Wimbledon 2024 LIVE: Tennis scores as Emma Raducanu pulls out of doubles to end Andy Murray’s SW19 career
Murray and Raducanu were due to team up in the mixed doubles, but the two-time champion has now played his final Wimbledon match
Emma Raducanu has pulled out of her mixed doubles match with Andy Murray to end his Wimbledon career. Citing soreness in her right wrist, Raducanu has been unable to recover from her storming victory over Maria Sakkari on Friday evening.
The two-time singles champion has now played his final-ever match at the All England Club, having joined his brother Jamie in the men’s doubles on Thursday before an emotional ceremony on Centre Court commemorated the end of his singles career.
Raducanu breezed into the fourth round of the singles with an impressive victory over Sakkari yesterday, but Murray cannot re-pair with another player and is unable to continue in the mixed doubles. There is no suggestion yet that Raducanu’s involvement in the fourth round against Lulu Sun on Sunday afternoon is in danger.
Raducanu is now the last Briton standing in the singles draws. That’s after Cameron Norrie lost an epic 32-point tiebreak against fourth seed Alexander Zverev, as the German wrapped up a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (17-15) victory, before Harriet Dart’s run was put to an end following a painful third-set collapse against Xinyu Wang, losing the final six games in a row in a 2-6 7-5 6-3 defeat.
There was a big shock elsewhere in the women’s draw, with World No 1 Iga Swiatek knocked out in the third round by Yulia Putintseva. That followed the exit of Ons Jabeur, the runner-up from the past two years, who was eliminated by Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. Novak Djokovic was the final player through to the fourth round as the seven-time champion battled from a set down to defeat Alexei Popyrin on Centre Court.
Follow all the latest scores and match updates from Wimbledon below:
Yesterday at Wimbledon
The joy of Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe shows the very best of Wimbledon
The bare facts are that Carlos Alcaraz is through to the fourth round of Wimbledon and Frances Tiafoe is not, but that does not begin to explain the theatre that unfolded under Centre Court’s closed roof. The crowd hung on every ball in a match soundtracked by gasps and hollers, as the third and 29th seeds put on a show. Grown adults who, three hours earlier, had never seen Tiafoe hold a tennis racket found themselves roaring “Get him, Frances!” with both lungs, veins popping from their neck, urging the American to push the reigning champion further and further.
He did, forcing Alcaraz to dig into his reserves of energy and creativity, but Alcaraz reminded everyone just how deep they run, dominating the fifth set to win 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz, Frances Tiafoe and the best match of Wimbledon so far
The reigning men’s champion came through a thrilling five-setter with American Tiafoe, winning 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2
Yesterday at Wimbledon
Emma Raducanu works her spell on Maria Sakkari to continue stunning Wimbledon run
As Emma Raducanu hoisted up a backhand lob on the run that almost brushed the rafters on Centre Court, the Wimbledon crowd held their breath as the ball began its descent. Raducanu had managed to strike first against Maria Sakkari but found as much momentum in her efforts to deny the Greek ninth seed, rewarded for her attacking intent on break points.
This defensive lob, though, on the stretch, felt a step too far, but as it dropped inside the baseline and Centre Court erupted it became the moment that encapsulated this stunning 6-2 6-3 win. Raducanu is bringing the magic of New York to Wimbledon.
Emma Raducanu works her spell on Maria Sakkari to continue stunning Wimbledon run
The Briton is back in the Wimbledon fourth round after a 6-2 6-3 win against the ninth seed
How can I watch Wimbledon?
Wimbledon will be shown on the BBC in the UK, with full coverage of the tournament available to watch on BBC One, BBC Two and across the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website.
What is Saturday’s TV schedule?
11:00 -15:00 - Live coverage - BBC Two
11:00-21:00 - Live coverage of outside courts - BBC Red Button
14:00-18:00 - Live coverage - BBC One
15:00-21:00 - Live coverage - BBC Two
21:00-22:00 - Today at Wimbledon - BBC Two
When will Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu play doubles?
Murray and Raducanu’s match has been scheduled fourth on Court One. It will follow the men’s singles match between Ben Shelton and Denis Shapovalov, which was stopped at 3-2 in the first set, and then two women’s singles matches between Iga Swiatek and Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina and Caroline Wozniacki.
With play on Court One starting at 1pm, Murray and Raducanu’s match is unlikely to start until 7pm at the earliest, although it could be later if the men’s match goes long.
Wimbledon order of play and Saturday’s schedule
CENTRE COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:30 START
Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Alexander Zverev (GER) [4] 1
Ons Jabeur (TUN) [10] vs Elina Svitolina (UKR) [21] 2
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] 3
No.1 COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START
1 Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Ben Shelton (USA) [14] T/F 2/3
Iga Swiatek (POL) [1] vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 2
Elena Rybakina (KAZ) [4] vs Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) vs
Andy Murray (GBR) / Emma Raducanu (GBR) 4
Wimbledon order of play and Saturday’s schedule
Murray and Raducanu will play in the fourth match of the day on Court One
Good morning
Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu get their doubles act underway on Saturday, while Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek are in action and Britain’s Harriet Dart looks to reach the fourth round of the Championships.
Murray and Raducanu have teamed up for a sensational pairing of Britain’s two active grand slam champions in the mixed doubles, in what could be Murray’s final match at Wimbledon following his defeat in the men’s doubles with brother Jamie.
Djokovic, having survived a scare against the British wildcard Jacob Fearnley in the second round, now takes on the Alexei Popyrin, who pushed the 24-time grand slam champion to four sets at the Australian Open at the start of the year.
World No 1 Swiatek is warming up nicely at Wimbledon having reached the quarter-finals last year and takes on Yulia Putintseva, who won the Birmingham title on grass last month.
Dart became the third Briton to reach the third round when she defeated compatriot Katie Boulter in three sets and now takes on China’s Xinyu Wang, who scored the biggest win of her career in the previous round against fifth seed Jessica Pegula.
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