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Andy Murray will play world No. 80 Jan Hajek in the first round of his 2010 Wimbledon campaign after the official draw was made on Friday morning.

The British No. 1 has been in poor form going into the third Grand Slam of the year, but he can at least draw inspiration from his run to the semi-finals in 2009, when he was eventually beaten by Andy Roddick.

"I don't worry about working on my mental strength," Murray told the Guardian, following a practice match victory over Mikhail Youzhny on Thursday. "I just go out on the running track and suffer and practice and put myself through pain. Then I go into matches feeling mentally strong."

Murray has been placed in the same half of the draw as world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, who faces Kei Nishikori, a man ranked 204 in the world. The draw means Britain's best hope faces a potential run to the final that involves Fernando Verdasco, Nadal and then Roger Federer.

Top seed Federer begins his pursuit of a seventh Wimbledon crown against Colombian Alejandro Falla. Federer stands to equal Pete Sampras' Wimbledon record if he can repeat last year's triumph.

Novak Djokovic, the No. 3 seed, has been given a potentially tricky meeting with Belgian Olivier Rochus. Djokovic could meet Roddick in the last eight, while other potential quarter-final meetings include Federer v Nikolay Davydenko and Nadal v Robin Soderling.

In the women's draw, Laura Robson has been handed a huge first-round encounter with 2008 US Open finalist Jelena Jankovic. Fellow Brits, Katie O'Brien and Melanie South, have been drawn against Alona Bondarenko and Regina Kulikova respectively. Anne Keothavong plays Anastasia Rodionova.

The competition reaches a mouth-watering stage in round four, where world No. 1 and reigning champion Serena Williams is on collision course with former winner Maria Sharapova. Williams begins her defence against Portuguese Michelle Larcher de Brito.

Also in the fourth round, Kim Clijsters stands to face Nadia Petrova, French Open winner Francesca Schiavone could meet 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli, while dangerous Israeli Shahar Peer is scheduled to meet five-time winner Venus Williams.

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