Today on the courts of the "All-England club of lawn tennis and croquet" in Wimbledon will start the 131rd draw of the oldest tennis tournament.
Ukrainians received three representatives of our country in each of the singles, as well as three teams in the women's doubles.
Women Elina Svitolina. 5th place in the WTA ranking at the beginning of the tournament.
Svitolina for the first time in his career was sowed in the tournament "Grand Slam" under the fourth number.
Elina's first rival in the tournament will be Australian Ashley Barty, with whom the Ukrainian has already met in the Federation Cup this year, beating her opponent in three sets.
In case of a successful performance at the tournament, Elina will be able to qualify for the title of the first racket of the world!.
Lesya Tsurenko. 35th place in the WTA ranking at the beginning of the tournament.
The second issue of Ukraine Lesja Tsurenko will meet with the German Julia Gerges (45). In the current season, rivals have met twice, the score is still 1: 1, and the total score of the opposition 2: 1 in favor of Kiev.
Katerina Bondarenko. 111th place in the WTA ranking at the beginning of the tournament.
The former first number of Ukraine Katerina Bondarenko will meet in the starting match of the tournament with the Belgian Janina Wickmayer. Rivals know each other well, having had six personal encounters between themselves, the score is 3: 3.
Men's Alexander Dolgopolov. 88th place in the ATP ranking at the beginning of the tournament.
The best tennis player of Ukraine at the moment is the most serious rival of all who got ours - Roger Federer. Live legend of world tennis, which despite its almost 36 still holds in the elite of world tennis - the fifth place in the ranking.
With Federer, Dolgopolov's relations are not the best - 0: 3 for personal meetings.
By the way, four years ago in the second round of Wimbledon, Sergei Stakhovsky scored his main career victory, knocking Federer out of the fight.
Ilya Marchenko. 117th place in ATP ranking at the beginning of the tournament.
Marchenko was in the main grid through qualification, but his opponent is simpler than Dolgopolov, who got into the net directly. Donchanin in the first round will meet with Czech Jiri Vesela (46). For rivals it is a debut meeting with each other.
Sergey Stakhovsky. 122nd place in the ATP rating at the beginning of the tournament.
Heroically overcome the qualification (illness, match-bola), Sergei Stakhovsky for the ninth time will play at Wimbledon in the main grid. In the first round, he will fight with Julien Benneto.
By personal meetings Stakhovsky is in the lead 3: 1.
Doubles. Women.
Kichenok / Tsurenko - Yurak / Qiang K. Bondarenko / Krunich - Bertens / Larsson N. Kichenok / Savchuk - Lynette / Sanchez The first competition day. The start of the game day at 13:30 Kyiv time.
Court No. 3. Second start. Ashley Barty - Elina Svitolina (4) Court No. 6. The third launch. Jiri Vesely - Ilya Marchenko Court №8. Second start. Julien Benneto - Sergei Stakhovsky Sport. Ua.