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Almost time for tennis fans to whip up the strawberries and cream - with the draw released for Wimbledon

Almost time for tennis fans to whip up the strawberries and cream - with the draw released for Wimbledon

29 June 2024

Men's veterans Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are included - despite both being in a race to recover from injury.

New world number one Jannik Sinner's drawn 95th-ranked German Yannick Hanfmann , while third seed Carlos Alcaraz opens his campaign against Estonia's Mark Lajal .

Women's top seed Iga Swiatek has been handed a challenging opener against 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin - with American second seed Coco Gauff starting against compatriot Caroline Dolehide .

Lulu Sun - the first Kiwi to make the singles main draw at a grand slam for seven years - will play world number eighth Qinwen Zheng of China.

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