Emma Raducanu’s fine Wimbledon campaign ended as she lost 6-2 5-7 6-2 to qualifier Lulu Sun during a dramatic Centre Court battle on day seven of the Championships.
Raducanu was the last British hope in the singles draw and was in action barely 24 hours after she had withdrawn from the mixed doubles with Andy Murray due to right wrist stiffness, which denied the three-time grand slam champion a final match in SW19.
However, it was Sun’s day in the spotlight with the New Zealand-born player, who saved a match point during qualification for the tournament, hitting 52 winners in a marathon battle.
Coco Gauff also made a high-profile exit after she lost to compatriot Emma Navarro – keeping Wimbledon as the only grand slam where she has yet to reach the quarter-final – but Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz both progressed in the men’s draw on Sunday.
Post of the day
When @DjokerNole isn't winning matches on Centre Court, he's helping out with the covers #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/cFh90q5Qmd
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2024
Picture of the day
Quote of the day
Yeah, I won in the tennis part, so hopefully the Spanish team is going to win the football part.
Brit watch
Emma Raducanu’s good Wimbledon run ends in Round 4#BackTheBrits | #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/eVPUMLCpzu
— LTA (@the_LTA) July 7, 2024
Shot of the day
Shot of the tournament by @janniksin? @Wimbledon | #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/O0gAzUcIMo
— ATP Tour (@atptour) July 7, 2024
Stat of the day
4 - Since 2000, Jannik Sinner is only the 4th player to win 42 or more of their opening 45 ATP matches of the season, along with Roger Federer (2005-06), Novak Djokovic (2011, 15-16) and Rafael Nadal (2013, 18). Crusader. #Wimbledon | @Wimbledon @atptour @ATPMediaInfo pic.twitter.com/SvS20bIR4X
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) July 7, 2024
Dicko honoured at Wimbledon
All of us at Wimbledon are deeply saddened to hear this news. Mike covered so many of our Championships during his remarkable career in journalism and brought so many stories to so many sports fans around the world. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) January 17, 2024
The British tennis scene was rocked in January when Mike Dickson, the Daily Mail’s long-serving tennis correspondent, died at the aged of 59 during the Australian Open.
Tributes flooded in from Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, which showed Dickson’s standing within the sport across players, colleagues and spectators.
Day seven of the Championships saw Dickson’s wife Lucy and one of his four children Ruby welcomed into the Royal Box to watch the likes of Alcaraz and Raducanu.