Wimbledon 2024, men’s singles draw: Alcaraz, Sinner projected to meet in semifinals; Murray to face Machac

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is projected to face World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals, as per the draw announced on Friday.

Published : Jun 28, 2024 15:04 IST , CHENNAI - 2 MINS READ

FILE PHOTO: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz is the men’s singles defending champion at Wimbledon.
FILE PHOTO: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz is the men’s singles defending champion at Wimbledon. | Photo Credit: AP
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FILE PHOTO: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz is the men’s singles defending champion at Wimbledon. | Photo Credit: AP

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is projected to face World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals, as per the draw announced on Friday.

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, seeded second, faces Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva in the first round and could be up against Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the other semifinal.

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Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is set to face Czech player Tomas Machac. The 37-year-old Murray has indicated this is likely to be his last season on tour before retirement. He has been dealing with a series of injuries in 2024, and had a surgical procedure on his back over the weekend after stopping during a match at a tuneup event. Murray has also received a doubled wildcard along with his brother Jamie.

Sinner, who is playing his first Slam after becoming the first Italian player to be ranked No. 1 in the ATP Rankings, opens his campaign against Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann with a potential second-round against 2021 runner-up and compatriot Matteo Berrettini.

Third seed Alcaraz begins his title defence with a first-round match against Estonia’s Mark Lajal.

The projected quarterfinals are - Sinner vs fifth-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev, Alcaraz vs eighth-seeded Norwegian Casper Ruud, Zverev vs sixth-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev and Djokovic vs seventh-seeded Pole Hubert Hurkacz.

Top-ranked British player Jack Draper, seeded 28th, faces Swedish qualifier Elias Ymer in the opening round.

First-round matches to watch out
Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Marton Fucsovics (HUN)
[9] Alex De Minaur (AUS) vs [LL] James Duckworth (AUS)
[17] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)
[19] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
[20] Sebastian Korda (USA) vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)
[21] Karen Khachanov vs Aslan Karatsev
[22] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs Gael Monfils (FRA)
[23] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs Jakub Mensik (CZE)
Sumit Nagal (IND) vs Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)
[29] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs Matteo Arnaldi (ITA)
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