a difficult path by to the latter levels with the prospect for a rematch of the Queen’s closing in opposition to Alex de Minaur within the fourth spherical and World No. 6 Holger Rune within the quarter-finals.

Tsitsipas meets Thiem

Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem within the tie of the boys’s first spherical with the winner probably going through two-time champion Andy Murray, who takes on wild card Ryan Peniston.

Top seed Iga Swiatek has been handed the kinder aspect of the ladies’s draw. The Pole begins in opposition to China’s Zhu Lin and is projected to face Coco Gauff within the quarterfinals and Jessica Pegula or Caroline Garcia within the final 4.

Heavy backside half

The backside half of the draw is stacked with defending champion Elena Rybakina, World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka and final yr’s finalist Ons Jabeur.

Five-time winner Venus Williams will tackle a fellow wild card Elina Svitolina in one of many ties of the primary spherical.

The third Grand Slam of the season will get underway on Monday, July 3.

Interesting first-round match-ups

Men

Tsitsipas vs Thiem

Berrettini vs Sonego

Goffin vs Kyrgios

Rublev vs Purcell

Fritz vs Hanfmann

Women

Swiatek vs Lin

Venus vs Svitolina

Kenin vs Gauff

Rybakina vs Rogers

Sabalenka vs Udvardy