WIMBLEDON, England — After a disquieting lead-up to his country’s biggest tournament, the top seed and defending champion Andy Murray was dealt a tricky path by the Wimbledon draw Friday morning.
Murray opens against the lucky loser Alexander Bublik, a flashy Kazakh who pulled off an upset against Lucas Pouille in the first round of the Australian Open this year. Murray then faces a stiff second-round test against either Joao Sousa or Dustin Brown. Though ranked only 94th, the net-rushing Brown has established himself as one of the tour’s most dangerous players on grass. He has twice beaten Rafael Nadal on the surface, including in the second round of Wimbledon two years ago.