Wimbledon - Tuesday Schedule: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal to play
Roger Federer will start his Wimbledon campaign on the Centre Court against Lloyd Harris on Monday as the second match from 1:00 PM. The Swiss will try to go far and possibly seek his ninth title in the All England Club after losing in the last year's quarter-final match against Kevin Anderson. The women's defending winner Angelique Kerber will open the schedule against Tatjana Maria. Serena Williams will face the Italian qualifier Giulia Gatto Monticone. The American player said she is pain-free again after dealing with ankle and knee injuries this year.
On the No. 1 Court, the French Open defending champion Ashleigh Barty will start as a favourite against Shuai Zheng. After that, Johanna Konta will play against Ana Bogdan. The two-time tournament winner Rafael Nadal will face Yuichi Sugita for the first time in his career. The Spaniard criticized the Wimbledon formula seeding prior to the event as he was seeded third while Federer was second.
On the No. 2 Court, Sloane Stephens, Dominic Thiem, Maria Sharapova and John Isner make their debut. Nick Kyrgios faces Jordan Thompson, the match winner can potentially meet Nadal in the second round. The 2017 finalist Marin Cilic meets Adrian Mannarino.
In a pre-tournament press conference, Kerber said: "I'm feeling good. I played good matches against good opponents. I get my rhythm back, the match rhythm. That's important for me to have, you know, the confidence when I played the matches."
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