Wimbledon is preparing to welcome back the world’s best players for the 2018 championships.
Roger Federer will bid for a ninth title at the All England Club, while Rafael Nadal has the chance to close the gap on his great rival on the all-time list.
Here, Press Association Sport picks out 10 contenders and hopefuls in the men’s draw.
Roger Federer
Federer will aim to lift the Wimbledon trophy for the ninth time (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Rafael Nadal
Nadal felt last year’s Wimbledon was a missed opportunity (Steven Paston/PA)
Alexander Zverev
Zverev reached his first grand slam quarter-final in Paris (John Walton/PA)
Juan Martin del Potro
Del Potro is back among the top seeds (Adam Davy/PA)
Marin Cilic
Cilic has been runner-up at two of the last four grand slams (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Novak Djokovic
Djokovic retired during his quarter-final against Tomas Berdych last year (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Nick Kyrgios
Kyrgios will hope to make headlines for the right reasons at Wimbledon (Adam Davy/PA)
Denis Shapovalov
Shapovalov is emerging as one of tennis’ biggest draws (Steve Paston/PA)
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas has a fine one-handed backhand (John Walton/PA)
Alex de Minaur
De Minaur won the grass-court title in Nottingham (Mike Egerton/PA)
