NEW DELHI: Andy Murray's Wimbledon journey concluded in disappointment on Saturday as his mixed doubles partner, Emma Raducanu, withdrew from the competition to prioritize her singles campaign, AFP reported.
The two-time Wimbledon champion was set to have one last hurrah at the All England Club alongside fellow Briton Raducanu, following his earlier defeat in the men's doubles with his brother Jamie.
Murray and Raducanu, the 2021 US Open winner, were slated to face Zhang Shuai and Marcelo Arevalo in the fourth match on Court One on Saturday.
However, the 21-year-old Raducanu made the decision to pull out hours before the match to avoid exacerbating a wrist injury.
"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," she said in a statement.
"I'm disappointed as I was really looking forward to playing with Andy but got to take care."
Raducanu, having triumphed over Maria Sakkari, the ninth seed, on Friday, is set to face Lulu Sun, a qualifier from New Zealand, in the fourth round of Wimbledon on Sunday.
The young British star is striving to advance to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, a feat she hasn't achieved since her extraordinary performance at the US Open in 2020, where she made history by becoming the first qualifier to win a major title.
The British tennis star, who had a metal hip inserted in 2019, faced further setbacks when he suffered ankle damage earlier this year. Additionally, he underwent surgery to remove a cyst from his spine, which forced him to withdraw from the singles competition at the prestigious grass-court Grand Slam.
Despite these challenges, Murray decided to participate in the men's doubles event alongside his brother Jamie. However, their campaign was cut short as they were defeated 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 by the Australian duo of Rinky Hijikata and John Peers in the first round.
This loss marked the end of Murray's emotional farewell tour at Wimbledon this week, a tournament that has held great significance throughout his illustrious career.
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