Andy Murray came out of Wimbledon in the third round, beaten in straight sets by Denis Shapovalov.
The 22-year-old Canadian has beaten twice Wimbledon singles champion Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
Shapovalov, who is the 10th seed in this year’s tournament, was ruthless in ensuring that there would not be a fairytale final for the tournament for Murray, who struggled with injuries in recent years.
Sir Andy Murray, 34, was knocked out in straight sets by Denis Shapovalov, 22, on Friday
By winning back-to-back matches in a grand slam for the first time since his hip problems began in 2017, the Briton has once again set the center court dreaming of home glory.
But Shapovalov was a step up from Nikoloz Basilashvili and Oscar Otte, and Murray was comfortably beaten to end a miserable day for British players at center following Dan Evans’ loss to Sebastian Korda.
Murray made a dramatic return to singles action in the first round on Monday – overcoming a late swing as he toppled 24th-seeded Basilashvili in four sets.
He went on to beat German qualifier Otte in a thriller, which ended under the lights of center court as the Scotsman needed five sets to beat him.
The third round was a step too far for the 34-year-old, who made a long journey back to the singles court.
Shapovalov had never made it past the All England Club second round and will face eighth seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the next round.
Murray had gone through two tough games earlier in the draw and that game was a step too far for him as he returned to singles tennis.
With Evans and Murray now out, that leaves Cameron Norrie as the only British player in the men’s draw.
The British number two continued his brilliant season by beating Alex Bolt to reach the last 32 for the first time and will face Novak Djokovic on Saturday.
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Source: news.sky.com
This notice was published: 2021-06-30 19:41:00
