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Sofia Kenin and David Goffin Among Sleepers to Watch at Wimbledon

The women’s game has a new world No.1. The men’s top five haven’t budged ranking spots in over a month. Wimbledon’s perennial ryegrass is about to receive its annual desecrators—fresh-faced rookies, dark horses and defending champions—as they step foot in London July 1. Top-ranked French Open champ, Ashleigh Barty, is looking to continue her run at Wimbledon which hasn’t been her best tournament result in the past. Last year’s champion, Novak Djokovic, is the clear favorite to win again at the All England Club. His path looks clear until the quarterfinals where he could meet seventh-seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas. Here are six other players with potential to stay for strawberries well into Week Two.