Wimbledon Qualifying Begins Monday; Thanasi Kokkinakis Faces Tough Draw | ATP Tour | Tennis

Australian star Thanasi Kokkinakis is among the many gamers who might be in motion Monday at Wimbledonthe place qualifying motion will get underway.

The 27-year-old, who reached the second spherical of the principle draw final yr at SW19, will open towards #NextGenATP Swiss Leandro Riedi. If he advances, an achieved veteran might be ready.

If Kokkinakis wins, he’ll play the winner of Oscar Otte and Benoit Pair. Otte loved a breakout grass-court season in 2022, when he reached the semi-finals in Stuttgart and Halle earlier than advancing to the third spherical at Wimbledon. Paire made the fourth spherical on the grass-court main in 2019.

There’s a blockbuster first-round qualifying matchup between first seed Matthew Arnaldiwho upset Casper Ruud in Madrid, and Shang Juncheng. Shang has efficiently certified for the season’s first two majors.

Additionally in motion might be third seed Fabian Marozsanwho upset Carlos Alcaraz in Rome. The Hungarian will face Ukrainian Oleksii Krutykh.

Hyeon Chungthe 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals champion, will compete in Wimbledon for the primary time since 2015 when he faces Dimitar Kuzmanov.