Barbora to Face Alexandra at Wimbledon
The draw for the knockout stages of Wimbledon, made on Friday, pits Czech Barbora Krejcikova, the defending champion and 17th seed, against Filipino Alexandra Ayala.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus begins her quest for her first title at the tournament against Canadian Carson Branstein, while American Coco Gauff begins her campaign against Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska.
Third-seeded Jessica Pegula will face Italian qualifier Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the first round, and fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini, last year's runner-up, will face Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova.
Sabalenka, from Belarus, could meet Paolini in the semifinals, while Gauff could face fellow American Pegula.