2024-06-29 03:01:00
With the shocking presence of Serbian Novak Djokovic, who underwent knee surgical procedure lower than a month in the past, the principle draw for Wimbledon was held on Friday. This yr, ten Argentine tennis gamers will likely be competing: seven males and three ladies. Past the quantity, the earlier tour has not been excellent for the nationwide tennis gamers, since they haven’t managed to win on grass within the preparatory tournaments.
Having surgical procedure on his meniscus in the future after beating Francisco Cerúndolo and withdrawing from Roland Garros within the quarterfinals, Djokovic appeared like he was going to be an illustrious absentee on the All England, the place final yr he was a finalist. Nonetheless, the previous world primary appeared as second seed and if every thing progresses as deliberate, between Monday and Tuesday he’ll seem on the court docket to face the Czech Vit Kopriva, a rival who emerged from the classification.
It stays to be seen how he will likely be in form, with no preparation time and no matches on grass, however no less than the draw was beneficial to him, as he would solely come up in opposition to the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the defending champion, or the Italian Jannik Sinner, the highest favorite, in a hypothetical remaining.
On the Argentinian aspect, 4 of the seven male representatives will begin as seeds, though the draw was not variety to them, particularly with Francisco Cerúndolo and Mariano Navone, who could have troublesome debuts. Cerúndolo, champion final yr in Eastbourne and twenty sixth seed, will play with the Russian Roman Safiullin, whereas Navone, thirty first seed, will conflict in opposition to the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, former world quantity 20.
In the meantime, the nation’s primary and 18th seed, Sebastián Báez, will play with the American Brandon Nakashima, a very good participant on quick surfaces. In the meantime, Tomás Etcheverry, the thirtieth favourite, will make his debut in opposition to the Italian Luca Nardi, who this yr grew to become recognized to the world when he beat Djokovic within the preliminary section of Indian Wells. Within the different duels of the primary spherical, Facundo Díaz Acosta in opposition to the native Cameron Norrie, Federico Coria in opposition to the Australian Adam Walton and Francisco Comesaña in opposition to the Russian Andrey Rublev, sixth seed, full.
Within the ladies’s workforce led by the Polish Iga Swiatek there will likely be three Argentine gamers, Nadia Podoroska, Lourdes Carlé and Julia Riera. The Rosario will current her earlier than the Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, seeded twenty eighth. Carlé, for her half, could have a very good probability in opposition to the American Katie Volynets, a participant from the qualifiers. In the meantime, Riera will face the Czech Maria Bouzkova in a troublesome however not inconceivable match.