{"id":218605,"date":"2025-06-27T12:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/218605\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T12:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:37:14","slug":"wimbledon-2025-draw-emma-raducanu-to-face-british-counterpart-mimi-xu-as-jack-draper-meets-sebastian-baez-in-first-round-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/218605\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon 2025 draw: Emma Raducanu to face British counterpart Mimi Xu as Jack Draper meets Sebastian Baez in first round | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emma Raducanu has been drawn against fellow Briton and world No 302 Mimi Xu in the first round of Wimbledon, while Jack Draper will face Argentina&#8217;s Sebastian Baez.<\/p>\n<p>Former US Open champion Raducanu would face 2023 Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova or 32nd seed McCartney Kessler in the second round if she beats 17-year-old wild card Xu.<\/p>\n<p>In the men&#8217;s draw, British No 1 Draper could take on 2014 US Open winner Marin Cilic in the second round and Kazakhstan&#8217;s Alexander Bublik in the third round, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/tennis\/news\/12110\/13378331\/jack-draper-british-no-1-out-of-french-open-after-defeat-to-alexander-bublik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the player who knocked him out of the French Open earlier this month.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eight-time champion Novak Djokovic, who has made the final in every Wimbledon since 2017, could be Draper&#8217;s quarter-final opponent, with world No 1 Jannik Sinner possibly awaiting in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/skysports-jack-draper-route-to-wimbledon-final_6951799.png\"   alt=\"Jack Draper's route to Wimbledon final 2025\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Draper faces a tough route to the Wimbledon final and could meet eight-time champion Novak Djokovic in the quarters<\/p>\n<p>Top seed Sinner battles fellow Italian Luca Nardi, with reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz up against Italy&#8217;s Fabio Fognini and 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic meets France&#8217;s Alexandre Muller.<\/p>\n<p>Women&#8217;s top seed Aryna Sabalenka comes up against qualifier Carson Branstine and Coco Gauff, who recently won the French Open, faces Ukraine&#8217;s Dayana Yastremska.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova, meanwhile, will take on exciting Filipino teenager Alexandra Eala in the opening round, provided the Czech recovers from a leg injury in time.<\/p>\n<p>Who will the British women face?<\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s <strong>Katie Boulter <\/strong>has been matched up with ninth seed Paula Badosa,<strong> <\/strong>while <strong>Harriet Dart<\/strong> faces Dalma Galfi and <strong>Sonay Karta<\/strong>l will play 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko.<\/p>\n<p>\n        British women&#8217;s first-round matches\n      <\/p>\n<ul class=\"sdc-article-factbox__list\">\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Emma Raducanu<\/b> vs <b>Mimi Xu<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Katie Boulter<\/b> vs Paula Badosa (9)<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Hannah Klugman<\/b> vs Leylah Fernandez (29)<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Harriet Dart<\/b> vs Dalma Galfi<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Sonay Kartal<\/b> vs Jelena Ostapenko (20)<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Jodie Burrage<\/b> vs Caty McNally<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Heather Watson<\/b> vs Clara Tauson (23)<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Fran Jones<\/b> vs Yulia Starodubtseva<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Mika Stojsavljevic<\/b> vs  Ashlyn Krueger (31)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sixteen-year-olds <strong>Hannah Klugman<\/strong> and <strong>Mika Stojsavljevic<\/strong> have also drawn seeds, with the former facing former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez and Stojsavljevic meeting Ashlyn Krueger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heather Watson<\/strong> has been pitted against 23rd seed Clara Tauson, while <strong>Fran Jones<\/strong> plays Yulia Starodubtseva and <strong>Jodie Burrage <\/strong>meets Caty McNally.<\/p>\n<p>Who will the British men face?<\/p>\n<p>There is an all-British contest in the first round of the men&#8217;s singles as veteran<strong> Dan Evans<\/strong> faces fellow wild card <strong>Jay Clarke,<\/strong> with the winner likely to play Djokovic in round two.<\/p>\n<p>\n        British men&#8217;s first-round matches\n      <\/p>\n<ul class=\"sdc-article-factbox__list\">\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Jack Draper<\/b> vs Sebastian Baez<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>George Loffhagen<\/b> vs Pedro Martinez<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Johannus Monday<\/b> vs Tommy Paul (13)<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Jack Pinnington Jones<\/b> vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Dan Evans<\/b> vs <b>Jay Clarke<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Arthur Fery<\/b> vs Alexei Popyrin (20)<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Billy Harris<\/b> vs Hubert Hurkacz<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Henry Searle<\/b> vs Ethan Quinn<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Jacob Fearnley<\/b> vs Joao Fonseca<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Oliver Crawford<\/b> vs Mattia Bellucci<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Cameron Norrie<\/b> vs Roberto Bautista Agut<\/li>\n<li class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\"><b>Oliver Tarvet<\/b> vs Leandro Riedi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Oliver Tarvet<\/strong>, 21, who came through qualifying to make it 23 British players in the main singles draws, has the carrot of a second-round meeting with Alcaraz if he can beat Leandro Riedi.<\/p>\n<p>British No 2 <strong>Jacob Fearnley <\/strong>will try to get a first win against Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca, while<strong> Cameron Norrie<\/strong> takes on veteran Roberto Bautista Agut, who performed strongly at Queen&#8217;s Club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Johannus Monday<\/strong> was given the toughest draw of the British debutants on the men&#8217;s side against 13th seed Tommy Paul, while <strong>Jack Pinnington Jones<\/strong> will take on Argentina&#8217;s Tomas Etcheverry and <strong>Oliver Crawford<\/strong> faces Mattia Bellucci of Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Wild cards <strong>George Loffhagen, Arthur Fery <\/strong>and <strong>Henry Searle<\/strong> play Pedro Martinez, 20th seed Alexei Popyrin and Ethan Quinn respectively, plus <strong>Billy Harris<\/strong> meets 2021 Wimbledon semi-finalist and former world No 6 Hubert Hurkacz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu has been drawn 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