Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBritish players Cameron Norrie, Emma Raducanu, and Jack Draper all exited Wimbledon on the opening day, marking a disappointing start for the home contingent. Jack Draper withdrew the day before his scheduled match against Taylor Fritz, citing a recurrence of a persistent arm injury that has plagued him for the past year. Emma Raducanu pulled out late on Sunday night due to a stress fracture in her lower right leg, an injury that forced her to miss her home Grand Slam for the second time in four years. Men's British No 1 Cameron Norrie, seeded 26th, was knocked out in the first round after losing a match tiebreak to American debutant Michael Zheng following a thrilling five-set contest.Defending men's champion Jannik Sinner narrowly avoided an early exit, coming back from two sets to one down to defeat Miomir Kecmanovic in a five-set thriller, despite visibly struggling with a foot injury. In fullWimbledon 2026 LIVE: Jannik Sinner survives but Cameron Norrie crashes out on nightmare day for British playersThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Cameron Norrie loses to US debutant in Wimbledon thriller
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBritish players Cameron Norrie, Emma Raducanu, and Jack Draper all exited Wimbledon on the opening day, marking a disappointing start for the home contingent. Jack Draper withdrew the day before his scheduled match against Taylor Fritz, citing a recurrence of a persistent arm injury that has plagued him for the past year. Emma Raducanu pulled out late on Sunday night due to a stress fracture in her lower right leg, an injury that forced her to miss her home Grand Slam for the second time in four years. Men's British No 1 Cameron Norrie, seeded 26th, was knocked out in the first round after losing a match tiebreak to American debutant Michael Zheng following a thrilling five-set contest.Defending men's champion Jannik Sinner narrowly avoided an early exit, coming back from two sets to one down to defeat Miomir Kecmanovic in a five-set thriller, despite visibly struggling with a foot injury. In fullWimbledon 2026 LIVE: Jannik Sinner survives but Cameron Norrie crashes out on nightmare day for British playersThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
