polish Wimbledon top seed Iga Swatyk will make her debut against Lin Zhou of China, while Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will play Bana Udvardy of Hungary and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan. Defending champion, he will play against American Shelby Rogers.
In the hypothetical quarterfinals, according to the draw, Swiatek will face Cori Gauff, Jessica Pegula with Caroline Garcia, Ons Jabeur with Rybakina and Maria Sakkari with Sabalenka.
Gauff, finalist at Roland Garros last year, will face Sofia Kenin, 2020 Australian Open winner Pegula to compatriot Lauren Davis; Garcia to Katie Volentes; Jaber to Maddalena Fritsch; Sakkari to Marta Kostyuk; and Sabalenca to Udvardy.
One of the most important clashes in the first round will be the one that gets measured Venus Williams, 43, and Elina Svitolina, who returned to the ring this year after becoming a mother at the end of 2022.
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