Wimbledon Draw 2007 - Andy Murray plays Nicolas Lapentti in 1st Round

The draw is out and the unlucky sap who drew Federer in the first round is Teimuraz Gabashvili from Russia.

More importantly, Andy Murray has drawn Nicolas Lapentti (63) whose ranking has been on the decline since 2000 and has only won four matches so far this season compared to Murray's 24.

So, on paper, this is an easy opening round - assuming of course that Murray elects to play.

As for the rest of the draw...

Second Round:
Benneteau (57): Murray defeated Benneteau at the same stage last year.
or
Tsonga (113)

Third Round:
Tim Henman (78) is a possibility, but Carlos Moya (22) is more likely.

Fourth Round:
Richard Gasquet (12) is the highest seed in this section and would be a tough encounter.

Qtr-Final:
Unless something bizarre happens, Andy Roddick (3) will be the opponent. This would be further than Murray has ever gone in a Grand Slam so the pressure would be on. The memory of last years straight sets victory would give him comfort.

Semi-Final:
Roger Federer (1). I want to see this match sooo badly.

Final:
Nadal (2) is probable, assuming he gets by Djokovic (5) first.

You're going to see Lapentti disected in the press over the next few days (not literally) so I'll keep you posted.

Source:
Official Wimbledon Site - Printable Draw