The Wimbledon tournament is not always simple for Andy Murray. Andy Murray overcame losing the opening set to defeat James Duckworth and go to the Wimbledon second round.
Murray won the match 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in two hours and 43 minutes on Centre Court while playing for the first time since sustaining an abdominal injury in the Stuttgart Open final earlier this month.
The next opponent for Murray, who has never lost before the third round at Wimbledon, is John Isner, a previous semifinalist who defeated French qualifier Enzo Couacaud in five sets.
In his on-court interview, Murray stated,
It’s amazing to be back out here with a full crowd.
I am getting on a bit now so I don’t know how many more opportunities I will get to play on this court so I want to make the most of every time. Glad I managed to get through and hopefully get another match on here in a couple of days.
I did well to rebound after the first set, he likes playing on grass, he was playing very well, once I started playing my returns a bit more as the match went on I felt a bit more comfortable and did well to get through it.
Murray claimed he felt “fine” physically and shown no signs of pain from the injury that has kept him from playing competitively for the past two weeks.
In the first set, Murray only made 46% of his first serves, but he quickly improved with back-to-back love holdings. Additionally, the two-time winner improved his groundstroke rhythm, finally wearing down Duckworth to take the lead 4-2.
The break Murray received allowed him to tie the game.
In the third set, Murray improved, gaining a point after an underarm serve that thrilled the fans and collecting an early break after a superb drop shot.
Duckworth called for the roof on Centre Court to be closed as the light was waning and more mistakes were beginning to emanate from his racket. He finally achieved his dream, but only after dropping the third set.
The fourth set was closely contested until Murray surged ahead and broke when his opponent committed a double fault in the ninth game.
When Duckworth challenged a line call that ultimately proved to be in, Murray had no issue finishing the job and winning the match.
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