Raducanu to face fellow Brit Xu in Wimbledon first round

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Britain's No 1 Emma Raducanu has been drawn against fellow Brit and world No 302 Mimi Xu in the first round of Wimbledon.

Raducanu was knocked out of the second round of the Eastbourne Open earlier this week against Maya Joint, losing on a final-set tie-break.

Britain's Katie Boulter has been matched up with the tournament's ninth seed Paula Badosa in the first round, whilst Harriet Dart faces Dalma Galfi and Sonay Kartal will play Jelena Ostapenko.

Women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka comes up against qualifier Carson Branstine.

Brits through to Wimbledon main draw

Men

Jack Draper

Jacob Fearnley

Cameron Norrie

Billy Harris

Dan Evans

Henry Searle

Jay Clarke

Jack Pinnington Jones

Johannus Monday

George Loffhagen

Oliver Crawford

Arthur Fery

Oliver Tarvet

Women

Emma Raducanu

Katie Boulter

Sonay Kartal

Fran Jones

Harriet Dart

Jodie Burrage

Heather Watson

Mingge Xu

Mike Stojsavljevic

Hannah Klugman

Wimbledon's reigning champion Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) beat Jasmine Paolini (Italy) 6-2 2-6 6-4 to claim the title in 2024.

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