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Djokovic's Wimbledon campaign begins against Kohlschreiber

Xinhua, June 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will begin his Wimbledon campaign against 33rd-ranked German Philipp Kohlschreiber.

Second seed and seven times champion Roger Federer will face Bosnian Damir Dzumhur while third seed Andy Murray takes on Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan, ranked 58th in the world.

The 28-year-old Murray could meet two-time winner Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and Roger Federer in the semifinals should he goes that far.

In the women's side, top seed Serena Williams starts against Russia's Margarita Gasparyan.

Draw highlights (prefix number denotes seeding)

Men

1-Novak Djokovic, Serbia, vs Kohlschreiber, Germany

4-Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, vs Joao Sousa, Portugal

Simone Bolelli, Italy, vs 5-Kei Nishikori, Japan

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, vs 10-Rafael Nadal, Spain

Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, vs 3-Andy Murray, Britain

Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia, vs 2-Roger Federer, Switzerland

Women

1-Serena Williams, United States, vs Margarita Gasparyan, Russia

4-Maria Sharapova, Russia, vs Johanna Konta, Britain

5-Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, vs Zheng Saisai, China

Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, vs 3-Simona Halep, Romania

Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, vs 2-Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic

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