World No. 22 Ekaterina Alexandrova has withdrawn from Monday’s first round at Wimbledon due to illness. She had been due to take on Britain’s Emma Raducanu, who is playing her home Slam for the first time since 2022. Raducanu will now come up against Mexico’s Renata Zarazua, who is a lucky loser after winning two matches in qualifying before losing in the final round.
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Emma Raducanu’s first-round Wimbledon opponent Ekaterina Alexandrova has withdrawn due to illness and has been replaced by lucky loser Renata Zarazua.
World No. 22 Alexandrova had been due to face Britain’s Raducanu on Monday afternoon on Centre Court but has pulled out of the Grand Slam.
Her replacement is Mexico’s Zarazua, who won two matches in qualifying before losing in the final round.
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World No. 98 Zarazua has spent much of her recent career playing at WTA 125k events, with Raducanu now the clear favourite to reach the second round.
Raducanu has appeared to be in much-improved form after electing to miss the French Open and focus on her long-term fitness, having struggled with her form and injury problems since her 2021 US Open triumph.
The 21-year-old reached the semi-finals of the Nottingham Open and the quarter-finals at the Eastbourne International as she prepared for SW19.
After several years of searching for her top form, Raducanu is keen to make the most of a potentially massive summer of sport in Britain.
