How British players at Wimbledon made history for all the wrong reasons

• The opening day of Wimbledon saw the worst performance by British players this century, with ten losing their matches.
• Only nine of the 21 British players who entered the main draw remained by Monday evening.
• High-profile British players Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper withdrew before their matches due to injury setbacks.
• British No 1 Cameron Norrie suffered his earliest Wimbledon exit since 2018, losing in five sets to college player Michael Zheng.
• The poor results, including only five sets won out of 29 played by British competitors, raised concerns about the LTA 's wildcard strategy and the state of British tennis .

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‘It stinks’: Ten Brits fall on nightmare opening day of Wimbledon