On Monday, the oldest tennis Grand Slam will get underway in London. But before all the strawberries and cream go on sale, the draw for this year's Wimbledon was held on Friday.
Defending champion Roger Federer hopes to win a record-extending ninth title at SW19, and will start against Dusan Lajovic of Serbia. Second seed Rafael Nadal goes up against world number 129 Dudi Sela, while two-time champion and home favorite Andy Murray begins with a match against Benoit Paire. Novak Djokoic plays American Tennys Sandgren and Stan Wawrinka, who is unseeded as the Swiss continues to return from a knee injury, takes on sixth seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.
Simona Halep of Romania practices on court during training for the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. /VCG Photo
Simona Halep of Romania practices on court during training for the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. /VCG Photo
On the women's side, world number one Simona Halep is drawn against Kurumi Nara. Defending champion Garbine Muguruza faces British qualifier Naomi Broady, while second seed Caroline Wozniacki will face seventh seed Karolina Pliskova. Serena Williams is back at the famous London court for the first time since giving birth to her baby daughter last September. Despite being ranked outside the top 150 because of her absence, the 23-time Grand Slam winner is seeded 25th, and goes up against Dutch-woman Arantxa Rus.