Murray brothers' opening match headlines big day at Wimbledon

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Murray brothers' opening match headlines big day at Wimbledon

Murray brothers' opening match headlines big day for the Brits at Wimbledon
Murray brothers' opening match headlines big day for the Brits at WimbledonAFP
Andy Murray's Wimbledon tournament gets underway on Thursday, as he prepares to say goodbye to a tournament that has meant so much to him.

The two-time men's singles champion will take the court with brother Jamie Murray for their doubles match against Australia's Rinky Hijikata and John Peers on Centre Court.

Murray will also be in action on Friday in the mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu, who is through to the third round of the ladies' singles after beating Elise Mertens on Wednesday.

Reflecting on the moment she was asked to partner Murray on the court, Raducanu said: "I got asked, literally like 10 seconds, I was like, 'Yeah'. For me it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"At the end of my life, at the end of my career when I'm like 70 years old, I know I'm going to have that memory of playing Wimbledon with Andy Murray on a home slam."

Murray will not be involved in the men's singles this year after failing to fully recover from surgery.

Another Brit taking to Centre Court on Thursday is Jacob Fearnley, who will be facing men's number two seed Novak Djokovic. Wildcard entry Fearnley beat Alejandro Moro Canas in straight sets on Tuesday to set up a clash he admitted will be "intimidating".

On No. 1 Court there are two all-British affairs, with Katie Boulter taking on Harriet Dart and Jack Draper facing Cameron Norrie. Dart is also scheduled to play in the first round of the ladies doubles with Maia Lumsden on the same day.

Meanwhile, Heather Watson will be taking the court with Belgium's Greet Minnen in the ladies' doubles - a match in which the team talks will be interesting since it was Minnen who knocked Watson out of the ladies' singles on Monday.

Evans is also increasing his workload two-fold as he pairs up with Henry Searle in the men's doubles, while 28-year-old Yuriko Lily Miyazaki is taking on on Daria Kasatkina in the ladies' singles.

There is also an all-British men's doubles pairing in Liam Broady and Billy Harris, who will take on Americans Christopher Eubanks and Evan King.

Click here for all of the day's Wimbledon fixtures.

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