![]() The ATP and WTA reacted by removing all ranking points from the tournament. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the first round in the first main-draw 10-point tie-break at Wimbledon. There are no Russian or Belarusian players in the competition after they were banned after the invasion of Ukraine. This was the first edition of Wimbledon to feature a champions tie-break (10-point tie-break), when the score reaches six games all in the fifth set, and the third edition to feature a final set tie-break. Harriet Dart will face Spanish-Swiss player Rebekah Masarova, Katie Swan plays Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, Heather Watson is up against German Tamara Korpatsch and wildcard Jody Burridge will face Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko. She opens against Montenegrin Danka Kovinic. Swiatek will bid to continue her 35-match winning streak against Croatian qualifier Jana Fett - with British wildcard Sonay Kartal her potential second-round opponent. ![]() But if Swiatek or Halep were to have the honour, Raducanu would play on Monday. The All England Club has yet to confirm who will open the women’s event on Tuesday in the absence of Ash Barty, who retired after winning the title last year. The British No 1 is in the lower half of the draw - on the opposite side of world No 1 Iga Swiatek and 2019 winner Simona Halep. The US Open champion reached the fourth round last year in her first Grand Slam event before triumphing in New York. Whether the 2019 Wimbledon champion can cope with the clean hitting of Amanda Anisimova remains to be seen though, as well as the pressure of a grand slam quarter-final and a wide-open draw. ![]() In the women's draw, Raducanu takes on Van Uytvanck in a tough opening match. Defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic will face South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo in the opening round as he bids to retain his crown at the All England Club.
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