Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from her mixed doubles match with Andy Murray at Wimbledon due to a wrist issue.
The announcement comes less than 24 hours after Raducanu won her third round match in straight sets over Maria Sakkari in what was only her second win over a player currently ranked in the top 10 on grass. It is understood that the reason for her deciding not to play was ‘soreness’ in her wrist and as it currently stands she will still be playing her singles match on Sunday.
“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,” Raducanu said.
“I’m disappointed as I was really looking forward to playing with Andy but got to take care.”
Raducanu has previously experienced issues with her wrists before. In 2023 she underwent surgery to remove growths of bone – called carpal bosses – from her hands that were causing constant wrist pain during practice. At the time she also had ankle surgery and missed the second half of the season.
The implications of the withdrawal means Andy Murray’s Wimbledon career has come to an end. The two-time champion has stated that this year will be his last appearance at The All England Club as a professional player before retirement. On Thursday evening he lost his opening match in the men’s doubles tournament alongside his brother Jamie. After that match, a special presentation was conducted to mark his career.
“I would love to keep playing, but I can’t physically. It is too tough now. All of the injuries, they’ve added up. … They haven’t been insignificant. But yeah, I want to play forever,” Murray told the BBC.
“I love the sport. It’s given me so much, taught me loads of lessons over the years that I can use for the rest of my life. But yeah, I don’t want to stop, so it is hard.”
According to journalist James Gray, Murray doesn’t have the chance to re-pair with another player in the tournament as it is against official rules.
Replacing the British du in the draw will be Katie Volynets and Rajeev Ram.
