Fourth seed Draper handed difficult draw at Wimbledon

Jack Draper has been handed a difficult draw at Wimbledon, with world No 38 Sebastian Baez lying in wait in round one.

- KIERAN JACKSON AT WIMBLEDON

British No 1 Draper, seeded fourth at this year’s Championships, could face former US Open winner Marin Cilic in round two, opponent. Bublik defeated Draper at the French Open earlier this month.

Further ahead, Draper could face seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals. Draper played down the significance of a top-four seeding last week, but its significance is that he cannot play world No 1 Jannik Sinner until the semifinals and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz until the final.

As for Alcaraz, eyeing a third consecutive Wimbledon title, he will take on Italian maverick Fabio Fognini first up on Centre Court on Monday.

Alcaraz is looking to become the second player, after Rafael Nadal, to win the French Open, Queen's and Wimbledon in the same year. British qualifier Oliver Tarvet, the world No 719 and British No 33, could face Alcaraz in round two if he can defeat fellow qualifier Leanadro Riedi from Switzerland.

At the other end of the draw, Sinner faces Italian compatriot Luca Nardi. Meanwhile, British No 2 Jacob Fearnley, 23, takes on 18-year-old Brazilian star Joao Fonseca in an intriguing match-up, while an all-British affair sees Dan Evans face Jay Clarke.