Wimbledon draw: Jack Draper, Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter learn 1st-round opponents
Emma Raducanu will face 17-year-old British wild card Mingge Xu in the women’s singles first round at this year’s Wimbledon Championships, while compatriots Katie Boulter and Jack Draper also learned their paths to the final.
World No. 4 and a genuine contender at this years Championships, Draper faces Argentine Sebastian Baez in the first round and finds himself on the same side of the draw — should the favourites progress — as Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and could potentially meet Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
Boulter, British women’s No. 2, was handed a tough opener, facing ninth seed Paula Badosa. She was knocked out at the quarterfinal stage at the Nottingham Open and now now faces an uphill task to go on the deep Wimbledon run that many have tipped her for.
British women’s No. 3 Sonny Kartal will face 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko while British wild card Harriet Dart has been drawn against the Hungarian Dalma Gálfi.
Meanwhile Hannah Klugman and Mika Stojsavljevic, two British teenagers entering as wild cards have been handed tough draws as Klugman faces Canadian 29th seed Leylah Fernandez and Stojsavljevic will play 31st seed Ashlyn Krueger.
The extraordinary story of Britain’s world No. 719 Oliver Tarvet reaching Wimbledon’s singles draw could be the talking point of the first round should he progress against Swiss international Leandro Riedi. The Englishman still has a year left of University in San Diego and will be hoping his fairytale run to the Championships goes past the first round.
Former British No. 1 Dan Evans will look to get past the first round at Wimbledon for the first time in three years in an all-English clash with Jay Clark while 2022 semifinalist Cam Norrie faces Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut.
Jacob Fearnley, fresh off his first ever ATP quarterfinal at Queens takes on Brazilian Joao Fonseca in his return to Wimbledon.
Wimbledon 2025: Jack Draper’s draw, tough path to final
Wimbledon 2025: Emma Raducanu’s draw, path to final