It has been a British bloodbath at Wimbledon this year.
The mood was set on Sunday evening with Emma Raducanu’s withdrawal due to injury, and got worse thereon.
Jack Draper was also force to pull out before a ball was hit in SW19, also citing injury, and then those who did get on the court were unable to produce a single positive result.
Only bad light prevented Jack Pinnington Jones from adding to that tally on Monday, but no28 seed Brandon Nakashima saw out a three-set lead on Tuesday.
Across 31 completed sets on Monday, British players won just five.
Cameron Norrie, Britain’s leading light in the men’s draw after Draper’s last-minute withdrawal, was shocked by American qualifier Michael Zheng on Court No2.
But, finally, 15 minutes later, over on Court 16, a glimmer of hope as Katie Swan beat Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets, needing five match points to see off her Romanian opponent.
Normal service resumed a few hours later when Harry Wendelken went down in four sets to Valentin Royer, despite winning the first.
Katie Swan
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Which British players are left at Wimbledon?
It leaves four British players left standing in the singles draw as the second round continues on Thursday.
