Recently-crowed French Open winner Iga Swiatek was handed a tricky draw on Friday after the women’s singles draw for the 137th edition of the Wimbledon Championships was announced at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. Swiatek will face former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin in her opening match, and has reigning winner Marketa Vondrousova in the same quarter and former Wimbledon titlist Elena Rybakina in the same half.
This is the third time Swiatek will face Kenin on the tour. Both previous meetings were in a Grand Slam tournament. The Pole won both matches, including a meeting in the Roland Garros final in 2020, in straight sets. The world no. 1 could then face 2018 Wimbledon winner Angelique Kerber in the third round, before setting up a possible fourth-round meeting with Jelena Ostapenko, who has been drawn against Ajla Tomljanovic in round one.
