Serbian tennis player and former world no.1 Novak Djokovic begins his preparation for Wimbledon at the Fever-Tree Championships tournament in London next week.
The ATP World Tour 500 event will be played from June 18 until June 24.
It is Novak’s fourth appearance at the Queens Club. He reached round three in 2007 and finished runner-up in 2008 (l.to Rafael Nadal). In 2010, he won his only doubles title there (w/Jonathan Erlich).
In the opening round, Nole will face Australian qualifier John Millman (ATP #64). It will be their first career meeting.
His potential opponents in the later stages of the tournament are:
Second round: Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, 2), Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
Quarterfinals: Tomas Berdych (CZE, 8)
Semifinals: Kevin Anderson (RSA, 3), Jack Sock (USA, 6)
Finals: Marin Cilic (CRO, 1), David Goffin (BEL, 4), Sam Querrey (USA, 5), Kyle Edmund (GBR, 7), Andy Murray (GBR), Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
Novak will partner Stan Wawrinka in the doubles competition (wild card). They will open campaign against Tomas Berdych (CZE) and Fernando Verdasco (ESP).