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

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Draper, 24, had been set to play Taylor Fritz in a blockbuster first round at the All England Club.

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The former British No 1 has suffered a relapse of his arm injury

Britain’s hopes of singles success this year looked set to rest solely on Norrie’s shoulders after Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu withdrew.

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Norrie was a shock first-round casualty on a dismal opening day for Britain in SW19.

Jack Draper’s was earlier forced out of the French Open and his injury trouble continues in Wimbledon, though he appeared to regain form.

Harriet Dart lost in three sets to Ostapenko and Cam Norrie lost in five sets as 10 Britons lost their first-round matches in the singles

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British players suffered a wipeout on an awful first day at Wimbledon, with all 10 home players who completed their matches on Monday beaten to add to Jack Draper and Emma…

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