In a massive blow to home fans, British tennis star Emma Raducanu withdrew from Wimbledon on Sunday evening after a medical scan revealed a stress fracture in her right leg. The sudden exit leaves the grass-court Grand Slam without its highest-profile domestic drawcard just hours before the tournament gets underway.

The 23-year-old is yet to get anywhere near the heights of her 2021 US Open triumph but the grass of Wimbledon is where she thrives

MATTHEW LAMBWELL: Emma Raducanu practiced for the first time at Wimbledon since Monday, but her lower leg was strapped and she paused the session to receive treatment.

Emma Raducanu may pull out of Wimbledon