Andy Murray admits he 'didn't take' opportunity, not sure if he will be back at Wimbledon
Andy Murray believes that he has missed an opportunity of “having a proper run” at Wimbledon and refused to commit to next year’s competition. Murray had taken the initiative in the second-round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas as he led by two sets to one on Thursday night when play was suspended because of the 11pm curfew. Ad However, he relinquished control of Friday's proceedings and eventually lost both sets as Tsitsipas proved too strong, securing a 6-7(3) 7-6 (2) 6-4 6-7(3) 4-6 win.
WimbledonTsitsipas hails Murray after 'nerve-wracking' experience, Robson says curfew helped Greek3 HOURS AGO The 36-year-old admitted the complexion of the match had changed but was not prepared to make any excuses for his defeat, stressing that both players knew they were playing to a curfew. He said: “I mean, it does change. It's different playing indoors and outdoors.
It's not the same conditions. “You never know what would have happened. The same result could have happened.
We knew that we were only going to be able to play until 11:00. You're kind of playing to a time. “It was unlikely if there was any split sets or anything that we were going to finish yesterday.
We knew the situation going into the match. That's how it was." Murray didn't feel it was necessary to continue playing on Thursday night despite his favourable position, adding: “It seemed like a reasonable time to stop.” Does it make it even harder that he came so close to advancing? «I don't know, to be honest. I'm obviously very disappointed just now.
Yeah, obviously you never know how many opportunities you're going to get to play here. »Yeah, the defeats maybe, yeah, feel a bit tougher. But, to be honest, every year that Wimbledon's not gone how I would like, it's
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