Andy Murray to play lucky loser at Wimbledon

Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates victory during the Men's Singles first round match against Liam Broady of Great Britain on day two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2016 in Londo
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World number one Andy Murray will face a qualifier in the first round at this year's Wimbledon.

Defending champion Andy Murray has been drawn to play lucky loser Sasha Bublik in the first round at this year's Wimbledon.

The world number one remains a doubt for the tournament with a sore hip, but if he takes to court on Monday afternoon he will meet a player who has already come through three matches at Roehampton.

On paper, Murray has been given a favourable draw as Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are both in the other half, but he could still have to face Dustin Brown, Fabio Fognini, Nick Kyrgios, Stanislas Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal to reach the final at SW19.

Seven-time champion Federer will meet Alexandr Dolgopolov, Djokovic goes head to head with Martin Klizan, while Nadal faces Australia's John Millman.

Kyle Edmund - who has never won a match at Wimbledon - will play fellow Brit and world number 855 Alexander Ward, while Aljaz Bedene has been given a tough test against the big-serving Ivo Karlovic

British wildcard Cameron Norrie - who is making his first appearance at the tournament - has been handed a debut contest with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Brydan Klein meets Yuichi Sugita, while James Ward goes up against Marcos Baghdatis.

Andy Murray serves during his second-round match against Aljaz Bedene on day four of the Aegon Championships on June 16, 2016
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ATP RankingsPoints
1Scotland flag Andy Murray9,390
2Spain Rafael Nadal7,285
3Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka6,175
4Serbia Novak Djokovic6,055
5Switzerland Roger Federer5,265
6Croatia Marin Cilic4,235
7Canada Milos Raonic4,150
8Austria Dominic Thiem3,895
9Japan Kei Nishikori3,830
10France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga3,075
11Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov3,070
12Alexander Zverev3,070
13Belgium David Goffin2,785
14France Gael Monfils2,695
15Czech Republic Tomas Berdych2,570
16Lucas Pouille2,570
17Pablo Carreno Busta2,360
18United States Jack Sock2,335
19Spain Roberto Bautista Agut2,155
20Australia Nick Kyrgios2,110
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