Brits keep their faith in the Grand Slam tournaments
Andy Murray fell victim to a near-perfect serve from John Isner in the second round at Wimbledon and came out unbroken at 4-6, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 4-6.
In contrast to his third-round exit last year at home at a Grand Slam, the Briton felt his game and body ready for the second week of this week.
"I could have had a good run here," the 35-year-old said in his post-match press conference. "It was one of those games I've had, and who knows what would have happened."
Despite struggling with his stomach in preparation for Wimbledon, Murray never struggled physically on the court and briefly displayed the level that took him twice to titles at London Meadows. But Isner's booming serve kept Murray's brilliance at bay, keeping the points short and not allowing the Briton to plunge into the game.
The loss did little to undermine Murray's confidence, as did the 20th seed's dominance of serve. He criticized his poor serve, particularly in the first two sets when he made 44 and 55 percent of his first serve, but said it wasn't the result. He didn't change his mind that he could still stay abroad. The final stages of the Grand Prix. .
"I think most guys on the tour are going to ask you to win or lose a game like this based on a few points here and there," he said. "I didn't play well enough on those points tonight... match tonight, I don't understand why you should change your view [so he can make big deep runs]."
One of the main components of this kind of success is the classification of disciplines. Murray entered Wimbledon at number 52 in the Pepperstone ATP Ranking. It's back in the top 50 two weeks ago, its highest since 2018, but still far from winning one of 32 championships.
"One of the reasons why it's so important to improve your ranking and try to get ranked is to avoid facing top players and dangerous players like this at the start of tournaments," Murray said. He has been particularly focused on improving Pepperstone's ATP rankings since losing to world number one Daniil Medvedev as an unranked player at the Itau Miami Open in March.
Looking into the future, Murray intends to continue playing on the ATP Tour as long as he is "in good shape" with regard to his body. But it did not guarantee a return to Wimbledon next year.
"It depends on who I am physically," he said. "[If] I feel good physically, we'll try to keep playing. But it's very difficult with the issues I've had with my body in recent years, to make long-term predictions about what I'm going to be." Even in a few weeks, who cares about the question of "general" time.
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