Three and a half weeks after knee surgery and a successful recovery, Novak is returning to the court.
Gentlemen’s singles draw has been made for Wimbledon, the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world.
The third Grand Slam of the season and only grass court Major event, will be held from July 1-14, at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
128 players will be playing for The Championships trophy and 2000 ATP points.
In his 19th appearance at Wimbledon, Novak (2) will open his campaign against world no.123 Vit Kopriva (CZE, Q) on Tuesday.
The seven-time former champion might face the winner of the clash between Jacob Fearnley (GBR, WC) and Alejandro Moro Canas (ESP) in the second round.
Novak’s potential opponents in the later stages of the tournament:
Third round: Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG, 30)
Fourth round: Holger Rune (DEN, 15), Karen Khachanov (RUS, 21)
Quarter-final: Hubert Hurkacz (POL, 7), Alex De Minaur (AUS, 7), Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN, 17)…
Semi-final: Alexander Zverev (GER, 4), Andrey Rublev (RUS, 6), Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE, 11), Taylor Fritz (USA, 13)…
Final: Jannik Sinner (ITA, 1), Carlos Alcaraz (ESP, 3), Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 5), Casper Ruud, (NOR, 8), Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, 10), Tommy Paul (USA, 12)…
Novak won The Championships trophy in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. Last year he fell to Carlos Alcaraz in the Final (6-1, 6-7 (6), 1-6, 6-3, 4-6).
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