Andy Murray makes candid confession after devastating Wimbledon defeat

Andy Murray admits his emotional Wimbledon exit may well be his last after blowing an overnight lead and suffering a devastating defeat in a two-day thriller against Stefanos Tsitsipas. The two-time king of SW19, 36, succumbed to a second round five-set loss as the world No.5 overhauled a 2-1 deficit exactly a decade to the day since Murray's maiden Wimbledon title.

Ad The Scot had battled from behind under the Centre Court roof on Thursday evening before the gruelling late-night slugfest was forced to another day owing to Wimbledon's strict 11pm curfew. Wimbledon'Thank God’ – Tsitsipas relieved to be out of mixed doubles with Badosa injured3 HOURS AGO And after both players were forced to resume their clash in scorching south-west London sunshine on Friday afternoon, two-time Grand Slam finalist Tsitsipas, 24, rediscovered his fluency to level in a heart-thumping fourth set tie-break before edging over the line in the decider.

Murray, the current world No.40, grabbed grass court titles at both Nottingham and Surbiton last month and reckoned he was arriving at his home Grand Slam in the best shape since his second crowning glory in 2016. But he was unable to translate that into tangible tournament progress as Tsitsipas, ranked 35 places higher but with a questionable grass court record, silenced the home crowd and left Murray trudging off the storied Centre Court turf with more questions than answers.

Asked how confident he was he will be back at the All England Club next year, Murray — who suffered second and third round exits the previous two years — said: «I don't know. »Motivation is obviously a big thing — continuing to have early losses in tournaments like this don't necessarily help with that.