Emma Raducanu reveals she took inspiration from England's 'ugly' win over Slovakia in the Euros to...

Emma Raducanu has revealed she was inspired by England 's 'ugly' win over Slovakia in the Euros to beat Renata Zarazua in her opening match at Wimbledon .

She said in her post match interview: 'I was for sure nervous, I think everyone could see that in my tennis a little bit but at the end of the day you have to just do what it takes to get over the line.'It's incredible, I think there's such a good buzz in the summertime, although today's a little bit cloudy, I think the tennis, the football, the Formula 1... it just really uplifts myself.

She will no doubt already be thinking ahead to the next round when she face Belgian player Elise Mertens on Wednesday. Meanwhile women's third seed Aryna Sabalenka pulled out of the competition hours before her first round match with Emina Bektas, blowing open the women's draw. Charles Broom's Wimbledon debut comes against three-time grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka on Court Two.

But the 32-year-old was also the first to depart after a 7-5 6-4 defeat to the Belgian world number 80.The serve let her down badly, though, as Minnen forged ahead while Watson was admonished by her mother, Michelle, for being 'too lazy to move her feet'.

But once again among the favourites - after a remarkable recovery from a knee injury - is Djokovic, who is one title away from matching Roger Federer's haul of eight on the Wimbledon grass.

Murray fans have been queuing since Saturday for the chance to see the British star play what could be his last singles game at Wimbledon. The 33-year-old said she has been a fan of Murray for the last 20 years. 'I've been a fan for a long, long time - since he started really. So I really like him, like his playing style. The way he behaves on court was really appealing because I was quite similar myself.'

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