By Chris Oddo | Friday June 24, 2016
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer could meet in the semifinals at Wimbledon, the draw revealed on Friday.
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Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer could meet in the Wimbledon semifinals if the seeds hold. The draw, held at 10:00 A.M. British Standard Time on Friday, revealed some interesting matchups, including seven-time champion Federer against Argentina’s Guido Pella in the first round. Pella, a 26-year-old who has gone 13-13 on the season, has never faced Federer.
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Djokovic will open his bid for a fourth Wimbledon title with James Ward of Great Britain.
Djokovic could face another Brit, Kyle Edmund, or Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in the second round.
Federer would face either Ricardas Berankis or a qualifier in the second round, and he could face Alexandr Dolgopolov in the third round.
If the seeds hold, Djokovic would square off with 6th-seeded Milos Raonic in the quarterfinals, while Federer would meet fifth-seeded Kei Nishikori.
In the lower half of the men’s draw, second-seeded Andy Murray will face compatriot Liam Broady in round one. Murray, the 2013 champion, could face formidable grass-court player Yen-Hsun Lu in the second round.
Fourth-seeded Stan Wawrinka is slated to face American Taylor Fritz in the first round, and could face Juan Martin del Potro in round two. The Argentine, playing at Wimbledon for the first time since 2013, will meet Frenchman Stephane Robert in round one.
If the seeds hold in the lower half, Murray will meet seventh-seeded Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals, while Wawrinka would meet eighth-seeded Dominic Thiem.
Murray could end up facing Nick Kyrgios on Manic Monday in what would be a heavily anticipated round of 16 battle, but the Aussie has a difficult draw that could see him face Dustin Brown in the second round and Feliciano Lopez on the third round if he gets through his opening match against Stepanek.
Notable first-rounders on the men’s side include John Isner vs. Marcos Baghdatis, Nick Kyrgios vs. Radek Stepanek, Borna Coric vs. Ivo Karlovic and Jack Sock vs. Ernests Gulbis.