BRITS ABOARD!
With no Andy, here’s the homegrown stars who ARE in action
KYLE EDMUND AGE: 23 WORLD RANKING: 18
Best: 2nd round 2017. Having the best season of his career. Grass is his worst surface but impressed in losing narrowly to Nick Kyrgios at Queen’s. More pressure on him with Andy Murray out. 1st round opponent: Alex Bolt (Aus) Age: 25 Ranking: 204 (qualifier) Took nine-month break and considered retiring but came back last January. Chance of Brit win: 4/5
CAMERON NORRIE AGE: 22 RANKING: 75
Best: 1st round 2017. Reached his first tour semi-final in Lyons in May and made the last eight at Eastbourne. Has a tricky, entertaining lefty game. 1st round opponent: Aljaz Bedene (Slo) Age: 28 Ranking: 71 Lives in Britain and represented GB from 2015-17 before switching back to Slovenia to try to qualify for Olympics. Chance of Brit win: 2/5
JAY CLARKE (WILDCARD) AGE: 19 RANKING: 218
Best: Final qualifying round 2017. Won first ATP Tour match at Eastbourne, impressively taking out world No 58 Ryan Harrison. 1st round opponent: Ernests Gulbis (Lat) Age: 29 Ranking: 138 (qualifier) Ranked world No 10 in 2014. Named after Ernest Hemingway. Chance of Brit win: 2/5
LIAM BROADY (WILDCARD) AGE: 24 RANKING: 173
Best: 2nd round 2015. Outside the top 400 this time last year but he has earned nearly a third of his career prize-money in the last 18 months. 1st round opponent: Milos Raonic (Can) Age: 27 Ranking: 32 They play on Court No 1 today. Raonic’s serve was once clocked at 155.3mph. Chance of Brit win: 1/5
JO KONTA AGE: 27 RANKING: 24
Best: Semi-final 2017. Has struggled since last year but was runner-up on the grass in Nottingham. 1st round opponent: Natalia Vikhlyantseva (Rus) Age: 21 Ranking: 103 She has beaten two British players (Naomi Broady and Katy Dunne) in the last seven days. Chance of Brit win: 4/5
HEATHER WATSON AGE: 26 RANKING: 111
Best: 2nd round 2012, 2015, 2017. Form went off a cliff earlier this year with 11 defeats in a row. 1st round opponent: Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) Age: 32 Ranking: 45 Loves the grass and beat Katie Boulter to win the Southsea title on Friday. Chance of Brit win: 2/5
KATIE BOULTER (WILDCARD) AGE: 21 RANKING: 122
Best: 2nd round 2017. Having never won a WTA Tour match before last month, she made the quarter-finals in Nottingham and the final in Southsea. 1st round opponent: Veronica Cepede Royg (Par) Age: 26 Ranking: 123. n She is one of the smallest players on tour at 5ft 4in. Chance of Brit win: 3/5
NAOMI BROADY (WILDCARD) AGE: 28 RANKING: 138
Best: 2nd round 2014. After two years of qualifying for SW19 on her ranking, Broady needed a wildcard after an unspectacular 12 months. 1st round opponent: Garbine Muguruza (Sp) Age: 24 Ranking: 3 Defending champion. Only player to beat both Venus and Serena in Slam finals. Chance of Brit win: 1/5
HARRIET DART (WILDCARD) AGE: 21 RANKING: 171
Best: Final qualifying round 2016. Climbed to a career-high ranking after reaching the semi-finals at Surbiton. 1st round opponent: Karolina Pliskova (Cz) Age: 26 Ranking: 8 A demon server. Twin sister Kristyna is also in the draw. Chance of Brit win: 1/5
KATY DUNNE (WILDCARD) AGE: 23 RANKING: 212
Best: 2nd qualifying round 2015, 2017. Career-best win in Eastbourne qualifying, beating world No 70 Lara Arruabarrena. 1st round opponent: Jelena Ostapenko (Lat) Age: 21 Ranking: 12 The 2017 French Open champion. Chance of Brit win: 1/5
KATIE SWAN (WILDCARD) AGE: 19 RANKING: 204
Best: 1st round 2016. Mentored by Andy Murray having been signed by his management company. 1st round opponent: Irina-Camelia Begu (Rom) Age: 27 Ranking: 36 Started playing when she was just three. Her idol was Martina Hingis. Chance of Brit win: 1/5
GABRIELLA TAYLOR (WILDCARD) AGE: 20 RANKING: 180
Best: 2nd qualifying round 2016. Having an excellent season on the ITF circuit with three titles. 1st round opponent: Eugenie Bouchard (Can) Age: 24 Ranking: 188 (qualifier) Wimbledon runner-up in 2014. Her ranking has been falling steadily ever since and had to qualify. Chance of Brit win: 2/5