Which British tennis players are still playing at Wimbledon?
As is always the case when Wimbledon rolls around, British fans have their eyes on the home favourites bidding for glory in London.
Andy Murray ended a 77-year wait for a home champion at the grass-court grand slam in 2013, before replicating his triumph in 2016, but there have been no British winners in the singles draw since โ on either the menโs or womenโs side.
Still, day one saw a record seven Britons advance this year, but how are the home crop faring now?
Emma Raducanu managed a spirited run in SW19 in 2021 before winning the US Open later that year, and she leads the charge in the womenโs draw this year. She won in round one, albeit at the expense of another Briton, in Swanseaโs Mingge Xu, and continues her title bid against a fellow major winner: Marketa Vondrousova, who won Wimbledon in 2023 no less, but whom Raducanu ousted in 2021.
Elsewhere on the womenโs side, Heather Watson, Harriet Dart and Francesca Jones fell at the first hurdle, but Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal advanced โ beating ninth seed Paula Badosa and 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko respectively.
Next up for Boulter is Solana Sierra, while Kartal made short work of Viktoriya Tomova in round two, beating her in straight sets on Wednesday.
However, other beaten Britons in the womenโs first round were Hannah Klugman and Mika Stojsavljevic, part of a crop of talented British teenagers who were awarded main-draw wildcards to Wimbledon for the first time.
On the menโs side, title hopeful Jack Draper dismissed Sebastian Baez in straight sets, with the Argentine retiring when two sets down, to set up a second-round match with major winner and former Wimbledon runner-up Marin Cilic. Meanwhile, 21-year-old Oliver Tarvet overcame Leandro Riedi but then fell to defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who triumphed at the All England Club in 2023 as well.
In an all-British tie, Dan Evans progressed at the expense of Jay Clarke, while Cam Norrie rolled back the years to some of his finest moments in SW19 as he battled past Roberto Bautista Agut in round one and won a second-round epic against 12th seed Francis Tiafoe in front of an enthralled crowd on Court 1.
Jack Pinnington Jones, 22, stunned Tomas Martin Etcheverry, while Arthur Fery upset 20th seed Alexei Popyrin, with Luciano Darderi awaiting in round two.
Get 4 months free with ExpressVPN
Servers in 105 Countries
Superior Speeds
Works on all your devices
Try for free
ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
Get 4 months free with ExpressVPN
Servers in 105 Countries
Superior Speeds
Works on all your devices
Try for free
ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
However, Johannus Monday could not get past the first round, losing to 13th seed Tommy Paul in straight sets, and George Loffhagen also fell, as did 2023 boysโ singles champion Henry Searle and American-born Oliver Crawford. All four were awarded main-draw wildcards to SW19.
Sadly Billy Harris was unable to join Cam Norrie in the third round, losing 3-6, 4-6, 6-7(7) to Nuno Borges after an impressive straight-sets win over Dusan Lajovic in the first round.
Still playing
Menโs draw
Jack Draper, Cam Norrie, Dan Evans, Arthur Fery, Jack Pinnington Jones
Womenโs draw
Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter, Sonay Kartal
Eliminated
Menโs draw
Jay Clarke, Johannus Monday, George Loffhagen, Henry Searle, Oliver Crawford, Billy Harris, Oliver Tarvet
Womenโs draw
Heather Watson, Harriet Dart, Jody Burrage, Mingge Xu, Francesca Jones, Hannah Klugman, Mika Stojsavljevic
