Emma Raducanu withdraws from Wimbledon mixed doubles leaving Andy Murray in the lurch | Tennis | Sport

A statement from the Raducanu camp said: “Unfortunately I woke up with some stiffness in my right wrist this morning, so therefore I have decided to make the very tough decision to withdraw from the mixed doubles tonight. I’m disappointed as I was really looking forward to playing with Andy but got to take care.”

It means that Murray’s Wimbledon career is officially over. The two-time singles champion at SW19 cannot find a new partner under the rules.

He played his last match at the All England Club with his brother Jamie in the men’s doubles on Thursday and was honoured with an on-court ceremony attended by the likes of Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek and Cameron Norrie, and hosted by Sue Barker.

It is understood that Raducanu’s team were hesitant about her decision to participate in the mixed doubles. And the 21-year-old wasn’t pleased when she came off of the singles court on Friday to see the schedule for her match with Murray.

After beating Maria Sakkari at around 7.20pm, the British No. 3 was asked what she made of the All England Club’s decision to put her and Murray last on Saturday. “Yeah, I know. The scheduling of that was not ideal,” she replied.

At the time, Raducanu was still planning to play. She added: “I mean, it’s just an amazing opportunity to be able to play with him. It’s something that I’m going to cherish.”