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Alex Pattle

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 – on either the men’s or women’s 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 women’s draw this year.

She won in round one, albeit at the expense of another Briton, in Swansea’s Mingge Xu, and continued her title bid against a fellow major winner: Marketa Vondrousova, who won Wimbledon in 2023 no less, but whom Raducanu ousted in 2021 and beat again on Wednesday.

Elsewhere on the women’s side, Heather Watson, Harriet Dart and Francesca Jones fell at the first hurdle, while Katie Boulter fell in the second round with a three-sets loss to Solana Sierra.

However, Sonay Kartal has advanced to the third round, thanks to wins over 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko and Viktoriya Tomova.

Still, other beaten Britons in the women’s draw were Hannah Klugman and Mika Stojsavljevic in round one, part of a crop of talented British teenagers who were awarded main-draw wildcards to Wimbledon for the first time.

On the men’s 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.

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 boys’ 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.

Emma Raducanu smiles at Wimbledon on Tuesday (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Wire)

Still playing

Men’s draw

Jack Draper, Cam Norrie, Dan Evans, Arthur Fery, Jack Pinnington Jones

Women’s draw

Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal

Eliminated

Men’s draw

Jay Clarke, Johannus Monday, George Loffhagen, Henry Searle, Oliver Crawford, Billy Harris, Oliver Tarvet

Women’s draw

Heather Watson, Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, Jody Burrage, Mingge Xu, Francesca Jones, Hannah Klugman, Mika Stojsavljevic

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