Numerous players had warned about the slippery courts on the opening day of the tournament, including Novak Djokovic. But conditions appeared even worse on the second day, particularly on Centre Court. Mannarino, the world No 41, was the first to suffer after having Federer in all sorts of trouble until a heavy fall in the fourth set. I was not feeling great.
Every time I tried to push on my feet or change direction I was not comfortable with that. She was watching in the gym when Williams was injured but had to turn away. I turned away because stuff like that makes me really emotional. This article is more than 4 months old. Serena Williams was forced to retire in her first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich after appearing to twist her ankle. But then came the qualification: "I'm not going out there to get whacked.
He also continued his bit as one of the country's great common sense spokesmen, criticizing the meager pay rise the frontline workers received for all their work in tackling the pandemic. This tournament was as much learning about himself as it was satisfying that itch of wanting to get back onto tennis' biggest stage.
He navigated the week reactively -- if he was hurting, he wouldn't train. He shivered through the ice baths but still emerged full of fire on Centre Court. All three of his matches this year have been last on Centre Court. Both his first-round win over Nikoloz Basilashvili and his next over Oscar Otte saw the match paused to close the roof and switch on the floodlights. Both times Murray reemerged from the break invigorated and turned the match on its head.
But not Friday. This time Shapovalov broke Murray in the first match of the third set back on court, and he kept his stranglehold on the contest, despite playing against a backdrop of deafening Murray fervour and slipping on the baseline. To play against a legend like Andy, and huge shoutouts to him, he's truly an inspiration to so many people. Yet Murray is his own fiercest critic, and plays with few filters -- having slipped twice in the opening two games, he expressed his displeasure at the slippery surface to the umpire and made the point of changing his shoes.
At the end of the first set, he'd already turned his back on play to mouth a rebuke at his own frustration as Shapovalov smashed home the set-winning point. He made the same pained gestures to his corner, searching for answers as to why he was firing long, short or into the net.
But he fed off the crowd, a group he learned to appreciate and harness, rather than worry about. He fired beautiful forehands of old down the tramlines and into the applause. He's still the old Murray who won the hearts of Wimbledon with those titles in and , even if he doesn't feel like it.
At the end of the match, as it was Shapovalov's turn to soak in the applause, Murray headed to his seat with a shake of the head and then raised his arm to recognize the waves of appreciation as he headed off into the depths of Centre Court. Murray has already halted the tide of retirement once, and maybe, just maybe, if he can get a run together, he'll break back into the top 20, but he is unsure how this story plays out. Shapovalov is a brilliant player, but I feel like I can do a lot better than what I did this evening.
Up next for Murray is the Tokyo Olympics, as he looks to defend his crown -- he's going there to win. The hope is this tough return will be more than a mere footnote to his career. Instead, in the years to come, the hope is that these five glorious days at Wimbledon will serve as the moment he started writing the second chapter of his career. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Andy Murray is out at Wimbledon, but his second act might just be starting?
Korda sets up all-U. I enjoyed that. A post shared by Andy Murray andymurray. He continued: "The way that I've been performing in my practices with top players, I'm not going out there and getting whacked. I'm competing well with all of the players that I practised with. That's one of the reasons why I'm sure, if my body holds up, that I can do well, can compete with these guys on the biggest stages.
Federer, who is chasing a record-extending ninth Wimbledon and 21st Grand Slam title, revealed it was nice sharing the court with Murray. To be honest, you can see how comfortable he is on the grass. Clearly it's just practice, but I hope he can go deep here," the year-old said. But it was great spending time on the court again with Andy. It's nice to see him out there. Don't forget to follow us on skysports. Andy Murray is looking forward to the pressure of playing on the hallowed grass of Centre Court at Wimbledon.
0コメント