Alex de Minaur has been put on a collision course to face Novak Djokovic in the last 16 at Wimbledon after the draw threw up the intriguing prospect of the pair enjoying the duel that got away last year.
But there was concerning news for another of Australia's top men's players as Jordan Thompson admitted he was in a battle to be fit for his first-round clash in the grass-court grand slam.
De Minaur and Djokovic had been scheduled to meet in the quarter-finals in 2024, but the Australian No.1 pulled out with a hip injury suffered at the end of his last-16 match against Arthur Fils.
