Second seed Victoria Azarenka has pulled out of Wimbledon through injury, tournament officials have confirmed.

The departure of Rafael Nadal caused the major stir on the opening day of play at this year’s Wimbledon.

Andy Murray is refusing to start dreaming about another grand slam final despite avoiding a dreaded quarter-final clash against Rafael Nadal today.

Victoria Azarenka led a quintet of leading players in cruising into the second round of the Australian Open today.