Daria Saville, James Duckworth and Astra Sharma are amongst eight Aussie gamers in motion on day one at Wimbledon 2022.
London, UK, 27 June 2022 | Leigh Rogers
Most important draw motion begins at Wimbledon immediately, with eight Australian gamers competing in first-round singles matches.
Play begins from 8pm AEST and is broadcast dwell in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport.
Aussies in motion:
[Q] Max Purcell (AUS) v Adrian Mannarino (FRA)
Gents’s singles, first spherical, Court docket 14, first match (from 8pm AEST)
Purcell makes his major draw debut in opposition to an skilled grass-court participant. The left-handed Mannarino, a 33-year-old Frenchman ranked No.86, has superior to the fourth spherical on the All England Membership on three events (in 2013, 2017 and 2018). But 24-year-old Purcell enters this match with confidence. “I like grass. It’s a floor I wish to attempt to make a reputation for myself on,” stated the world No.209 after his profitable qualifying marketing campaign.
Head-to-head document: First profession assembly
> READ: Purcell set for “dream” debut at Wimbledon
John Millman (AUS) v [26] Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)
Gents’s singles, first spherical, Court docket 14, second match
World No.85 Millman begins his seventh Wimbledon marketing campaign in opposition to Kecmanovic, a 22-year-old Serb ranked No.30 and having fun with a career-best season. The 33-year-old from Brisbane does have a promising document in opposition to seeded opponents on the event, successful three of his seven earlier matches. Millman has crushed Kecmanovic as soon as earlier than too, on clay in 2019.
Head-to-head document: Kecmanovic leads 2-1
Final assembly: Kecmanovic gained 6-4 7-6(5) (Belgrade, April 2022)
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2022 gentlemen’s singles draw
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v Kamil Majchrzak (POL)
Gents’s singles, first spherical, Court docket 16, second match
That is Kokkinakis’ third major draw look on the All England Membership – and first since 2017. 4 years in the past, Kokkinakis scored a second-round victory in opposition to Majchrzak in Wimbledon qualifying at Roehampton. Now the 26-year-olds meet once more in the primary draw, each ranked inside the highest 100 with Kokkinakis at world No.79 and Majchrzak at world No.91.
Head-to-head document: Kokkinakis leads 1-0
Final assembly: Kokkinakis gained 6-1 6-4 (Wimbledon, June 2018)
> READ: Kokkinakis ready for Wimbledon return
James Duckworth (AUS) v Andy Murray (GBR)
Gents’s singles, first spherical, Centre Court docket, third match
As world No.73 Duckworth continues his comeback from hip surgical procedure, the 30-year-old faces a well-known opponent in his sixth major draw look. Former world No.1 Murray, a British hero and two-time Wimbledon champion with an unblemished first-round document on the event, can be reclimbing the ranks at world No.52 after recovering from his personal hip points.
Head-to-head document: Murray leads 2-0
Final assembly: Murray gained 6-3 6-4 (Brisbane, January 2019)
> READ: Duckworth excited for Centre Court debut at Wimbledon
[Q] Maddison Inglis (AUS) v Dalma Galfi (HUN)
Girls’ singles, first spherical, Court docket 10, third match
World No.129 Inglis’ confidence is excessive after qualifying at a serious event for the primary time. The 24-year-old from Perth makes her Wimbledon major draw debut in opposition to one other in-form participant, world No.89 Galfi. The 23-year-old from Hungary, who can be making her Wimbledon debut, is on a five-match successful streak after successful an ITF grass-court occasion earlier this month.
Head-to-head document: Galfi leads 1-0
Final assembly: Galfi gained 4-6 6-3 6-3 (Indian Wells, March 2022)
> READ: Wimbledon a “dream tournament” for Aussies
[Q] Astra Sharma (AUS) v Tatjana Maria (GER)
Girls’ singles, first spherical, Court docket 14, third match
After preventing her means by means of qualifying, world No.136 Sharma is about to make her third Wimbledon major draw look. The athletic 26-year-old from Perth faces Maria, a 34-year-old mother-of-two ranked No.103 and contesting her tenth Wimbledon. “I really feel just like the underdog in most of those matches as a result of, you understand, historically I’m a bit extra of a hard-court or clay-courter,” Sharma stated. “So it’s like nothing to lose.”
Head-to-head document: First profession assembly
> READ: Sharma embracing “underdog” status at Wimbledon
[Q] Zoe Hives (AUS) v [5] Maria Sakkari (GRE)
Girls’ singles, first spherical, Court docket 2, fourth match
Hives makes her Wimbledon debut in opposition to world No.5 Sakkari. The 25-year-old has confronted a high 20-ranked opponent as soon as earlier than in her profession, within the second spherical at AO 2019. That was the world No.571’s most up-to-date Grand Slam major draw look. After being sidelined for more than two years with a blood circulation dysfunction, Hives made her tour return earlier this 12 months and gained back-to-back matches for the primary time to qualify.
Head-to-head document: First profession assembly
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2022 ladies’ singles draw
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS) v Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)
Girls’ singles, first spherical, Court docket 8, fourth match
Saville has soared extra 500 rating locations previously 5 months and has been rewarded with a Wimbledon wildcard. The 28-year-old, who has been hampered by foot accidents in current seasons, is at the moment ranked No.98. Making her sixth major draw look on the event, Saville faces 27-year-old Bulgarian and world No.112 Tomova, an Eastbourne quarterfinalist final week, within the opening spherical.
Head-to-head document: Tomova leads 1-0
Final assembly: Tomova gained 6-3 6-1 (Cagnes-sur-Mer, September 2020)
> READ: Saville determined to make most of Wimbledon wildcard
> VIEW: Full Wimbledon 2022 day one order of play
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