The draw for Wimbledon begins at 10am on Friday – and there will be complete coverage of the draw online. Qualifying for the tournament will take place from Monday through to Thursday. There will be a total of 256 players in action with 16 men and 16 women progressing through if they win three matches in a row.

What’s been said?

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon, after explaining that he has made the decision in order to prolong his career following talks with his team.

Former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray says it is disappointing that the Spaniard won’t be featuring at SW19.

“Obviously it’s a shame, shame for him, shame for the tournaments,” said Murray.

Dominic Thiem says he is feeling well again and is ready to compete at Wimbledon following a shock first-round defeat at the French Open.

The Austrian said: “Straight after Roland Garros I was going back on a practice court for almost two weeks on a hard court, still at home, just to fix my shots again, because they were not as they should be in the clay-court season.

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