Potential highlights of The Gentleman's Singles Championship
FIRST QUARTER
Five-time champion Novak Djokovic headlines the top half of the draw and shares a quarter with Russian No.5 seed and recent Halle finalist Andrey Rublev.
The Serbian world No.1 could get a rematch of the 2018 Wimbledon final against Kevin Anderson in the second round. The first seed in his path could be Spanish No.30 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who won the junior title in 2017 and is making his senior debut at The Championships.
Djokovic’s potential seeded fourth round opponents are No.13 Gael Monfils or No.17 Cristian Garin.
Rublev will be looking to make it past the second round at Wimbledon for the first time and could face No.9 seed Diego Schwartzman or No.19 seed Jannik Sinner in the last 16.
Favourite: Novak Djokovic
Unseeded threat: Denis Kudla
Projected quarter-final (by seeding): Novak Djokovic v Andrey Rublev
Potential thriller: Novak Djokovic v Kevin Anderson, possible second round
SECOND QUARTER
Greek No.3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas is the man to beat in this part of the draw.
A runner-up at Roland-Garros this month, Tsitsipas is drawn to face No.8 seed and 2019 semi-finalist Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals, but must first navigate past in-form American Frances Tiafoe in the opening round.
No.25 Karen Khachanov is the first seed in Tsitsipas’s path as they could clash in the third round, with No.15 Alex de Minaur or No.22 Dan Evans lurking ahead as possible last-16 opponents.
That quarter of the draw is also home to two-time Wimbledon winner Andy Murray as well as Canadian No.10 seed and 2016 junior champion Denis Shapovalov.
Favourite: Stefanos Tsitsipas
Unseeded threat: Andy Murray
Projected quarter-final (by seeding): Stefanos Tsitsipas v Roberto Bautista Agut
Potential thriller: Dan Evans v Feliciano Lopez, first round
THIRD QUARTER
Anchored by German No.4 seed Alexander Zverev, this quarter is loaded and has a long list of candidates that could make it through unscathed.
Italian No.7 seed Matteo Berrettini is looking the strongest of the bunch, particularly after capturing his first ATP 500-level title at Queen's last week. Berrettini opens against 2019 quarter-finalist Guido Pella and could find himself locked in an ace-fest against No.28 John Isner in the third round.
Aslan Karatsev, the breakthrough star of 2021, or No.12 seed Casper Ruud are potential last-16 opponents for Berrettini, while Zverev, Halle champion Ugo Humbert, and former quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios are all possible last-eight opponents.
Zverev kicks against Dutch qualifier Tallon Griekspoor and could meet American No.31 seed Taylor Fritz in the third round.
Canadian No.16 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, Humbert and Kyrgios are all possible last-16 foes for Zverev.
Favourite: Matteo Berrettini
Unseeded threat: Nick Kyrgios
Projected quarter-final (by seeding): Matteo Berrettini v Alexander Zverev
Potential thriller: Nick Kyrgios v Ugo Humbert, first round
FOURTH QUARTER
Russian No.2 seed Daniil Medvedev and eight-time champion Roger Federer are the top guns in the bottom quarter of the draw.
Before they could clash in the quarter-finals though, Medvedev must first contend with German big-server Jan-Lennard Struff, who defeated the Russian in their Halle opener 10 days ago.
Former finalist and recent Stuttgart champion Marin Cilic is the first seed standing in Medvedev’s way, before potential fourth round meetings with No.14 Hubert Hurkacz or No.18 Grigor Dimitrov.
Federer’s journey begins against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino before a possible third round meeting with another lefty, No.29 seed Cameron Norrie.
Favourite: Roger Federer
Unseeded threat: Sam Querrey
Projected quarter-final (by seeding): Roger Federer v Daniil Medvedev
Potential thriller: Jan-Lennard Struff v Daniil Medvedev, first round
