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Tricky Draws for Big Four at Wimbledon

All four members of tennis’ vaunted Big 4 face somewhat tricky draws at Wimbledon this year.

The draw, held Friday morning at the All-England Club, pits defending champion Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal in the top half, with seven-time champion Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the lower half.

See the full Wimbledon Men’s Singles draw here

Murray opens with a qualifier but could face the dangerous Dustin Brown in the second round. The German shocked Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon in the second round in 2015 and owns three Top 20 and five Top 50 wins on grass.

Nadal opens with Aussie John Millman and would face either Donald Young or Denis Istomin in the second round. Things could get trickier in the third round when Nadal could face Karen Kachanov of Russia. The 21-year-old is seeded for the first time at a major and is fresh off a semifinal at Halle last week.

Federer opens with a tricky matchup with Alexandr Dolgopolov of the Ukraine. Dolgopolov owns an 8-7 lifetime record at Wimbledon and has twice reached the third round. Federer is slated to face Mischa Zverev in the third round and Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 if the seeds hold.

Djokovic, who faced Martin Klizan in the first round, could face Juan Martin del Potro in the third round. Del Potro opens with Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis. Del Potro has gone 0-3 against Djokovic this year, but he does own four lifetime wins against the Serb, including once on grass at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Here are the third round matchups, if the seeds hold: