Raducanu to face Welsh teenager Xu at Wimbledon

Wimbledon 2025

Venue: All England Club, June 30 – 13 .

In a stunning first-round match at Wimbledon, Emma Raducanu will face Mimi Xu, a youngster from England.

British No. 1 Raducanu, who is 38th in the world, was given a difficult-looking draw after falling just short of the championship seeding.

The path for world number four, who faces Argentine’s 38th-ranked Sebastian Baez, is also challenging.

Novak Djokovic, a seven-time champion and contender for a 25th consecutive major singles title, could face Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals.

In the second round, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and British qualifier Oliver Tarvet could face off against him because he is still a college player in the United States.

Barbora Krejcikova, the women’s champion last year, will start her title defense against Phillipines’ Alexandra Eala, who pulled out of Eastbourne this week with a thigh injury.

The singles draws of Raducanu and Draper are the highest total since 1984, leading 23 British players overall.

In the second round, if Raducanu defeats 17-year-old Xu, she will face either Marketa Vondrousova, the 2023 champion, or McCartney Kessler, the 32nd seed.

In the third round, the 22-year-old might face Aryna Sabalenka, the world’s number one.

The two other British teenagers who were given wildcards, Hannah Klugman and Mika Stojsavljevic, also received tough draws against seeded opponents.

Leylah Fernandez, the 29th seed in Canada, is the opponent Klugman, 16, who Raducanu memorably defeated to win the US Open in 2021.

Stojsavljevic, the 16-year-old junior champion, will face American Ashlyn Krueger, the 31st seed.

In the women’s singles draw, 10 British players are paired against seeded opponents, making up half of the total.

Paula Badosa, the ninth-seeded Spanish player, and Katie Boulter, who Raducanu replaced as the nation’s top player earlier in June, have been drawn.

It marked a significant moment for Draper when he regained his position as world number four following his semi-final run to the Queen.

As fourth seed, Draper was guaranteed to stay out of Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz, who had already been the heavy favorites to win the title, until at least the semi-finals.

However, Draper was quick to warn against overdoing the seeding until the draw was held, and he has proven to be correct.

In the second and third rounds, Draper could face Marin Cilic, a 2017 finalist, and Alexander Bublik, a 28th seed, in the same match as Baez.

In the final eight, the Czech 15th seed Jakub Mensik faces the looming threat of sixth seed Djokovic or Australian 11th seed Alex de Minaur, who is a huge server who could pose a serious threat on grass.

British number two Jacob Fearnley will face popular Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca, while 2022 semi-finalist Cameron Norrie will face veteran Spanishman Roberto Bautista Agut, who also advanced to the top four in 2019.

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