The Wimbledon women’s singles draw has been revealed, with Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff in line to meet in a blockbuster quarter-final.
Gauff and Swiatek have not met since the Madrid Open semi-finals in May, when the American dropped just two games to reach the final, and win a third straight match against the Pole.
Now, the two could be in line for a first Grand Slam meeting since the 2024 French Open, with second seed Gauff and eighth seed Swiatek in the same quarter at SW19.
World No 8 Swiatek has been handed a particularly tough draw, with 11th seed and 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina her potential fourth-round opponent, just weeks after they met at Roland Garros.
The Pole will open against Polina Kudermetova, while second seed Gauff begins her campaign with a tough test against Dayana Yastremska.
World No 2 Gauff could also face 28th seed Sofia Kenin, who beat her in the first round in 2023, in round three, before a projected round of 16 versus 16th seed Daria Kasatkina.
The 21-year-old also finds herself in the same half of the draw as compatriot and third seed Jessica Pegula, with the two projected to meet in the semi-final.
World No 3 Pegula begins her campaign against Elisabetta Cocciaretto, with 15th seed Karolina Muchova a potential stumbling block in the fourth round.
Seventh seed Mirra Andreeva also finds herself in this quarter of the draw, with the 18-year-old projected to face 10th seed Emma Navarro in the round of 16.
However, this mini-section of the draw also contains 17th seed and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova, who faces a blockbuster opener against Alex Eala.
Into the semi-finals of Eastbourne, the Filipina star will make her Wimbledon debut inside Centre Court.
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In the top half of the draw, home favourite Emma Raducanu has been handed a kind first-round draw in the form of 17-year-old wildcard Mimi Xu, a fellow Brit.
However, the world No 39 faces a tough second round against either 32nd seed McCartney Kessler or 2023 Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova, who have both won grass-court titles this season.
All three are in the same mini-section of the draw as world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, many people’s pick to win the title at the All England Club.
Sabalenka opens against qualifier Carson Branstine in round one, with a projected fourth round versus 14th seed Elina Svitolina.
The Belarusian is drawn into the same quarter of the draw as sixth seed Madison Keys, with a rematch of the Australian Open final a significant possibility.
Keys is projected to face 29th seed Leylah Fernandez in round three and ninth seed Paula Badosa in round four, though the Spaniard has a tough start against British star Katie Boulter.
Also in the top half of the women’s singles draw is 2024 runner-up and fourth seed Jasmine Paolini, who is projected to meet Sabalenka in the semi-final.
Paolini could face 30th seed Linda Noskova in the third round and could also take on big-hitting Amanda Anisimova in round four, the 13th seed having reached the Queen’s final two weeks ago.
Also in this quarter of the draw is fifth seed Zheng Qinwen, who is projected to take on Paolini in the last eight.
World No 5 Zheng Qinwen could face Naomi Osaka in the second round, and potential 12th seed Diana Shnaider in round four.
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