Wimbledon draw 2025: Emma Raducanu given all-British first-round match
Emma Raducanu has been handed a tough draw for Wimbledon that begins with an all-British clash against 17-year-old Mingge Xu in the first round
The British No1, who fell short of a seeding place for SW19, would then face either 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova or McCartney Kessler, the No32 seed, in the next stage and then could meet world No1 Aryna Sabalena as early as the third round.
Raducanu, 22, reached the fourth round of Wimbledon for the second occasion last year to match her best performance at a grand-slam since winning the US Open in 2021.
Sabalenka, the former Wimbledon semi-finalist, aims to recover from defeat in the finals of this year's Australian Open and French Open finals when beginning against world No197 Carson Branstine from Canada, while her conqueror at Roland Garros, Coco Gauff, starts against Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine.
Katie Boulter has been handed a stiff first-round draw against world No9 Paula Badosa, while Hannah Klugman and Mika Stojsavljevic — who, alongside Xu, were given wild cards — also have a tough draw. Klugman, 16, is up against former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez while Stojsavljevic, 16, will meet Ashlyn Krueger of the United States.
Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova is up against Alexandra Eala in the first round, which begins on Monday.
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