Andy Murray OUT of Wimbledon as heartbroken Scot gets honest over his future after Stefanos Tsitsipas gut punch

07.07.2023 - 18:37 dailyrecord.co.uk

Andy Murray is out of Wimbledon after fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas emerged victorious in a two-day Centre Court slugfest - and the heartbroken Scot says it will be hard to come back from.

Murray started his second round showdown on Thursday night in shaky form dropping the first set to the Greek in a tiebreak. But he showed some of his trademark resilience to repay the favour in set two before winning the third.

The action was then called for the evening with the 11pm curfew just 20 minutes away and it restarted on Friday afternoon following Carlos Alcaraz's victory over Alexandre Muller.

Murray needed just one set to advance and there was nothing to separate them as set four stayed on serve through to another tiebreak....the third of the match already by set four.

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