Swiatek with Rybakina, Gauff with Sabalenka; Everything you need to know about the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon

The draw for the third Grand Slam of the year was made at Wimbledon on Friday and world No 1 Iga Swiatek was dealt a tough hand. The Pole, a five-time slam winner but who has never gone beyond the quarter-finals on the grass at Wimbledon, will play former Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin in round one.

Swiatek could also meet 2018 Wimbledon winner Angelique Kerber in the third round, while four slam winners are in her section of the draw; Barbora Krejcikova, Caroline Wozniacki, defending champion Marketa Vondrousova and former winner Elena Rybakina, as well as two-time finalist Ons Jabeur.

In the bottom half of the draw, world No 2 Coco Gauff finds Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka in her way. The American could also meet former world No 1 Naomi Osaka in the last 16, if both players make it through to the second week.

You can find the women’s singles draw here.

The first-round matches we’d like to see

• Iga Swiatek (1) v Sofia Kenin 
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (22) v Emma Raducanu 
• Paula Badosa v Karolina Muchova
• Brenda Fruhvirtova v Mirra Andreeva (24)
• Victoria Azarenka (16) v Sloane Stephens
• Naomi Osaka v Diane Parry

The matches we’d like to see in week 1

• Iga Swiatek (1) v Angelique Kerber (R3)
• Elena Rybakina (4) v Caroline Wozniacki (R3)
• Ons Jabeur (10) v Elina Svitolina (21) (R3)
• Victoria Azarenka (16) v Naomi Osaka

The projected quarter-final line-up

• Iga Swiatek (1) v Marketa Vondrousova (6)
• Elena Rybakina (4) v Jessica Pegula (5)
• Zhizhen Zheng (8) v Aryna Sabalenka (3)
• Jasmine Paolini (7) v Coco Gauff (2)

Iga Swiatek’s potential path to the final

• 1st round: Sofia Kenin
• 2nd round: Fran Jones or Petra Martic
• 3rd round: Angelique Kerber or Katerina Siniakova (27)
• 4th round: Jelena Ostapenko (13)
• Quarter-finals: Marketa Vondrousova (6)
• Semi-finals: Elena Rybakina (4)
• Final: Coco Gauff (2) or Aryna Sabalenka (3)

Aryna Sabalenka’s potential path to the final

• 1st round: Emina Bektas
• 2nd round: Donna Vekic or Wang Ziyu
• 3rd round: Dayana Yastremska (28)
• 4th round: Daria Kasatkina (14)
• Quarter-finals: Maria Sakkari (9)
• Semi-final: Coco Gauff (2)
• Final: Iga Swiatek (1) or Elena Rybakina (4)

Coco Gauff’s potential path to the final

• 1st round: Caroline Dolehide
• 2nd round: Elisabetta Cocciaretto or Anca Todoni
• 3rd round: Sorana Cirstea (29)
• 4th round: Victoria Azarenka (16)
• Quarter-final: Jasmine Paolini (7)
• Semi-final: Aryna Sabalenka (3)
• Final: Iga Swiatek (1) or Elena Rybakina (4)

Elena Rybakina’s potential path to the final

• 1st round: Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• 2nd round: Laura Siegemund or Kateryna Baindl
• 3rd round: Leylah Fernandez (30)
• 4th round: Liudmila Samsonova (15)
• Quarter-final: Jessica Pegula (5)
• Semi-final: Iga Swiatek (1)
• Final: Coco Gauff (2) or Aryna Sabalenka (3)