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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Neil McLeman

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Wimbledon draw 2023 as andy murray faces fellow brit and djokovic first match confirmed - What They Never Told You

Andy Murray faces fellow Brit Ryan Peniston in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, with a tough second-round clash with world No 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas or 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem looming. Wildcard Peniston, 27, is a cancer survivor who reached the second round on his Wimbledon debut last year.

British No 1 Cam Norrie faces Czech qualifier and world No 107 Tomas Machac in his opening contest, while wildcards Arthur Fery and George Loffhagen will take on No 3 seed Daniil Medvedev and No 6 seed Holger Rune respectively. Meanwhile, the tournament's No 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz faces a tough-looking opener against the experienced London-based Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, reports the Express.

Novak Djokovic - a seven-time SW19 winner - starts his title defence against Argentine world No 67 Pedro Cachin on the other side of the draw, with British No 2 Dan Evans facing French world No 76 Quentin Halys. Last year’s runner-up Nick Kyrgios, who has been suffering from a knee injury, is in the draw to play wildcard David Goffin.

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