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Andy Murray has withdrawn from the singles at Wimbledon and will instead make his farewell from SW19 in the doubles alongside brother Jamie.
Murray was scheduled to face Tomas Machac this evening but the two-time champion announced on Tuesday morning that he has withdrawn having not made sufficient recovery following an operation on a spinal cyst 10 days ago.
Elsewhere, day two sees Novak Djokovic take to Centre Court after overcoming an injury of his own as he faces Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic as the second match on, following defending women’s champion Marketa Vondrousova opening play on the second day of the tournament.
A mammoth 11 British players will still be in action including Katie Boulter and Jack Draper, the women’s and men’s No 1s, with both seeded for the first time, while world No 1 Iga Swiatek also begins her campaign against former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, in what is a rematch of the 2020 French Open final.
Monday saw Emma Raducanu admit to “winning ugly” as she overcame tricky lucky loser Renata Zarazua 7-6 6-3 to progress to the second round and was joined in the second round by Britons Lily Miyazaki and Sonay Kartal, who enjoyed a career-best victory over 29th seed Sorana Cirstea.
Follow all the latest updates and live scores from Wimbledon below:
Wimbledon 2024: Latest scores
Vondrousova has responded to break back and now leads Bouzas Maneiro in the opening set, while Paul Jubb is reaching the crucial stages of the third set against Thiago Seyboth Wild. Jubb is two sets up and it’s 4-5 to Seyboth Wild, on serve, in the third. Big moments for Jubb as he looks to claim his first Wimbledon win.
On Court 2, sixth seed Andrey Rublev has dropped the opening set to Francisco Comesana.
Jamie Braidwood2 July 2024 14:07
Wimbledon 2024: Nightmare start for defending champion
A tough start for Marketa Vondrousova, who hits three double faults in her opening game as she is broken by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. The Czech trails 2-0 early on.
Elena Rybakina, who was also broken in her first game of the match, has hit back to take the first set against Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3.
Jamie Braidwood2 July 2024 13:51
Wimbledon 2024: Andy Murray back on practice court
Andy Murray was back on the practice court and immediately switching to doubles preperation after withdrawing from the singles earlier.
Murray will play doubles alongside brother Jamie later this week, with the doubles tournament starting tomorrow. The Murrays could play on Thursday, with organisers set to give Murray as long as possible to get ready for his farewell appearance.
Jamie Braidwood2 July 2024 13:47
Wimbledon 2024: Game, set and match!
That’s a very one-sided win for Harriet Dart, who races away with the second set to seal a 6-4 6-0 victory over qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai. That was straightforward after the rain delay and Dart will now take on the winner of Katie Boulter’s match against Tatjana Maria. We could have an all-British clash in R2.
Meanwhile, Paul Jubb has taken the second set against Thiago Seyboth Wild and now leads the Brazilian 6-1 6-3 2-0 on Court 14. Jubb, the British wildcard, is flying! Jubb enjoyed the best win of his career over Ben Shelton in Mallorca.
Jamie Braidwood2 July 2024 13:34
Wimbledon 2024: Marketa Vondrousova returns to Centre Court
Stepping back onto Centre Court is the defending women’s champion Marketa Vondrousova, who stunned everyone by becoming the first unseeded woman in history to win the Wimbledon title when she defeat Ons Jabeur in last season’s final.
Vondrousova, who is now seeded seventh, takes on the Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and gets the honour of opening play on Centre Court on the second day of the Championships.
Jamie Braidwood2 July 2024 13:31
Wimbledon 2024: Fast start for Harriet Dart after restart
Harriet Dart is making very light work of this. The Briton immediately breaks her opponent Bai following the restart and then rallies from 15-40 down to move 5-0 ahead in the second set. The 27-year-old is a game away from the second round.
Jamie Braidwood2 July 2024 13:27
Wimbledon 2024: Warm-ups underway
Just to recap, as there are a lot of British players currently in action: Harriet Dart leads the qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai 6-4 3-0 on Court 18, Paul Jubb is 6-1 5-3 up on Thiago Seyboth Wild, while Billy Harris trails Jaume Munar 6-4 3-3 and Jan Choinski is behind against Luciano Darderi 7-5 2-1.
We’re back underway after the warm-ups.
Jamie Braidwood2 July 2024 13:19
Wimbledon 2024: Play to restart as soon as possible
Good news from the outside courts as play is due to restart as soon as possible once the conditions have been assessed.
On Court No 1, the 2022 women’s champion Elena Rybakina will get her tournament underway shortly against Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
Rybakina has been disrupted by injuries and illness this season, but remains a contender should she stay fit over the next two weeks. She’s certainly got the game for it.
Well, actually, the qualifier Ruse has broken Rybakina in her very first game!
Jamie Braidwood2 July 2024 13:08
Wimbledon 2024 prize money: How much do players earn round-by-round?
The total prize money at Wimbledon has reached £50m for the first time ahead of the 2024 Championships.
The winner of the men’s and women’s singles titles will take home a record £2.7m each, with the runner-ups earning £1.4m.
The prize money increases round-by-round, starting from £60,000 for reaching the first round - even if you don’t win.
Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova took home a record £2.35m last year, with the prize money for the men’s and women’s singles champion increasing by almost 15 per cent in 2024.
A total prize fund of £50m includes singles, doubles and wheelchair events and represents an 11.9 increase from last year.
Here’s how it breaks down:
Luke Baker2 July 2024 13:04
Wimbledon 2024 - rain update!
There’s movement on the courts and it looks like the covers are coming off! It’s still damp in the air, as well as overcast and grey but the rain has stopped. This bodes well for a restart soon.
Luke Baker2 July 2024 12:54