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Qualifying begins: 26 June

The Draw: 30 June

Pre-event Press Conferences: 1 & 2 July

Order of Play: 2 July

Championships begin: 3 July

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Gentlemen's Singles

Roger Federer vs Daniel Evans

Wherever he turns at the All England Club this summer, the Swiss keeps running into the old rascals of British tennis, now reformed and rehabilitated. A round after beating the world No.772 Marcus Willis, Federer meets Evans, ranked 91st.

Just a year ago, Evans' status wasn't far off Willis' current position - he was down at No. 763 - and he didn't survive the qualifying competition. But now Evans is a top-100 player, so he was a direct acceptance into The Championships, and this summer he has won his first matches in the main draw. This will surely be the first time in all Federer's years competing at Wimbledon that he has played successive matches in front of crowds favouring his opponent.

Stan Wawrinka vs Juan Martin del Potro

The last time that Del Potro competed at Wimbledon, which was in 2013, he made the semi-finals and took Novak Djokovic to five sets.

After missing the 2014 and 2015 Championships because of his recurring wrist problems - he was operated on more than once - the Argentine is now unseeded, which has led to this colossal second-round match between two former Grand Slam champions.

Between them, they have three of the four major titles. Del Potro is a former US Open champion, while Wawrinka has won the Australian Open and Roland Garros. Wawrinka's desire to win this summer's Wimbledon saw him hire Richard Krajicek, the 1996 champion, as a grass-court consultant.

Nick Kyrgios vs Dustin Brown

This meeting of friends could be "a circus', says Kyrgios. Both have beaten former champion Rafael Nadal at the All England Club - Kyrgios did so in 2014 and Brown last summer.

But the reason you should be watching this match is because of the flair, energy and excitement that both will bring to the grass. Kyrgios should also supply a tweener or two, while Brown's tennis is highly unorthodox.

As well as serve-and-volleying, the German of Jamaican descent also likes to hit drop shots when returning serves, and isn't afraid to try for a flat-hit, 100mph forehand winner when standing six feet behind the baseline.


Ladies' Singles

Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Tara Moore

Moore's reward for winning a first Grand Slam match is a second-round meeting with Kuznetsova, a former world No. 2 and US Open and French Open champion.

The British wild card, who is ranked outside the top 200, will be aware that Kuznetsova played some decent tennis the other day during her opening-round victory over Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, a former world No.1.

Serena Williams vs Christina McHale

If their match in Miami this spring is to be your guide, this second-round encounter won't be straightforward for Williams, who is seeking a 22nd Grand Slam title, which would put her level with Steffi Graf's modern-era record.

When they met in Florida, it took Williams three sets to subdue her fellow American. True, this is being played on a different surface - that was on a hard court and this is grass. And there's a jump - no, a great leap - in intensity between the Miami tournament and playing here at the All England Club. But you have to imagine that their Miami meeting will have some bearing on what happens on Centre Court.

Lucie Safarova vs Jana Cepelova

Can Cepelova venture any deeper into the draw? In the second round, the Slovakian supplied the shock of the women's tournament so far by beating last summer's runner-up Garbine Muguruza, a little over a month after the Spaniard won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. Next she plays a Czech opponent who once featured in a French Open final.

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