2 days Ago By Hari Kishore
2024 Wimbledon: Carlos Alcaraz might meet Jannik Sinner in semifinals, Iga Swiatek might meet Marketa Vondrousova in quarterfinals Wimbledon’s defending champion Carlos Alcaraz could run into World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals, according to the men’s singles draw that was announced in London on Friday. Similarly, World No.
1 Iga Swiatek will meet defending champion Marketa Vondrousova in the quarterfinals in the women’s singles category. Alcaraz, seeded third at the SW19, will start against Estonia’s Mark Lajal in the first round, while Swiatek will play Sofia Kenin of the USA in the first round. Kenin triumphed at the Australian Open in 2020.
Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who is seeded second, could face Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the other semifinal. The Serb opens his Wimbledon sojourn against Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva in the first round Sinner will start his Wimbledon campaign against Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann and could run into Matteo Berrettini in the second round.
Berrettini lost the 2021 final to Djokovic. Britain’s Andy Murray, who might be playing in his last season, will face Czech’s Tomas Machac in the first round. He will play in the men’s doubles with his brother Jamie Murray.
The quarter finals could produce some mouth-watering contests. Sinner, the World No. 1 could be up against Daniil Medvedev, who is seeded fifth, while Alcaraz is set to face the eight seed Casper Ruud.
Zverev will run into Andrey Rublev, while Djokovic.
