Alexei Popyrin is considered one of eight Australians who will function on the opening day of play at Wimbledon 2025.
London, UK, 30 June 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Eight Australians start their Wimbledon journey on the All England Membership on Monday when the primary spherical commences.
Alexei Popyrin headlines the Day 1 Aussie cost when he faces native wildcard Arthur Fery.
The 25-year-old vies to enhance on his third-round end on the grasscourt main final 12 months, when he valiantly misplaced to finalist Novak Djokovic.
Popyrin believes his type over the previous 12 months makes him deserving of the No.20 seed.
“I do know I’ve accomplished the work. I do know I’ve crushed the gamers and I should be the place I’m proper now,” he stated forward of his sixth Wimbledon marketing campaign.
In the meantime, Jordan Thompson, Chris O’Connell and James Duckworth can even take to the court docket on Monday as they purpose to open their campaigns on a successful notice.
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On the ladies’s facet, Ajla Tomljanovic faces former world No.11 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
The world No.79 is not any stranger to a deep run at Wimbledon, reaching the quarterfinals in 2021 and 2022. Tomljanovic holds a 5-3 document on grass this season, holding her in good stead to attain the identical feat this 12 months.
Kimberly Birrell additionally appears to hold over her stable grasscourt type in opposition to No.22 seed Donna Vekic.
The Queenslander gained an enormous confidence enhance when she prevailed in straight units over world No.28 Sofia Kenin within the first spherical of the Eastbourne Worldwide. It was her second-biggest victory this season after her win over world No.8 Emma Navarro in Brisbane.
READ: Birrell upsets Kenin in Eastbourne
This would be the third time Birrell has battled Vekic at a Grand Slam event, with the pair splitting their earlier encounters.
In different girls’s matches, Olivia Gadecki faces Belgian Greet Minnen, whereas Talia Gibson duels with former world No.1 Naomi Osaka.
You may watch Wimbledon 2025 dwell in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport from 8pm AEST.
AUSSIES IN ACTION: WIMBLEDON
COMING UP ON DAY 1
Gents’s singles, first spherical
[20] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [WC] Arthur Fery (GBR) – Second match, Courtroom 15
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Vit Kopriva (CZE) – First match, Courtroom 9
Chris O’Connell (AUS) v [Q] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) – First match, Courtroom 5
James Duckworth (AUS) v [25] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) – Third match, Courtroom 14
Girls’ singles, first spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – Fourth match, Courtroom 10
Kimberly Birrell (AUS) v [22] Donna Vekic (CRO) – First match, Courtroom 15
Olivia Gadecki (AUS) v Greet Minnen (BEL) – Second match, Courtroom 4
[Q] Talia Gibson (AUS) v Naomi Osaka (JPN) – Fourth match, Courtroom 18
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