G'day mate! All Aussie affair confirmed as ninth seed Alex de Minaur draws James Duckworth in Wimbledon men's singles opener

Wimbledon dream Alex de Minaur will play his first-round lucifer against in-form Australian compatriot James Duckworth pursuing post-draw play astatine nan All England Club.

Ninth seed de Minaur had primitively been pitted against unpredictable French subordinate Corentin Moutet successful Friday's tie which has put him connected a collision people for a quarter-final pinch seven-time champion Novak Djokovic.

But little than 3 hours aft nan tie had been completed, Moutet withdrew from nan Championships pinch a wrist injury, offering up a dream opportunity for Duckworth, who had been knocked retired successful nan last information of qualifying, to play his chap Sydneysider de Minaur arsenic a 'lucky loser'.

But while world No.55 Moutet had promised to beryllium an unpredictable flair opponent, Duckworth, nan world No.78 who's having a revival astatine 32 aft an injury-interrupted career, poses conscionable arsenic overmuch threat to de Minaur, having precocious reached a quarter-final connected nan Stuttgart grass. 

De Minaur won their only erstwhile clash.

With 1 Australian past astatine slightest guaranteed a second-round place, de Minaur is still favourite to meet 17th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime successful nan 3rd information should nan Canadian get past different Australian successful Thanasi Kokkinakis successful nan first round.

A imaginable titanic fourth-round day pinch Hubert Hurkacz would besides person to beryllium negotiated for 'Demon' ahehd of a matchup pinch Novak Djokovic.

In nan women's singles, Aussie wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic, caller from reaching nan Birmingham Classic final, will look different Wimbledon duel pinch erstwhile French Open victor Jelena Ostapenko, 3 years aft they fought successful an ill-tempered fourth-round title astatine SW19.

In that match, won successful 3 sets by nan Australian, nan fiery Latvian called Tomljanovic nan 'worst subordinate connected nan Tour' aft she had been accused of faking injury.

It ended pinch Ostapenko confronting Tomljanovic astatine nan net, telling her: 'Your behaviour is terrible, terrible. You person zero respect.'

But Tomljanovic was adamant connected Friday location was nary bad humor betwixt nan brace immoderate much aft besides having met – and been beaten – by Ostapenko successful Eastbourne successful 2022 and astatine this year's Australian Open.

'We're cool, I would say,' said Tomljanovic. 'Look, for me, what happened is successful nan past.'

Australian No.1 Daria Saville faces American Peyton Stearns, while Olivia Gadecki – who said it was a 'dream travel true' to scope nan main tie – will play a conflict of nan qualifiers against US teen Robin Montgomery.

With Duckworth's precocious inclusion, 11 Australian men characteristic successful nan singles draw, pinch qualifier Alex Bolt landing nan astir difficult duty against Norway's eighth seed Casper Ruud arsenic reward for battling done an astonishing qualifying week.

The 31-year-old South Australian was called up to play astatine Roehampton connected Monday arsenic an alternate pursuing nan precocious withdrawal of different subordinate conscionable 10 minutes earlier he was owed connected court.

Bolt went connected to triumph each 3 of his matches, including a fightback from 2 sets and match-point down successful his last brushwood connected Thursday against Switzerland's Leandro Riedi, and he now must face two-time French Open finalist Ruud.

Reigning men's champion Carlos Alcaraz will unfastened up connected Monday against Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal, pinch Australian Aleksandar Vukic successful statement to meet him if he tin get past reliable Austrian Sebastian Ofner.