Wimbledon 2024 causes chaos as ‘everyone gets lost’ after technical error and fans brand it a ‘mess’

The women’s singles draw at Wimbledon was thrown into confusion this morning following a temporary technical problem.

Referee Denise Parnall was on hand at the All England Club to complete the highly anticipated draw.

The debates began with the women’s event, followed by the men’s.

As is usual, the seeds were picked first, before the rest of the field was filled in.

At the start of proceedings, there were confused looks between Parnall and the technicians over the positioning of 20th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia and 24th seed Mirra Andreeva.

A journalist present in the room even had to shout to alert those responsible of the error made, incorrect profile photos being displayed on the screen.

The draw was temporarily interrupted so that officials could see the errors made.

Fortunately, after the discussions, it was not necessary to carry out a new draw, things were rectified and the procedures could continue.

Viewers were left baffled by what happened.

Someone wrote on social media: “The women’s draw at Wimbledon has been a bit chaotic so far.”

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While a second moaned: “I thought I was going to watch the Wimbledon draw for the first time, and what an absolute disaster.”

The draw saw Emma Raducanu face No. 22 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round.

This will be the 2021 US Open champion’s first SW19 appearance since 2022, when she lost to Caroline Garcia in the second round.

Katie Boulter, seeded No. 32, faced former semi-finalist Tatjana Maria, and could meet fellow Briton Harriet Dart in the second round, should the world No. 105 beat qualifier Bai Zhouxuan.

Among the other Brits in the women’s draw, wildcards Lily Miyazaki, Heather Watson and Fran Jones have beaten Tamara Korpatsch, Greet Minnen and Petra Martic respectively.

If Jones wins, she could face world number one Iga Swiatek in the second round.

On the men’s side, Andy Murray faces Tomas Machac in the first round.

The 37-year-old met the Czech star in Miami last March, pushing him close before injuring his ankle.

Murray is recovering from surgery last Saturday that removed a spinal cyst.

He suggested he would wait until the last possible moment before deciding whether to play.

The two-time Wimbledon champion is also expected to feature in the men’s doubles draw alongside his brother Jamie.

If he does make it to the court, it will be Murray’s last Wimbledon, as he intends to hang up his racquet after the Paris Olympics.

Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, recovered from knee surgery just three weeks ago to be able to play.

The second seed will open his campaign against qualifier Vit Kopriva.