Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu to perform in Wimbledon mixed doubles

ANDY Murray will partner compatriot Emma Raducanu in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon. This was reported on Wednesday (7/3) on the online page of the Grand Slam tournament.

Murray will be making his final Wimbledon appearance before retiring at the end of the year. Murray is currently 37 years old.

The two-time Wimbledon men’s doubles champion decided on Tuesday (2/7) that he was not fit enough to compete in singles after undergoing back surgery last month.

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Murray will play the men’s doubles alongside his older brother Jamie and has now opted to team up with fellow countryman Raducanu.

Murray said after training on Tuesday (7/2), before announcing he would team up with Raducanu, that “doubles is a little bit different physically and I can’t wait for it.”

Murray once partnered Serena Williams in the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 2019. At the time, he called it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

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Playing alongside 2021 United States (US) Open champion Raducanu will be another special opportunity in the final weeks of his career.

Meanwhile, Raducanu said that teaming up with Murray in the Wimbledon mixed doubles had always been his childhood dream.

“Wimbledon is Andy Murray on Centre Court,” said Raducanu.

Friday (5/7) the mixed doubles matches at Wimbledon begin, while Saturday (6/7) also sees the first round matches. (Mier/Z-1)