Wimbledon LIVE: Updates as Murray pulls out of singles and makes decision on doubles

We’re a little under 90 minutes away from play beginning on Centre Court for the day – here’s a reminder of what’s in store.

Wimbledon intended order of play – Tuesday 2 July

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) vs Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) [6]

Vit Kopriva (CZE) vs Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2]

Jack Draper (GBR) [28] vs Elias Ymer (SWE)

See below for the full order of play on day two:

The highest-seeded player out on court currently, women’s fifth seed Jessica Pegula, is wasting no time against fellow American Ashlyn Krueger as she races through the first set 6-2 and is already a double-break up in the second at 3-0.

British No 2 Harriet Dart has also just pinched the first set 6-4 against Zhuoxuan Bai, breaking Bai at 5-4 to put one foot in the second round. More good news for Britain as Paul Jubb took the first set 6-1 against Thiago Seyboth Wild and is a break up at 3-1 in the second.

But in-form British wildcard Billy Harris lost the first set 6-4 against Spain’s Jaume Munar on Court 15, as did Jan Choinski 7-5 to Luciano Darderi.

A reminder of the biggest story so far this morning.

Andy Murray has pulled out of the singles at Wimbledon ahead of his first-round match against Tomas Machac, but the 37-year-old will make a farewell appearance at the Championships alongside his older brother Jamie in the doubles.

“Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, Andy has taken the very difficult decision not to play the singles this year,” a statement from Murray’s team read.

“As you can imagine, he is extremely disappointed but has confirmed that he will be playing in the doubles with Jamie and looks forward to competing at Wimbledon for the last time.”

We’ve passed 11am, so play is of course underway on the outside courts. There’s a lovely smattering of British interest in the opening matches (there are 11 Brits in singles action today, remember) and four of those are already up and running.

Harriet Dart is the biggest name as she takes on Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai on Court 18, with a potentially mouth-watering second-round clash against British rival Katie Boulter up for grabs, while Court 17 has wildcard Jan Choinski facing Luciano Darderi of Italy.

Another pair of British wildcards in the men’s singles are in action on Courts 14 and 15 with Paul Jubb taking on Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil and surprise Queen’s quarter-finalist and Nottingham semi-finalist Billy Harris guns for a Wimbledon win against Spain’s Jaume Munar.

A bumper day awaits with 11 British players scheduled for action. It was 12 with Andy Murray due to take on Tomas Machac but he has now withdrawn, of course. British No 1s Katie Boulter and Jack Draper will respectively start on Court 3 against former semi-finalist Tatjana Maria and Centre Court (replacing the Murray match) versus Sweden’s Elias Ymer.

Cameron Norrie, looking to rekindle the form that took him to the semi-finals in 2022, takes on Argentinian Facundo Diaz Acosta while Dan Evans faces 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo.

British No 2 Harriet Dart faces Bai Zhuoxuan while Fran Jones takes on former top-15 player Petra Martic.

Billy Harris and Paul Jubb, both enjoying impressive grass-court campaigns, take on Jaume Munar and Thiago Seyboth Wild respectively.

Jan Choinski faces Luciano Darderi, Jacob Fearnley plays Alejandro Moro Canas and reigning Wimbledon boys’ champion Henry Searle makes his senior grand slam debut against Marcos Giron.

Novak Djokovic’s long reign as Wimbledon champion was ended 12 months ago by Carlos Alcaraz.

His presence at this year’s Championships was in doubt after he needed surgery following his French Open-ending knee injury.

But he has made a rapid recovery and, with a favourable draw, appears primed for another attempt at equalling Roger Federer’s record of eight titles. He’ll face Vit Kopriva of the Czech Republic second on Centre.

Andy Murray’s match on Centre Court has been replaced by the British No 1 Jack Draper’s opener against the qualifier Elias Ymer.

It’s the third match of the day, following Marketa Vondrousova and Novak Djokovic.

So, what can we expect on day two? We’ve already covered Andy Murray but here are some more stories to watch.

Firstly, defending women’s champion Marketa Vondrousova will have to fight history as she starts her title quest. Nobody has successfully defended the Venus Rosewater Dish since Serena Williams won in 2015 and 2016.

Six different women have lifted the title in the six tournaments since then, so the odds appear stacked against another Vondrousova success. But the Czech beat the odds last year, becoming the first unseeded winner of the women’s title, and has since risen to sixth in the world.

And she is a heavy favourite to start with a win in her opening match against world number 83 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro – first up on Centre Court today.

Nick Kyrgios has defended his role as a pundit on the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage this summer, after the broadcaster was criticised for hiring the controversial tennis player.

In 2022, Kyrgios pled guilty to pushing his then girlfriend Chiara Passari onto a pavement during an argument, causing her minor injuries.

The magistrate did not record a conviction against Kyrgios, describing the incident as an act of “stupidity” and “frustration” but one which was not premeditated. The magistrate also dismissed the offence on the basis that it was at the low end of seriousness for common assault.

His appointment by the BBC has drawn criticism, with Caroline Nokes, the Conservative MP and women and equalities committee chair, saying: “The BBC should hang its head in shame … It’s a disgrace and shows the utter contempt our national broadcaster has towards women.”

Andy Murray has pulled out of the singles at Wimbledon ahead of his first-round match against Tomas Machac, but the 37-year-old will make a farewell appearance at the Championships alongside his older brother Jamie in the doubles.

“Unfortunately, despite working incredibly hard on his recovery since his operation just over a week ago, Andy has taken the very difficult decision not to play the singles this year,” a statement from Murray’s team read.

“As you can imagine, he is extremely disappointed but has confirmed that he will be playing in the doubles with Jamie and looks forward to competing at Wimbledon for the last time.”