Injury-hit Andy Murray to start Wimbledon against Benoit Paire

Andy Murray will face France’s Benoit Paire in the first round of Wimbledon – injury permitting.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Murray will face the world number 48 in the first round at SW19, in a repeat of last year’s fourth-round encounter where Murray won in straight sets.

He had surgery on his right hip in January, only returning to action on June 18, facing Nick Kyrgios at Queen’s.

The 31-year-old overcame Stan Wawrinka at Eastbourne on Monday, only to lose in straight sets to fellow Brit Kyle Edmund in the second round on Wednesday.

Murray has yet to confirm his involvement in this year’s tournament and can pull out anytime before the match, scheduled for Tuesday.

His reward for victory over Paire would be a likely second round meeting with Denis Shapovalov, while Juan Martin Del Potro could prove a testing third-round clash.

Current British number one Edmund will face Australia’s Alex Bolt in next week’s first round.

World number 18 Edmund could be in for a daunting third-round tie however, with 12-time major champion Novak Djokovic lying in wait.

Johanna Konta will face Russia’s Natalia Vikhlyantseva in the first round of the women’s championships.

Konta will meet the 21-year-old from Volgograd when she kick-starts her SW19 quest next week.

British star Naomi Broady will enjoy a Centre Court showing scheduled for Tuesday, when meeting defending champion Garbine Muguruza in first round action.

And fellow Briton Gabriella Taylor will take on Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard.

British star Cameron Norrie faces an intriguing first-round tie against Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene, who has previously represented Britain.

Liam Broady will take on the Canadian world number 32 Milos Raonic.

Defending champion Roger Federer will face Dusan Lajovic, while Rafael Nadal will take on Israel’s Dudi Sela.

Fit-again Stan Wawrinka and Grigor Dimitrov have been thrown together in an intriguing match-up, while Novak Djokovic will meet Tennys Sandgren. Nick Kyrgios will face Denis Istomin and Marin Cilic lines up against Yoshihito Nishioka.

British star Katie Swan will take on Irina-Camelia Begu in the women’s draw, while top seed Simona Halep will meet Kurumi Nara.

Heather Watson will line up against Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens, with Maria Sharapova drawn with Vitalia Diatchenko.

Two-time champion Petra Kvitova will meet Aliaksandra Sasnovich, with Serena Williams up against Holland’s Arantxa Rus and sister Venus taking on Sweden’s Johanna Larsson.