FULL DRAW 🖨

Top Half:

Bottom Half:

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DRAW TL;DR

Top Half - QF’s If Seeds Hold

🇷🇸 Djokovic vs Tsitsipas 🇬🇷

🇿🇦 Anderson vs Zverev 🇩🇪

(Starts on Monday)

Bottom Half - QF’s If Seeds Hold

🇦🇹 Thiem vs Nadal 🇪🇸

🇯🇵 Nishikori vs Federer 🇨🇭

(Starts on Tuesday)

PROJECTED PATHS FOR TOP 4 SEEDS

Djokovic (1) (Top Half)

R1: Kohlschreiber

R2: Kudla/Jaziri

R3: Hurkacz/Lajovic/Gulbis

R4: Auger-Aliassime/Monfils

QF: Medvedev/Goffin/Tsitsipas

SF: Anderson/Wawrinka/Raonic/A.Zverev

F: Federer/Nadal/Cilic

Summary: Gets the easier semi (in theory) by getting the half without Nadal, instead facing a semi-final lottery of Anderson (v out of form), Wawrinka (worst surface), Raonic (struggling with physical issues) or Zverev (having a shocker of a season). The world No.1 should have no issue coming through the first three rounds, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Novak’s QF or Rd4 was tougher than his eventual SF, with Medvedev(QF)/Tsitsipas(QF)/Auger-Aliassime(Rd4) all interesting matchups for Djokovic on this surface. Overall, I could see FAA giving Novak some trouble, but the young Canadian’s path (Pospisil into Dimitrov into Monfils) means he may not make it that far.

Prediction: Final/Title

Anderson (4) (Top Half)

R1: Herbert

R2: Tipsarevic/Nishioka

R3: Pella/Copil/Seppi/Jarry

R4: Wawrinka/Raonic

QF: BautistaAgut/Zverev/Khachanov

SF: Djokovic

F: Federer/Nadal/Cilic

Summary: Given current (or lack of) form it wouldn’t be that surprising to see Kando go out 1st round to Herbert, in a match that will probably feature tiebreakers a’ plenty. If he can come through that, he’ll like his Rd2 (vs Tipsarevic or Nishioka), but could very much struggle once again in either Rd 3 or 4. Tough to see Anderson repeating his heroics of last year given his lack of matchplay after tennis elbow earlier this season.

Prediction: Rd 4

Nadal (3) (Bottom Half)

R1: Sugita

R2: Kyrgios/Thompson

R3: Shapovalov/Tsonga/Tomic

R4: Cilic/Evans

QF: Thiem/Fognini/Simon

SF: Federer

F: Djokovic

Summary: Nasty draw on paper for Rafa. The Spaniard gets exactly what he doesn’t want in the first week of Wimbledon, i.e big servers who’ll make matches tighter than usual on slick grass. Kyrgios is the major banana skin, and despite being very short of form, you better believe the Aussie will be putting everything he has into making that 2nd Rd potential meeting. Cilic, despite grass being one of his best surfaces and having just beaten Nadal in an exhibition earlier this week, faces a tough task to make it to that potential 4th Rd clash. The Croat will have to come through Mannarino (an excellent grass courter) and then probably Evans (also an excellent grass courter). I wouldn’t be that surprised if Rafa’s draw opens up somewhat compared to how brutal it looks now. But it’s hard to see Nadal vs Kyrgios not happening, which is about as bad a Rd 2 as you’ll find in the draw for any of the top players.

The one silver lining for Rafa? His QF opponent looks soft in theory. Which contributes to the notion that, as usual, if Rafa can make it through the 1st week, he’ll like his chances.

Prediction: Semi-Final

Federer (2) (Bottom Half)

R1: Harris

R2: Rubin/Clarke

R3: Pouille/Gasquet/Bublik

R4: Berrettini/Schwartzman

QF: Isner/Nishikori/Struff

SF: Nadal/Cilic/Kyrgios/Thiem

F: Djokovic

Summary: Good draw for Federer. No one in that first week should give Fed any issues (aside from a Pouille or Coric who catches fire, which is unlikely), and his opponents in the Quarter and Semi finals have a good chance of being routine wins for the Swiss. Isner (possible QF) is playing his first tournament since Miami in March (after fracturing his foot), and Nishikori (possible QF) has only made it to the quarter finals once in his career (and generally doesn’t perform on grass). Nadal, Fed’s possible semi-final opponent, has a fairly brutal draw, meaning Federer stands a decent chance of facing Cilic (who is also out of form), or a first time Wimbledon semi-finalist, to make the final.

❗️ Update: Coric has pulled out, moving (potentially) Berrettini a round earlier for Federer (Rd 4 instead of QF), and Struff a round later.

Prediction: Final/title

EARLY MATCHES TO WATCH OUT FOR 🔥

🔥 - Potentially Good

🔥🔥 - Potentially Great

🍿 - GRAB THE POPCORN

🍌 - Potential Banana Skin

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Rd 1’s:

Djokovic vs Kohlschreiber

Auger-Aliassime vs Pospisil

Dimitrov vs Moutet 🔥

Carreno Busta vs Popyrin 🔥

Klizan vs Chardy

Edmund vs Munar

Anderson vs Herbert 🍌

Pella vs Copil 🍌

Raonic vs Gunneswaran 🍌

A.Zverev vs Vesely

Thiem vs Querrey 🍌🔥

Garin vs Rublev

Fognini vs Tiafoe 🔥🍌

Cilic vs Mannarino 🔥🍌

Basilashvili vs Ward 🍌

Tomic vs Tsonga 🔥

De Minaur vs Cecchinato

Berrettini vs Albot

Fritz vs Berdych 🔥

Isner vs Ruud

Struff vs Baghdatis 🔥

Pouille vs Gasquet 🔥🍌

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Rd 2's (possible):

Gulbis vs Hurkacz 🔥

Auger-Aliassime vs Dimitrov 🔥🔥

Goffin vs Chardy 🔥

Edmund vs Verdasco

Tsitsipas vs Karlovic

Wawrinka vs Opelka 🍌

Khachanov vs F.Lopez 🔥🍌

Thiem vs Garin 🔥

Basilashvili vs Evans 🔥🍌

Shapovalov vs Tomic/Tsonga 🔥

Nadal vs Kyrgios 🍿🍌

Nishikori vs Norrie

Berrettini vs Fritz/Berdych 🔥🔥

Coric vs Struff 🍌

Pouille/Gasquet vs Bublik 🔥

PLAYERS REACT TO THEIR DRAW

— The 2nd and 3rd quarters of the draw.

— Kyrgios finding out he plays Nadal in Rd 2:

— Kyrgios realising he’ll have to beat someone he’s expected to win against in Rd 1 first:

— Berdych’s 2nd Round opponent.

— Wimbledon 4th Round: Medvedev and Tsitsipas finally move beyond the cold handshakes into full blown slaps.

— Stefanos practicing his rare fighting form at the All England Club.

— Nadal after he realises that Sugita saved him from his first two rounds being Rosol into Kyrgios.

(Context: Sugita beat Rosol in the final Rd of qualifying)

— Sam Querrey just made the Eastbourne Final…

PREDICTIONS

Quarter-Finals

🇷🇸 Djokovic vs Tsitsipas 🇬🇷

Winner: Djokovic

🇨🇭 Wawrinka vs Zverev 🇩🇪 (this section is a mess)

Winner: Wawrinka

🇪🇸 Nadal vs Thiem 🇦🇹 (this won’t happen, but this section is nigh-on impossible to pick)

Winner: Nadal

🇨🇭 Federer vs Berrettini 🇮🇹

Winner: Federer

Semi-Finals

🇷🇸 Djokovic vs Wawrinka 🇨🇭

Winner: Djokovic

🇨🇭 Federer vs Nadal 🇪🇸

Winner: Federer

Final 🏆

🇷🇸 Djokovic vs Federer 🇨🇭

Winner: Djokovic

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