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Novak Djokovic is the headline act on the opening day of Wimbledon and the super Serb is chasing a fourth straight success at the All England Club.
The men’s top seed kickstarts his grass-court campaign against Kwon Soon-Woo and is a warm order to advance, with Thanasi Kokkinakis or Kamil Majchrzak waiting in the second round.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray gets his tournament up and running against Australian James Duckworth, while British No1 Cameron Norrie takes on Pablo Andujar.
Third seed Ons Jabeur is the star of the show in the women’s event and the talented Tunisian should make light work of her opening opponent Mirjam Bjorklund.
But there is potential for shock results in the opening round and we have pinpointed three matches across the men’s and women’s tournaments where there may be a possible upset.
Fognini can show his class
Tallon Griekspoor is expected to show his class against Fabio Fognini in the opening round but the Italian could spring a surprise.
Fognini is supremely talented and he has reached the third round of Wimbledon in each of the last four years.
The Italian world No62 is much better than his ranking suggests and he could outclass Griekspoor, who was a first-round casualty on his Wimbledon debut last year.
Fognini may not be the force of old but he has got beyond the first round on his last seven visits to Wimbledon and is a nine-time winner on the ATP Tour.
Stan may have one last hurrah
Stan Wawrinka has won 16 times on the ATP Tour, three of which were recorded in Grand Slam events, and the Swiss star could cause a shock against Jannik Sinner in the opening round at Wimbledon.
Sinner is a strong favourite to reach the second round but the world No13 has to prove he can cut it on the grass and Wawrinka remains supremely talented.
The Italian’s only previous visit to Wimbledon resulted in a first-round exit and he faces a tough test against Wawrinka, who is a two-time quarter-finalist at SW19.
Wawrinka beat talented American Frances Tiafoe at Queen’s Club earlier this month and a repeat performance could see him silence Italian youngster Sinner.
Swan set to show her talent
Katie Swan defeated Sloane Stephens in Bad Homburg last week and the Brit could cause a stir against Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.
Swan may find herself ranked as low as 184 in the world rankings but she is much better than that and could give Kostyuk plenty of cause for concern.
The Ukrainian has lost four of her last six grass-court matches and will have to up her game against Swan, who has shown significant signs of improvement in recent weeks.
