Andy Murray To Team Up With Emma Raducanu At Wimbledon
Andy Murray has confirmed that his Wimbledon farewell will not involve one last dance in the men’s singles event
Andy Murray has confirmed that his Wimbledon farewell will not involve one last dance in the men’s singles event. The two-time Wimbledon champion is set to retire later this year and has already confirmed his withdrawal from the men’s singles tournament however he is set to compete in a couple of the doubles events at the All England Club.
Doubles Hopes
Andy Murray will partner brother Jamie in the men’s doubles event and will be confident of going deep into the competition. The senior Murray brother, Jamie is a very capable doubles player having won Grand Slam titles in both the men’s doubles and mixed doubles. Murray won the Australian and US Open men’s doubles titles in 2016 whilst he is also a five-time mixed doubles Grand Slam champion with wins at Wimbledon (2007 & 2017) and US Open (2017, 2018, 2019). Both Andy and Jamie Murray are approaching the end of their respective careers and are currently priced at Evens with bet365 to win their first round tie against Australians Rinky Hijikata and John Peers in the men’s doubles competition.
In a more surprising turn of events, Andy Murray has announced that he is set to enter the Wimbledon mixed doubles competition alongside fellow British Grand Slam champion Emma Raducanu. The 2021 US Open champion endured an injury-disrupted 2023 as she missed out on three of the four Grand Slam events. Raducanu has made an encouraging start to this year’s grass season and defeated world number five Jessica Pegula at the Eastbourne International. In the women’s singles event, Raducanu made it through the first round with a straight-sets win over Renata Zarazau. Next up for the former British number one is a tricky match against Belgian Elise Mertens. Raducanu is currently priced at 16/1 with bet365 to win the women's singles event at SW19.
Men’s Singles: Murray’s Replacement and Britain’s Next Big Thing
Andy Murray’s withdrawal from the men’s singles event at Wimbledon has seen former world number seven David Goffin handed a late entry into the tournament. The 33-year-old Belgian will take on Tomas Machac in the first round.
Murray carried the hopes of a nation on his broad shoulders for more than a decade but with his retirement now drawing closer, Jack Draper has emerged as the most likely successor to Andy Murray’s position as the King of British tennis. Draper is Britain’s new number one and has moved into the top 30 in the ATP world rankings.
As a junior, Draper lost in the final of the boys’ singles tournament at Wimbledon but a superb win over three-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s Club last month has created a growing belief that at 22 he could be ready to step out of Andy Murray’s shadow. Jack Draper will play Cameron Norrie in an all-British second round match in the men’s singles tournament. Jack Draper is currently seventh in the outright betting market and priced at 25/1 to win the men's singles tournament at Wimbledon.
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