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Djokovic to open Wimbledon defence against Kohlschreiber

Defending men's champion Novak Djokovic will face Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round at Wimble...


Djokovic to open Wimbledon def...

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Djokovic to open Wimbledon defence against Kohlschreiber


Defending men's champion Novak Djokovic will face Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round at Wimbledon, which gets underway on Monday.

German Kohlschreiber reached the quarter-finals at SW19 in 2012 and is a former winner at Halle.

Djokokic is likely to play Daniil Medvedev or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals.

Second seed and eight-time winner Roger Federer opens against Lloyd Harris while Rafa Nadal could face Nick Kyrgios in round two.

It would be their first meeting since the controversial Australian called Nadal an "idiot" on a recent podcast.

"He’s my polar opposite, like literally my polar opposite. And he’s super salty", Kyrgios added.

“Every time I’ve beaten him. when he wins, it’s fine. He won’t say anything bad, he’ll credit the opponent, ‘He was a great player’.

French Open champion Nadal must overcome Japan's Yuichi Sugita in the first round with Kyrgios facing fellow Aussie Jordan Thompson

Women's world number one Ashleigh Barty is on the same side of the draw as both Serena Williams and Garbine Muguruza.

Angelique Kerber begins the defence of her title against Germany's Tatjana Maria.

While Andy Murray could face brother Jamie in the third round of the doubles.

But first, he and partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert open against Romania's Marius Copil and Ugo Humbert of France.



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