Wednesday at Wimbledon: Raducanu and Murray lead British charge

Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray are both back in action on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Wednesday, leading the British charge with their respective second-round matches at the All England Club.

Raducanu says she is hoping to rediscover her grand slam efficiency at Wimbledon this year. The US Open champion did not drop a set through her first 10 matches in slams, culminating in her famous run to the title at Flushing Meadows.

Since then, though, Raducanu has found herself dragged into a number of long matches, and her opening-round victory over Alison Van Uytvanck on Monday was her first two-set triumph at a slam since beating Leylah Fernandez in that US Open final.

With her history of injury niggles and recent recovery from a side strain, avoiding staying on court too long could be crucial to Raducanu's hopes of a good run at Wimbledon this year, so she is hoping for more of the same against France's world No 55 Caroline Garcia in the second round.

"I think that it helps at slams that you get a day off in between, so I think that is pretty valuable," Raducanu said.

"There were some tough moments in the second set [against Van Uytvanck], physically, but I told myself, 'Push through, if you win in two sets, then you don't have to play three'. That's the tactic."

Garcia is in good form, having won a title in Germany at the weekend, but she needed a final-set tie-break to defeat British wild card Yuriko Miyazaki on Monday.

"Caroline is a great opponent," said Raducanu, who got the better of her opponent in three sets in their only prior meeting.

"I played her earlier on in the year in Indian Wells and it was a tricky match. She plays pretty fast tennis. I'm ready for that."

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