Emma Raducanu has been drawn against teenage wildcard Mimi Xu in an eye-catching all-British first-round match at Wimbledon.
British number one Raducanu, ranked 38th in the world, fell just short of a seeding for the championships and has been handed a difficult-looking draw.
World number four Jack Draper, who starts against Argentina’s 38th-ranked Sebastian Baez, also faces a daunting path.
Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, bidding for a standalone record 25th major singles title, is a potential quarter-final opponent for Britain’s top-ranked man.
British qualifier Oliver Tarvet, who cannot claim prize money because he is still a college player in the United States, could meet defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the second round.
Last year’s women’s champion Barbora Krejcikova, who withdrew from Eastbourne this week with a thigh injury, is set to start her title defence against 20-year-old Alexandra Eala of the Philippines.
Raducanu and Draper lead a total of 23 British players in the singles draws – the highest amount since 1984.
Seven of the British contingent have qualified directly through their world rankings, with 15 handed wildcards and Tarvet the sole qualifier.
The grass-court Grand Slam begins at the All England Club on Monday.
Tough draws across the board for British women
If Raducanu beats 17-year-old Xu, she will face either 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova or 32nd seed McCartney Kessler in the second round.
The 22-year-old could potentially face world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the third round.
Hannah Klugman and Mika Stojsavljevic – the two other British teenagers given wildcards – have also been handed tough draws against seeded players.
Klugman, 16, faces Canadian 29th seed Leylah Fernandez – who Raducanu memorably beat to win the 2021 US Open.
US Open junior champion Stojsavljevic, also 16, starts against American 31st seed Ashlyn Krueger.
In total, there are 10 British players in the women’s singles draw – and half of them have been pitted against seeded players.
Katie Boulter, who Raducanu replaced as the nation’s leading player earlier in June, has been drawn against Spanish ninth seed Paula Badosa.
British number three Sonay Kartal faces Latvian 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko, while 33-year-old Heather Watson – also given a wildcard – plays Danish 23rd seed Clara Tauson.