Alcaraz to begin grass season against Davidovich Fokina

Carlos Alcaraz will begin his grass-court season with a first-round match against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at London’s Queen’s Club.

The Spaniard returns after a week off following his Roland-Garros triumph as the No 1 seed in an ATP 500 event which also includes world No 4 Jack Draper, Taylor Fritz, Alex de Minaur, Ben Shelton, Holger Rune and Frances Tiafoe.

If the seedings go to plan, Alcaraz would meet Shelton in the quarters and either Rune or Jakub Mensik, who won his first Masters 1000 title in Miami earlier this year, in the semis.

Draper, sitting at a career-high ranking and as the No 2 seed, faces American Jenson Brooksby in round one.

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