Andy Murray casts doubt on Wimbledon return after second-round exit
Andy Murray has forged doubt on whether or not he’ll return to Wimbledon subsequent yr after his five-set defeat to fifth seed Stefanos Tsitspias within the second spherical.
The Scot stated he does not “plan to stop” however admitted Friday’s defeat “will take a little while to get over”.
“Motivation is obviously a big thing. Continuing having early losses in tournaments like this don’t necessarily help with that,” Murray stated throughout his press convention.
“It’s similar to, I guess, last year. I had a long think about things, spoke to my family, decided to keep on going.
“I do not plan to cease proper now. But this one will take a short time to recover from. Hopefully [I’ll] discover the motivation once more to maintain coaching, hold pushing, attempt to hold getting higher.”
Murray had led when play stopped on Thursday night
Murray had skipped the French Open to arrange for his fifteenth Wimbledon. He received the match in 2013 and 2016.
The 36-year-old was two units to at least one up on Thursday night time when play was stopped as a result of 11pm curfew.
But the Greek participant fought again to win 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (2-7) 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-4.
Tsitspias paid tribute to Murray, saying: “It’s by no means straightforward in opposition to Andy. It was a really tough recreation, I’m very impressed with the best way he holds up having been so a few years on the tour, having had two hip surgical procedures.
“I was very impressed with his level and I wish him the best.”
He added: “I looked up to him, Novak [Djokovic], Roger [Federer], and Rafa [Nadal]. These four guys shaped the game, and they’re the reason I’m the player I am today.”
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British primary Cameron Norrie additionally misplaced his second-round match to American participant Christopher Eubanks.
Norrie, seeded thirteenth on this planet and a semi-finalist at Wimbledon final yr, misplaced to the world quantity 43 in a 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-6 (7-3) defeat.
Liam Broady, the British quantity 5 seed, was crushed within the third spherical by Canadian Denis Shapovalov, leaving Katie Boulter because the final British participant standing within the singles draw.
She performs defending Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina for a spot within the fourth spherical scheduled for Centre Court on Saturday.