{"id":90011,"date":"2017-06-30T11:28:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T09:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/?p=90011"},"modified":"2017-07-06T14:05:29","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T12:05:29","slug":"wimbledon-novak-vs-_-in-r1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovic.com\/en\/news\/tennis\/wimbledon-novak-vs-_-in-r1\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon: Novak vs Klizan in R1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gentlemen\u2019s singles draw has been made for Wimbledon<\/a>, the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world.<\/p>\n

The third Grand Slam of the season, the only grass court Major event, will be held from July 3-16, at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.<\/p>\n

128 players will be playing for The Championships trophy and 2000 ATP points.<\/p>\n

In his 13th appearance at Wimbledon, Novak will open campaign against world no.44 Martin Klizan of Slovakia (H2H 3-0).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second seed and three-time former champion might face the winner of the clash between Adam Pavlasek (CZE) and Ernesto Escobedo (Mexico) in the second round<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Novak\u2019s potential opponents in the later stages of the tournament:<\/p>\n

Third round:<\/strong> Juan Martin del Potro (ARG, 29), Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
\nFourth round:<\/strong> Gael Monfils (FRA, 15), Feliciano Lopez (ESP, 19)
\nQuarter-final:<\/strong> Dominic Thiem (AUT, 8), Tomas Berdych (CZE, 11), Richard Gasquet (FRA, 22)
\nSemi-final:<\/strong> Roger Federer (SUI, 3), Milos Raonic (CAN, 6), Alexander Zverev (GER, 10), Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, 13)
\nFinal:<\/strong> Andy Murray (GBR, 1), Rafael Nadal (ESP, 4), Stan Wawrinka (SUI, 5), Marin Cilic (CRO, 7)<\/p>\n

Nole won The Championships trophy in 2011, 2014 and 2015. Last year, he fell to Sam Querrey in the third round (6-7, 1-6, 6-3, 6-7).<\/p>\n

You can download Nole July desktop calendar here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo: Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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