Andy Murray news: Wimbledon erupts as Sue Barker returns for emotional goodbye

Good morning! Emotions are still running high from overnight - and we're not talking about the election.

Carlos Alcaraz has been one of mant stars to pay tribute to Andy Murray after his Centre Court farewell. He tweeted: "Andy! Such an inspiration and example for everyone! what a career and what a legacy!"

Murray has always been a huge voice for women's tennis, and has pledged to continue to be so for years to come.

As the tears finally stop falling, in part, across the tennis landscape, some of the biggest names are reflecting.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Iga Swiatek has messaged Murray.

She wrote: ' Andyyy. We couldn't wish for better support for women's tennis. Thank you for everything, it was a privilege to stand on Center Court tonight. Congratulations on your amazing career. You are amazing.'

"It was really nice. When the video was playing my head was spinning a lot because I was going to have to speak and it's difficult in those moments.

"The match itself was tough, physically it was hard for me.

"We did pretty well and had a few chances in the match.

"We went up a break in the second but yeah it was hard physically for me.

"I just wish it could have been a little bit better."

Andy Murray is due in the press conference room in one minute, we'll bring you live updates...

Andy Murray has paid a touching tribute to his wife and family which brings him to tears once again.

At the end of the interview with Sue Barker he goes down the line of former players and thanks them all individually.

And he gets a guard of honour from the likes of Novak Djokovic, John McEnroe and Tim Henman as he exits this grand stage.

Andy Murray's first words: "It’s always really difficult to speak after a loss, particularly after a Grand Slam final and being at Wimbledon.

"That’s the closest I had been and it was obviously difficult. It was quite an important moment in my career.

"I’m not saying I’m the most outgoing or bubbly personality, but I think people probably saw how much I cared about the sport for the first time maybe.

"Obviously it was an important match and important moment in my career."

In typical Murray fashion he starts with a joke as two of his children are watching on from his box.

"My kids are up there and I need to get them home," Murray says.

If the roof was shut it would be blown off.

Andy Murray is in tears and the Centre Court crowd are on their feet applauding their hero.

So many magical moments here, this is such a fitting goodbye.

Andy Murray is stood alongside Sue Barker watching a montage of some of his career highlights, featuring comments from Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Sue Barker has appeared to a jubilant Centre Court crowd to interview Andy Murray.

An array of Murray's former rivals, including Novak Djokovic, have also made their way into the main arena.

Hijkata and Peers have beaten the Murray brothers 7-6(6), 6-4.

Murray's Wimbledon career is close to the end.

Just the mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu remaining.

Andy Murray holds to 15 and Hijkata and Peers are serving for the match...

The Murray brothers have fallen behind for the first time in this season set.

Jamie Murray delivers two double faults and his team are now fighting an uphill battle.

They trail 4-3 and could be just two games away from crashing out of the doubles draw in the first round.

Hijkata and Peers are back in this one as they break on Andy Murray's serve.

The Aussie pair lead 7-6(6), 1-2 on serve.

The Murray brothers have bounced back from the tiebreak disappointment and broken early in the second set.

They lead 2-0 and this match is very much alive!

Andy Murray and Jamie Murray had a set point at the end of the tiebreak but weren't able to capitalise on it as Rinky Hijikata and John Peers held their nerve to eventually take the first set.

It'll be an uphill battle for the Murray brothers from here.

Andy Murray and Jamie Murray have lost just three points on their serve all match and they've forced a first set tiebreak.

Can they get their noses in front and give this Wimbledon crowd what they want?

The first eight games have been shared on Centre Court, with the scores currently locked at 4-4.

Andy Murray looks to be movinjg relatively well given he was forced to pull out of the singles. The Murray brothers will be desperate to clinch this first set.

Andy Murray is now in action on Centre Court alongside his brother Jamie in the gentlemen's doubles.

The duo are up against Australian pairing Rinky Hijikata and John Peers in the first round.

Cam Norrie has wrapped up victory in straight sets against Jack Draper. It was a big performance from the 28-year-old, who clinches the match 7-6, 6-4, 7-6.

Cam Norrie has doubled his advantage on Court One after clinching the second set 6-4. The 28-year-old went 4-0 ahead after a scintillating start to the set, and Jack Draper wasn't able to overcome the deficit.

Draper needs to produce a magical comeback to turn this match around now.

Cam Norrie has taken the first set against Jack Draper on Court One following a tiebreak.

And the British No 2 has broken serve in the opening game of the second set. He's firmly in control at SW19.

Two more British titans are going head-to-head on Court One as Jack Draper is up against Cam Norrie in the gentlemen's singles.

British No 1 Draper was the favourite going into the match, but British No 2 Norrie will be desperate to stun his opponent.

They're currently on serve in the first set, with Norrie leading 5-4.

British wildcard Jacob Fearnley has illustrated his talents on Centre Court over the last three hours during his second round encounter against Novak Djokovic.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion won the first set 6-3, before clinching the second 6-4. But the Briton sensationally hit back by taking the third set 7-5 and then pushed the Serbian all the way in the fourth set.

But Djokovic eventually toppled his opponent after winning the fourth set 7-5 to book his place in the third round.

The veteran then told the Wimbledon crowd that Fearnley deserved to force the match into a fifth set decider due to his efforts in the fourth.

Wow, what a match and what a finish we’ve seen on Court One.

Britain’s No 2 has come back from a set down to beat the British No 1 following a third set tiebreak.

Katie Boulter took the opening set 6-4 but was then demolished 6-1 in the second set. Harriet Dart then made the most of her momentum to set up a third set tiebreak.

And she overturned a 2-6 deficit in the tiebreak to win it 10-8 and clinch victory. It looked as though Boulter was edging towards glory in the tiebreak. But the 32 seed was ultimately stunned.

The heavyweight clash between Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart has gone all the way as the players are currently locked in a tiebreak at the end of the third set. This has been an enthralling encounter from start to finish.

Hubert Hurkacz is out of Wimbledon after suffering an injury during his match against Arthur Fils.

The seventh seed collapsed to the ground after diving at full stretch to return a shot, with Fils rushing to his aid.

Hurkacz tried to carry on but the pain was too much and he forfeited the match at the end of the second set.

British hopeful Lily Miyazaki failed to win a single game during a one-sided loss at the hands of Daria Kasatkina.

The Russian wrapped up proceedings in under an hour as she raced to a comprehensive 6-0 6-0 victory.

Miyazaki produced the biggest win of her career against Tamara Korpatsch in the first round but was unable to replicate that display against Kasatkina.

She made a total of 31 unforced errors among the 53 points won by her opponent, who dominated from start to finish.

Alex de Minaur is safely through to the third round at Wimbledon after beating Jaume Munar in straight sets.

He was simply too good for his Spanish opponent, winning 6-2 6-2 7-5 to advance to the next stage of the competition.

In his post-match interview, he said: "I am very happy to get the win today. It is never easy playing in these conditions and closing the match out.

"I played some great tennis. I am very happy to be in the third round and very happy the sun is out here in London.

"This is always a surface I've enjoyed, it's a fun part of the season for me. It's special playing here at Wimbledon so I'll do my best and hope to go deep."

Katie Boulter is about to face Harriet Dart in an intriguing domestic dust-up on Court One.

The two players have been involved in some fiery clashes over the years and do not always see eye-to-eye.

Annabel Croft believes their rivalry will add more flavour to today's match, telling BBC Sport: "There is quite a little bit of needle between the two of them.

"I think there always is when you have fellow British players playing up against each other and of course there is a place in the third round at stake so I think it will be what we call a popcorn match.

"Get ready to watch that one because I think it will be really incredible and they bring different qualities to the court.

"Harriet will be absorbing the pace, beautiful groundstrokes into the corners and then you've got Katie Boulter with a big serve, big booming heavy groundstrokes.

"A little bit of a contrast but it is going to make for very, very good watching so I'm looking forward to that one."

Andy Murray has revealed that he is in a positive headspace despite being forced to withdraw from the singles tournament at Wimbledon.

"My mental health is actually pretty good at the moment," he told Metro.

"I am really focused on the next week so that’s taking up most of my headspace. It was obviously very hard when I found out I was going to have to have an operation, but there was really no alternative.

"I shifted pretty quickly into thinking about recovery. It helps that I’m at home at the moment too.

"Having my kids around definitely puts everything else into perspective."

Calvin Betton, who trains British doubles players Henry Patten and Luke Johnson, believes Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu will be knocked out in the first round of the mixed doubles.

The British duo will go up against Marcelo Arevalo and Zhang Shuai in the opening round and Betton is not expecting a positive result.

Speaking to i, he said: "That’s going to be tough because Emma has barely played any doubles.

"Zhang has got great hands and Arevalo is a very good server and returner. When the male player is both of those in the mixed doubles, you’ve got a problem, but Andy is that too when fully fit.

"I don’t think they’ll win, to be honest. Arevalo is a warrior and won’t be fazed by the atmosphere on Centre Court."

Emma Raducanu has been criticised on social media after admitting that she did not know the general election was taking place today.

She was singled out by tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg, who suggested that her lack of political awareness would not be tolerated in the United States.

He wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "I don’t know the voting culture in the UK quite as well, but I do know that any American superstar athlete would get utterly dragggggged for an answer like this."

Jacob Fearnley will face the biggest test of his career when he goes up against Novak Djokovic on Centre Court.

The 22-year-old, who only graduated from university in May, booked his place in the second round with a convincing win over Alejandro Moro Canas.

He is making his Wimbledon debut this year but has previously beaten the likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

Those victories came during his teenage years before honing his skills at university in America, as opposed to going down the usual route to becoming a professional.

"I played Alcaraz when he was maybe 14, I was 17," said Fearnley.

"Sinner, yeah, I played him maybe when we were 15. Obviously the strides they've taken in their games has been a lot more than myself.

"Yeah, the way they're playing, it's unbelievable. I don't think I can really take anything from those victories."

Play gets underway at 1.30pm on Centre Court with Novak Djokovic taking on British debutant Jacob Fearnley.

Here's a look at some of the biggest matches taking place at Wimbledon today...

Centre Court

Jacob Fearnley vs Novak Djokovic

Iga Swiatek vs Petra Martic

Rinky Hijikata/John Peers vs Andy Murray/Jamie Murray

Court One

Katie Boulter vs Harriet Dart

Jack Draper vs Cameron Norrie

Marcos Giron vs Alexander Zverev

Court Two

Hubert Hurkacz vs Arthur Fils

Ons Jabeur vs Robin Montgomery

Elena Rybakina vs Laura Siegemund

Other selected matches

Jaume Munar vs Alex de Minaur

Xinyu Wang vs Jessica Pegula

Emil Ruusuvuori vs Stefanos Tsitsipas

Taylor Fritz vs Arthur Rinderknech

Holger Rune vs Thiago Seyboth Wild

Emma Raducanu has admitted that she will prioritise having a 'lie-in' over voting in today's general election.

She added that she was unaware an election was taking place until she was quizzed on it during yesterday's press conference.

"I think I'll have a lie-in, then I'll come to practice," she replied when asked if she was planning to cast her vote.

"I didn't even know it was tomorrow, to be honest. Thanks for letting me know."

David Goffin, who replaced Andy Murray in the men's singles, had a match to forget when he was knocked out by Tomas Machac.

The Belgian raced into a commanding two-set lead but threw away the next three as part of a dramatic collapse.

The response on social media was unflinching, with @Matt31804524 posting: "This set has ended the career of David Goffin. Oh my God, the worst choke I have EVER SEEN."

@ImJarrd added: "David Goffin is about to cap off the most insane choke job you will ever see in professional sports."

@Nicholas9455 said: " I don't know how long it takes David Goffin to recover from this. This will ruin him mentally."

Hello and welcome to Express Sport's live coverage of Wimbledon on what promises to be a huge day for British tennis.

The likes of Andy Murray, Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie will all be involved today.

Jacob Fearnley, meanwhile, will have the toughest task of the lot when he goes up against Novak Djokovic for a place in the third round.

We'll be on hand to bring you the latest updates throughout the day, so grab a coffee and stay tuned...