Wimbledon 2022 - Andy Murray out as John Isner progresses in style with impressive victory on Centre Court

Andy Murray suffered his earliest exit at Wimbledon as he was beaten in the second round in four sets by John Isner on Centre Court. Two-time champion Murray had never previously lost before the third round at the All England Club in 13 attempts, but couldn't overcome a dominant serving display from Isner, who won 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4. Ad/> Isner finished with 36 aces and made 73 per cent of his first serves.

He also converted two of his three break-point chances while Murray passed up both of his. Laver Cup‘Avengers assemble’ – Murray joins Team Europe for the Laver Cup13 HOURS AGO On such margins the match was decided after an impressive showing from Isner, who will face Italian rising star Jannik Sinner in the third round. «It is no secret I am not a better player than Murray, I may have just been a little better than him today,» said Isner in his on-court interview.

«I need to relish these moments, this was one of the biggest wins of my career. To play as well as I did against one of the greatest players ever is a huge accomplishment for me. »He is a massive inspiration for us in the locker room and we are lucky to still have him around.

I had an incredible serving day and I needed every bit of it to beat him. Raducanu's Wimbledon hopes ended by Garcia Raducanu hits back at 'joke' pressure claim after loss «This will be at the very top for me.» Although Isner made a Wimbledon semi-final in 2018 and has one of the biggest serves around, this was expected to a match that Murray would win. He hadn’t lost in eight previous meetings with Isner and, as one of the game’s great returners, has usually been able to blunt his serve.