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Wimbledon Draw Unveils Unpredictable Women’s Field and Key First-Round Showdowns

None of this year’s top-10 women’s seeds has lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish, signaling a wide-open title race as the grass-court fortnight gets under way.

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Overview

  • Friday’s ceremony at the All England Club placed 128 players, including 32 seeds, 16 qualifiers and eight wild cards, into the singles draws.
  • None of the top-10 women’s seeds—including Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula—has previously won the Wimbledon singles title.
  • Men’s top seed Jannik Sinner opens against fellow Italian Luca Nardi while two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz meets Fabio Fognini in his bid for a third straight title.
  • Seventeenth seed and defending women’s champion Barbora Krejcikova is scheduled to face rising star Alexandra Eala in her first-round match.
  • The grass-court fortnight at SW19 begins Monday when the first-round matches get under way.