British men's number one Andy Murray will face a qualifier in the first round of the French Open. Murray's compatriots Aljaz Bedene and Kyle Edmund will also face qualifiers, who are yet to be determined. Johanna Konta, Britain's top-ranked female player, will start her campaign against German Julia Goerges. Fellow Britons Heather Watson, Laura Robson and Naomi Broady will face Nicole Gibbs, Andrea Petkovic and Coco Vandeweghe respectively. Robson, in particular, faces a tough challenge as Petkovic is a former semi-finalist at the clay-court tournament, which begins on Sunday, 22 May. Defending women's champion Serena Williams, who will start against Magdalena Rybarikova, is in the same half of the draw as Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka, the third and fifth seeds respectively. Murray eyes first final, Djokovic bids to make history Murray, 29, is in the same half of the draw as reigning champion Stan Wawrinka, with world number one Novak Djokovic and nin...
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