Tennis
Wimbledon 2022: Andy Murray knocked out by John Isner despite late fightback
Having lost to a motivated John Isner in the second round on Wednesday, two-time champion Andy Murray experienced his earliest exit from Wimbledon.
Murray had won all eight of their prior encounters, but in their first meeting on grass, the 20th-seeded American out-served Murray magnificently to secure an outstanding triumph.
Isner, 37, won 43 of 61 points at the net, hit 82 winners, including 36 aces, and took both of his two break points.
Isner stated, “Look, it’s no secret that I am not a better tennis player than Andy Murray. “I believe that I performed slightly better than he did today.
“At the age I am today, I need to savour these occasions. One of my career’s biggest victories is this one. It is a major accomplishment for me to have played as well as I did against one of our greatest players in history. He is a huge source of motivation for each and every person in the locker room.”
Murray, 35, dropped his serve in the third game after missing two weeks of competitive play before to Wimbledon due to an abdominal issue.
In the ensuing game, he created two break opportunities, but Isner, 37, saved both and held onto the lead to win the opening set.
Murray rallied to win the third set in a tiebreak, 7-3, after Isner had won the second set tiebreak 7-4.
Isner broke for a 3-2 victory despite Murray having the momentum. When play resumed after the roof was closed due to darkness at 4-2, Murray held and subsequently had a 0-30 advantage on Isner’s serve, but he was unable to take advantage.
Murray held for a score of 5-4, but Isner easily served out to set up a third-round matchup with 10th seed Jannik Sinner.
Murray expressed disappointment that the abdominal injury he sustained in Stuttgart earlier this month had limited his ability to prepare for the competition.
I was in a good place with my game, so it’s annoying, he added. “That was ineffective. The good news is that I was in good physical condition throughout the contests. On the Wednesday and Thursday before the event, it was rather uncertain how I would perform. On the court, however, I felt strong physically. I just wasn’t able to pull through today.”
Murray stated that he intends to attend Wimbledon again.
It depends on my physical condition, he answered. “I’m in good physical shape, so we’ll attempt to keep playing. Making long-term forecasts about how I’ll be in a year, much alone a few weeks from now, is quite difficult, though, given the issues I’ve had with my body in recent years.
“Yes, I will continue to play if I’m in good physical shape. But maintaining my body in top shape to perform at the highest level is difficult.”
Now Murray is working to raise his ranking from 52, where it now stands, to a position where he will be a Grand Slam seed.
I thought I could have a deep run going into Wimbledon,” he remarked. “It obviously becomes a little bit more difficult if you are playing against great players right at the start of the competition. I guess you could say that’s what I want to do before the US Open.”
Dominic Thiem recognized that he supported a rib injury at the Australian Open. He would attempt to recuperate in time for the Davis Cup qualifiers that start the next month.
Previous U.S. Open champ Thiem has dove to number 98 on the planet because of his ongoing physical issue issues.
The 29-year-old Austrian was given a special case to the Australian Open, where he lost to fifth seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets subsequent to pulling a rib muscle while serving.
“Tragically, the year didn’t get off to the beginning I had expected. I needed to do the best that I can with, particularly in Melbourne, yet I tore a little muscle fiber in my rib “Posted on Instagram by Thiem.
“Because of the discoveries, contending in the Davis Cup ought to be practical. I’ll do all that I can this approaching week to rehearse hard and become in shape.”
Rafael Nadal has a lot of fans. The top-seeded player, who will start his Australian Open campaign on Monday against left-handed opponent Jack Draper, walked out for his first practice session in front of a crowd that was packed outside the arena.
Nadal has played seven matches since the end of the last season. He has a record of 0-7, and he is 0-2 so far this year. Nadal is the current champion of the men’s singles event in Australia.
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— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 15, 2023
Even though Nadal is the defending champion at Melbourne Park thanks to his comeback from two sets down in last year’s final, which he called “one of the most emotional victories of my tennis career,” he is currently going through one of the worst stretches of his career. So far in 2023, he is 0-2 and has only won one of the seven games he has played since the end of the previous season.
When asked about how weak he felt at a news conference before the tournament on Saturday, Nadal didn’t try to hide anything.
“Yeah. Without knowing, “The 36-year-old man from Spain had a lot of health problems in 2022, including pain in his left foot that wouldn’t go away, broken rib cartilage, and a torn abdominal muscle. Many bad things were said to happen to him in the year 2022. “I’ve had more setbacks than usual lately…. It’s something I have to deal with if I want to keep going and win battles.
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At Wimbledon, Venus Williams will make her comeback by playing in the mixed doubles with Jamie Murray:
Reports
Venus Williams might compete at Wimbledon this year, following Serena Williams’ example.
Williams had earlier declared that she will watch her sister Serena play at Wimbledon rather than competing. Fans conjectured that the American will compete in the mixed doubles tournament after they saw her practising on the Aorangi Park facility’s grass courts.
The Times reported that the 42-year-old will partner with Jamie Murray at SW19, and that this information has since been confirmed.
Venus and Murray have requested a wildcard from the All England Club, and it’s likely that they’ll get one since Wednesday is the last day to put your name for the mixed doubles.
Venus Williams’ most recent contest took place at the Chicago Ladies’ Open’s opening round, where she was defeated by Su-Wei Hsieh. Then, citing a “chronic leg issue,” she withdrew from the US Open and hasn’t played since. She dropped to position 570 as a result of her protracted absence from the WTA tour.
She participated in Wimbledon’s singles and mixed doubles competitions last year. The American defeated Mihaela Buzarnsecu in the singles competition in three sets to go to the second round, where she fell to Ons Jabeur.
In the first round of the mixed doubles, Williams and Nick Kyrgios defeated the American team of Austin Krajicek and Sabrina Santamaria. Due to Kyrgios’ abdominal ailment, they were unable to compete in their match against Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Nicole Melichar-Martinez in the second round.
Given his prowess on the doubles circuit, Jamie Murray would make the ideal partner for Venus, if she does compete this year. He was a former World No. 1 in doubles and has won seven Grand Slam titles, including two in men’s doubles and five in mixed doubles. He won Wimbledon twice, once in 2007 with Jelena Jankovic and once in 2017 with the great Martina Hingis.
Williams has won numerous Wimbledon championships as well. She has won 14 women’s doubles championships in addition to her seven singles crowns, along with two in mixed doubles.
This year, Bruno Soares is Jamie’s partner as they compete in the men’s doubles. Jamie is Andy Murray’s brother.
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