Despite withdrawing from the men's singles even at this year's Wimbledon, Andy Murray's final fortnight at the All England Club will include two events anyway: The former world No. 1 will team up with Emma Raducanu in mixed doubles.
The two-time Wimbledon champion, who underwent back surgery to remove a spinal cyst 11 days ago, withdrew from his anticipated first round singles match against Tomas Machac on Tuesday afternoon, closing the book on the "Will he, or won't he?" saga that captivated media headlines in the week leading into, and over the first two days, of the tournament, and putting a dampner on what Murray has said will be his final trip to SW19 as a competitor.
But in doing so, he confirmed that he'll still play doubles with his brother Jamie, and on Wednesday, Wimbledon announced that he and Raducanu were also awarded a wild card for the mixed draw.
It's not the first time that Murray has made up one-half of a celebrity mixed doubles team at Wimbledon. Four years ago, the pair of Murray and Serena Williams, dubbed Team MurRena (and not his preferred SerAndy), captivated crowds at SW19 with a run to the third round.