The pair could have met as early as the quarterfinals but now the earliest they can meet is in the final, as they did in 2019 when Federer had two match points only to go down in a final-set tiebreak. The eight-time champion will undoubtedly say that he will not be looking much beyond what is a tricky opening-round match against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino but the 39-year-old surely breathed a sigh of relief after being put in the opposite half of the draw to world No. Djokovic begins against British wild card Jack Draper and though the likes of Kevin Anderson, Gael Monfils and Jannik Sinner could be in his path in week one, he should be confident of progressing unscathed, setting him up for a bid to pull alongside Federer and Rafael Nadal at 20 Slams. 1 doesn't need much help from the hands of fate but the five-time champion was given a kind draw as he looks to secure the third step on the path to a potential calendar-year Grand Slam, something no man has managed since Rod Laver in 1969.
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