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:
Wimbledon last-16: Men’s singles
Incredible! Taylor Fritz, somehow, finds enough light to beat Alejandro Tabilo at 9:32pm! Just in time, the American takes his place in the fourth round. And that completes our last-16 line-up.
Jannik Sinner (1) vs Ben Shelton (14)
Grigor Dimitrov (10) vs Daniil Medvedev (5)
Carlos Alcaraz (3) vs Ugo Humbert (16)
Tommy Paul (12) vs Roberto Bautista Agut
Lorenzo Musetti (25) vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (LL)
Taylor Fritz (13) vs Alexander Zverev (4)
Arthur Fils vs Alex de Minaur (9)
Holger Rune (15) vs Novak Djokovic (2)
Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 Alexei Popyrin
GAME, SET AND MATCH!
Djokovic cruises through the rest of the tiebreak to return to the fourth round! That backhand pass was so crucial.
Djokovic battled from a set down and really stepped up his level to put Popyrin away in the second and third sets.
The fourth was dominated by serve, but Djokovic is so solid in the tiebreaks and emerges with the win once again on Centre Court.
Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-6 Alexei Popyrin
What a shot from Djokovic to take the mini-break, as we pass the three-hour mark! He flicks a lovely backhand winner down the line to edge ahead 3-2.
Djokovic puts away the smash and leads 4-2 going into the tiebreak.
Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-6 Alexei Popyrin
Djokovic holds serve and takes us into a tiebreak.
The winner will face Holger Rune in the fourth round, with the Dane completing a comeback from two sets down to defeat the French qualifier Quentin Halys 1-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-1 in a match that finished under the roof on Court One.
That’s the first time in Rune’s career that he’s come from two sets down to win.
Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 5-6 Alexei Popyrin
This could be it! Popyrin feels the pressure and Djokovic gets a look at three break points at 0-40!
But the Aussie saves all three! The first with an ace, before Djokovic slumps a forehand into the net.
Then the third is saved by the serve! Another ace from Popyrin. And he takes the game with a pick-up volley!
Big hold! We’re still going!
Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 3-4 Alexei Popyrin
Popyrin has managed to hang with Djokovic in the fourth.
This has a tiebreak written all over it unless Djokovic can find the break in the final stages.
Wimbledon last-16: Women’s singles
Danielle Collins manages to beat Beatriz Haddad Maia just in time before the light runs out to complete the last-16 line-up in the women’s singles. It is wide open in places.
Wimbledon women’s singles draw
Yulia Putintseva vs Jelena Ostapenko (13)
Danielle Collins (11) vs Barbora Krejcikova (31)
Elena Rybakina (4) vs Anna Kalinskaya (17)
Elina Svitolina (31) vs Xinyu Wang
Lulu Sun vs Emma Raducanu
Paula Badosa vs Donna Vekic
Jasmine Paolini (7) vs Madison Keys (12)
Emma Navarro (19) vs Coco Gauff (2)
Wimbledon 2024: Iga Swiatek responds to early exit
Iga Swiatek said her “tank was empty” after winning the French Open as the World No 1 crashed out of Wimbledon in the third round .
“I was kind of surprised,” Swiatek said after a three-set defeat to Yulia Putintseva. “But I know what I did wrong after Roland Garros. I didn’t really rest properly. I’m not going to make this mistake again.
“After such a tough clay court season, I really must have my recovery. Maybe that’s also the reason. But I thought that I’m going to be able to kind of, I don’t know, play at the same level. I feel like on grass I need little bit more of that energy to keep being patient and accept some mistakes.
“Like mentally, I didn’t really do that well on this tournament. I need to recover better after clay court season, both physically and mentally.”
Wimbledon 2024: SET! Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 Alexei Popyrin
Djokovic assumes control under the roof on Centre Court with a much more impressive third set against Popyrin.
The 37-year-old converts his third set point with a perfect ace down the middle, sending up a puff of chalk.
Djokovic won 100 per cent of his first-serve pointss in that set.
Wimbledon 2024: Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-3 4-2 Alexei Popyrin* - BREAK!
This is the moment Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon match was stopped as the crowd celebrated England reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2024.
The Three Lions beat Switzerland on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
Back in the UK, Djokovic was getting ready to serve in his first set against Alexei Popyri on the Wimbledon Centre Court, when the crowd erupted into cheers, upon hearing England had won their knock-out match.
The commentator said: “We are just going to have to take a pause for the moment.”
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