TENNIS fans were left unhappy after this morning's Wimbledon draw.
Home favourite Andy Murray was plucked out to play fellow Brit Ryan Peniston in round one.
The two-time former Wimbledon champion would then meet the winner of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem in round two.
Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, will begin his title defence against Argentine Pedro Cachin.
In the women's draw, many of the strongest grasscourters find themselves in the bottom half.
Defending champion Elena Rybakina, Karolina Muchova, Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova and Ons Jabeur are among those to join second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the bottom half of the draw.
This means that world No1 Iga Swiatek cannot meet any of them until the final – making her a major draw winner.
Responding to the draw, one fan tweeted: "2023 Wimbledon top 3 rigged draw? Discuss."
A second fumed: "This is the most rigged draw I have ever seen."
The same disgruntled fan then tweeted: "WHAT HAPPENED TO SHAME @WIMBLEDON."
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Another then added: "Rigged draw you clowns. Ain't no way you put all the best grass players in one half."
While a further social media user exasperatedly wrote: "Y'all are not serious."
Swiatek, 22, has this morning pulled out of her semi-final in Bad Homburg – citing a possible food poisoning.
The Pole, who is due to play world No33 Zhu Lin in SW19 on Monday, tweeted: "I'm so sorry but I have to pull out of my match today. I had a restless night because of some fever and possible food poisoning.
"I'm not able to perform today and I need to take care of myself. I hope I'll be fine soon.
"Your support in Bad Homburg was amazing, thank you."
This marks the first time that Swiatek has withdrawn from a WTA match in her career, as per Opta Ace.
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