Wimbledon: Gauff v Venus in first round; Federer v Nadal in semifinal? - Tennis Magazine

We'll have bracket breakdowns, expert picks—champions, contenders and pretenders—and will pinpoint the top first-round matches from this morning's Wimbledon draws throughout the day on TENNIS.com. For now, here are the highlights from the 2019 Wimbledon draws:

The defending champion begins his Championships against one of the top unseeded players in the draw:

Defending champion @DjokerNole will play @Kohlscribbler in his opening round at Wimbledon.#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/eqihHfsVTU

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 28, 2019

Like at Roland Garros, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could meet in the semifinals:

PROJECTED MEN'S SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS ACCORDING TO SEEDING

Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
Kevin Anderson vs Alexander Zverev
Dominic Thiem vs Rafael Nadal
Kei Nishikori vs Roger Federer#Wimbledon

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2019

Sam Querrey, who beat Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2016, will face French Open finalist Dominic Thiem:

.@ThiemDomi will face off against 2017 semifinalist @SamQuerrey in his first-round match.#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/rXFPKFh0hr

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 28, 2019

Nick Kyrgios and Nadal, who played at the All England Club in a memorable 2014 fourth-rounder—won by the Aussie—could collide in the second round:

A potential second round encounter...

Nick Kyrgios vs Rafael Nadal#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/J5CpFP7KoF

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2019

Federer will begin his tournament against South Africa's Lloyd Harris:

.@RogerFederer will play 87th-ranked Lloyd Harris in his opening round match at Wimbledon 2019.#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/PgsEC4ZaUK

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 28, 2019

Full Wimbledon men's draw:

Here is the full Wimbledon men’s draw. #wimbledon pic.twitter.com/KlMQNxFFrx

— Tumaini Carayol (@tumcarayol) June 28, 2019

Here's a possible set of quarterfinal's on the women's side. Where's Serena Williams, you may ask?

PROJECTED LADIES' SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS ACCORDING TO SEEDING

Ash Barty vs Angelique Kerber
Kiki Bertens vs Petra Kvitova

Elina Svitolina vs Karolina Pliskova
Simona Halep vs Naomi Osaka#Wimbledon

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2019

She's in Angelique Kerber's section of the draw.

.@SerenaWilliams draws a potential third round meeting with @JuliaGoerges at Wimbledon.

Potential R4 against @AngeliqueKerber in a rematch of the 2018 Final.#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/cTtlqnTlAJ

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 28, 2019

As for Venus? The 39-year-old will face 15-year-old Cori Gauff, who idolized the Williams sisters as a youngster (so to speak). It's one of the most compelling first-rounders of all.

HUGE 1ST ROUND.

American qualifier @CocoGauff will face 5-time champ @VenusesWilliams in her opening round. ????????
What a moment for the 15-year-old...#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/h6dpEhOfIT

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 28, 2019

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty begins her quest for the clay-grass double against Saisai Zheng:

World No.1 @ashbar96 will play Saisai Zheng in the first round at #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/AiXXmUxAFF

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2019

A closer look at one of the most competitive women's quarters:

One of the toughest Slam quarters I can recall. #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/hJEyEtLuLR

— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) June 28, 2019

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2019-06-28 10:16:25Z
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