Félix Auger-Aliassime would be the eleventh seed, Milos Raonic continues his comeback and Carol Zhao qualifies for first Grand Slam foremost draw of profession
The primary attracts are set for the third Grand Slam of the season, with 9 Canadians set to hit the grass courts at Wimbledon. The 2023 singles foremost draw will function seven Canadians, as Bianca Andreescu, Rebecca Marino, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Carol Zhao, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov and Milos Raonic will compete on the All England Garden Tennis Membership. Gabriela Dabrowski and Fernandez will take part in girls’s doubles, and Rob Shaw will play within the quad division.
On the ladies’s aspect, Andreescu (no. 51) will duke it out with Anna Bondar (no. 109) within the opening spherical. This marks the fourth time the 23-year-old will play in Wimbledon, the place she will probably be seeking to safe her second-career Grand Slam title. The Mississauga native was drawn into the identical quarter as world no. 3 Elena Ryabinka and sixth seed Ons Jabeur and will must face Jabeur within the third spherical.
Vancouver’s Marino (no. 83) will make her third profession look within the Wimbledon foremost draw, with a first-round matchup in opposition to Irina-Camelia Begu (no. 29). Marino has been taking part in some nice tennis as of late, reaching her first quarter-final of the season in Birmingham earlier in June. Marino’s path for a prolonged run may embody matchups in opposition to world no. 2 Aryna Sabalenka within the third spherical after which world no. 16 Karolina Muchova within the fourth spherical.
Fernandez (no. 96) made her debut at Wimbledon final 12 months as an unseeded participant, dropping to Jelena Ostapenko within the first spherical. This 12 months, she’ll face Kateryna Baindl (no. 86) within the first spherical. The 20-year-old is in the identical quarter of the draw as Jessica Pegula (no. 4), Caroline Garcia (no. 5) and Veronika Kudermetova (no. 12). If Fernandez advances to the second spherical, she’ll must face off in opposition to Garcia. The Quebec native will even play within the doubles portion of the event alongside her American associate Taylor Townsend. The pair have had super success since pairing up, reaching the ultimate on the French Open however arising simply in need of profitable. The duo enters Wimbledon because the sixth seed and can face off in opposition to People Alycia Parks and Peyton Stearns within the opening spherical.
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Zhao certified for the singles foremost draw by defeating Coco Vandeweghe in her third qualifying match. This marks the primary foremost draw Grand Slam look of the 28-year-old’s profession. The Richmond Hill native is ranked No. 166 on the WTA Tour and can face off in opposition to Fortunate Loser Tamara Korpatsch (no. 120) within the first spherical. Zhao is in the identical quarter of the draw as Andreescu, and a possible run may embody early clashes in opposition to Karolina Pliskova (no. 18) and Petra Kvitova (no. 9).
On the boys’s aspect, Auger-Aliassime enters the event this 12 months because the No. 11 seed and can face Filip Krajinovic (no. 204) within the first spherical. The Quebecer is in the identical quarter of the draw as reigning Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic and seventh seed Andrey Rublev. In a possible path to the ultimate, he may must face Nick Kyrgios or Rublev earlier than a possible matchup with Djokovic within the quarter-finals. In 2022, Auger-Aliassime was eradicated within the first spherical after dropping to Maxime Cressy having reached the quarter-finals in 2021.
The No. 26 seed this 12 months, Shapovalov will tackle qualifier Radu Albot (no. 106) within the first spherical. The Richmond Hill, Ontario native has a tricky street in entrance of him, as he was drawn into the identical quarter as fourth seed Casper Ruud, eighth seed Jannik Sinner, ninth seed Taylor Fritz and thirteenth seed Borna Coric. After reaching the semi-finals in 2021, a career-best efficiency at a Grand Slam, if Shapovalov is to make the same run he may have to beat a third-round conflict with Ruud.
Raonic, who lately returned to the ATP Tour after practically two years, will probably be taking part in at Wimbledon for the primary time since 2019. With a first-round match in opposition to qualifier Dennis Novak (no. 159), Raonic was additionally drawn into a tricky quarter alongside fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, Cameron Norrie (no. 13), Tommy Paul (no. 17) and Daniil Medvedev (no. 3). The 32-year-old has had super success on the event prior to now, making the ultimate in 2016, the semi-finals in 2014 and the quarter-finals in 2017 and 2018. This 12 months, a path to the ultimate may embody a second-round matchup with Paul.
In doubles, Dabrowski will workforce up with Aleksandra Krunic, a brand new associate for the Ottawa native. The pair will tackle American Lauren Davis and from the Netherlands Rosalie Van Der Hoek within the opening spherical, and will discover themselves taking part in Fernandez and Townsend within the third spherical. Dabrowski has had ample success in doubles at Wimbledon through the years, making the ultimate in 2019, the semi-finals in 2018 and the third-round final 12 months.
As well as, North Bay’s Shaw will play within the quad division occasion because the world No. 7 in quads. This marks Shaw’s first-ever look at Wimbledon, and his fourth at a Grand Slam. After this look, he can have performed at each Grand Slam occasion. The draw for the quad division will happen on July 11.
