ANDY MURRAY will form a Dream Team partnership with Emma Raducanu in the Wimbledon mixed doubles.
Just when we thought his final match of his career at SWS19 might be with brother Jamie, this bombshell was dropped on everybody.
Andy Murray is set to play with Emma RaducanuRex
ReutersRaducanu, 21, beat Renata Zarazua on Centre Court on Monday[/caption]
ReutersMurray, 37, is also set to play men’s doubles with brother Jamie[/caption]
Muzza, 37, has decided not to play singles as his body is not ready to play the rigorous of five-set tennis.
Especially as he had spinal surgery 12 days ago to remove a cyst.
But the chance to play doubles, first with brother Jamie and now with the former US Open champion, is too good to turn down.
This will bring back memories of Murray’s famous partnership with Serena Williams in the summer of 2019 when they got to the third round.
Raducanu, 21, has only played ONE professional doubles in her life and that was a defeat with Danish ace Clara Tauson at the 2022 Citi Open in Washington.
At the London 2012 Olympics at Wimbledon, Murray won a silver medal in the mixed doubles competition alongside Laura Robson.
It is not about the money, of course, as both have earned plenty of dosh in their careers, but the pair will share a minimum of £4,250 between them for appearing in the first round.
Liverpool’s Neal Skupski won the mixed doubles crown with American Desirae Krawczyk in 2021 and 2022.
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The draw will be made on Wednesday lunchtime and the opening matches will be scheduled for Friday or Saturday – that depends on Raducanu’s singles participation.
This means if Andy and Jamie lose their men’s doubles opener with Rinky Hijikata and John Peers, then his involvement in the mixed will be the final balls he hits in anger at his most favourite tournament.
Raducanu is set to play her second round singles match against Belgium’s Elise Mertens third on No1 Court this afternoon.
Should she triumph, she will be due to face either Arantxa Rus or ninth seed Maria Sakkari, who she beat on the way to winning the US Open in 2021, on Friday.
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