Wimbledon 2023 draws: Andy Murray to face Ryan Peniston in all-British opener | Wimbledon 2023

The British No 1 Katie Boulter will take on Australia’s Daria Saville in the first round of Wimbledon.

Three British players drew seeds – Heather Watson, who reached the fourth round last year, plays former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova, Katie Swan meets the 14th seed Belinda Bencic and Sonay Kartal takes on 25th seed Madison Keys. Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage fared better – the former drawing France’s Diane Parry and the latter American Caty McNally.

Top seed Iga Swiatek takes on China’s Zhu Lin, while two standout draws saw wildcards Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina paired together, and Coco Gauff taking on former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin.

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Two young British debutants were handed tough assignments – Arthur Fery will take on third seed Daniil Medvedev while George Loffhagen meets sixth seed Holger Rune. Top seed Carlos Alcaraz starts against veteran Frenchman Jeremy Chardy while British No 1 Cameron Norrie, a semi-finalist last year, takes on Czech qualifier Tomas Machac.

Unseeded Andy Murray drew another British player, wildcard Ryan Peniston, with the winner to face either fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or former US Open champion Dominic Thiem. Dan Evans, seeded 27, faces France’s Quentin Halys.

The draw concluded with second seed Novak Djokovic given Argentina’s Pedro Cachin first up. The final two British players both avoided seeds, with Liam Broady taking on France’s Constant Lestienne and Jan Choinski meeting Dusan Lajovic.