Ekaterina Alexandrova, the 22nd seed at Wimbledon, has withdrawn from the tournament due to illness, leading to a last-minute change in Emma Raducanu's first-round opponent. Raducanu will now face lucky loser Renata Zarazua on Centre Court, presenting a favorable draw for Raducanu in an open section.
Seconds before the first ball is struck, an announcement that 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova has withdrawn due to illness. Emma Raducanu will face lucky loser Renata Zarazua on Centre Court today. Hopefully this tournament not going to be blighted by infectious illness!
Emma Raducanu's opponent withdraws from Wimbledon just hours before match in last-minute change https://t.co/zTO44bEuSj
Emma Raducanu's Wimbledon match changed at last minute https://t.co/Acmqzcc0fP https://t.co/Hp0MRBNvOh
Emma Raducanu 1r assignment just got easier #wimbledon https://t.co/GXqApfWPyk
Huge queues at Wimbledon park earlier. Meanwhile the 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova has pulled out with an illness, which means Emma Raducanu plays Renata Zarazua later today instead https://t.co/WNCoYVGrpU
Raducanu's first-round opponent Ekaterina Alexandrova has withdrawn because of illness. She'll be replaced by Mexican lucky loser Renata Zarazua. Very nice draw now for Raducanu in an open section.
Ekaterina Alexandrova has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to illness. Emma Raducanu will now face lucky loser Renata Zarazua today on Centre Court.
Ekaterina ALEXANDROVA , 22nd seed, who was due to face Emma Raducanu has withdrawn due to illness. She has been replaced by Lucky Loser Renata ZARAZUA (MEX) @Wimbledon