Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray knocked out of Wimbledon second round
Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu have both been knocked out of the second round of Wimbledon.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Murray lost 6-4 7-6 (4) 6-7 (3) 6-4 to America's John Isner, while in an anti-climactic display, US Open winner Raducanu lost 6-3 6-3 to France's Caroline Garcia.
Britain's Cameron Norrie survived a scare to keep the British train on track at Wimbledon after triumphing 6-4 3-6 5-7 6-0 6-2 against Spain's Jaume Munar.
The world number 11 said: “If I’m the last Brit standing, it is what it is. I’m going to go and treat it like any other match, go out and compete as hard as I can.
“I’ll go out and enjoy that. Another opportunity to embrace the pressure, embrace the challenge of trying to make the second week."
It booked the British number one a meeting with Steve Johnson as he attempts to make the fourth round of a major for the first time.
Murray failed to reach the third round for the first time as 6ft 10in missile launcher Isner secured a first career victory over him at the ninth attempt.
The Scot threatened another of his epic, late-night comebacks from two sets down when he won a third-set tie-break.
But this time he was unable dip into that seemingly endless well of reserves as Isner clung on for a victory.
Isner, at 37 two years older than his opponent, crashed down 36 aces among 60 unreturned serves to leave Murray in a daze.
In fact the Scot managed to win only 15 points against the relentless Isner first serve.
Meanwhile, for 19-year-old Raducanu living up to the hype has proved impossible so far and, a year after rocketing to stardom with a run to the fourth round and then achieving the unthinkable in New York, she slipped to a meek loss on Centre Court.Short of matches after three weeks out with a side strain, Raducanu was simply unable to find the level required to match Garcia across the 86-minute contest.
Raducanu’s mantra this tournament has very much been that, whatever she achieved last year, she remains a relative novice with everything to gain simply from experiencing these environments.Hopes were high for Raducanu as she beat Garcia in March at Indian Wells.
The Frenchwoman is ranked down at 55 but, having been tipped as a future world number one by Andy Murray as a teenager, has been as high as number four.
She struggled in the first round against Britain’s Yuriko Miyazaki but had arrived late from Germany, where she won a tournament on grass at the weekend.With blustery conditions causing problems for both players, Raducanu battled back from losing the opening two games but was outhit by Garcia as the 28-year-old reeled off three games in a row.Elsewhere, Harriet Dart became the 10th British player to make it through to the second round with a thumping win over Rebeka Masarova.Dart, ranked 94 in the world, put in an impressive display to win 6-1 6-4, making it the best home performance at Wimbledon since 1984.