WATCH: Andy Murray’s disappointment when told key Wimbledon call was wrong

Ewan West 08 Jul 2023 12:34 PM

Andy Murray during a press conference following his defeat to Stefanos Tsitsipas

Andy Murray appeared crestfallen after learning his shot at a crucial moment of his Wimbledon loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas was actually in, despite being called out.

The two-time Wimbledon champion fell in five sets to the Greek after having led by two sets to one when play was suspended on Thursday night due to the 11pm curfew.

World No 5 Tsitsipas won both sets when the match resumed on Friday to edge the marathon Centre Court battle, with Murray struggling to rediscover his level from the previous night.

Neither player faced a break point in a tight fourth set, which Tsitsipas took on a tiebreak. Murray, though, had an opening at 15-30 on his opponent’s serve at 4-4.

On this point, the 36-year-old landed an angled backhand return which would have left Tsitsipas with an awkward shot on his backhand side. However, the shot was called out, and Murray decided not to challenge – with a hawkeye replay showing it landed in.

When told by a journalist that his return had been in during his press conference, the Brit seemed shocked and disappointed.

“The 15-30 point, my return was in? Yeah, well I mean, that’s obviously frustrating because I remember, I think it was like a backhand cross-court return, very short. I probably would have won the point. So yeah,” said Murray.

That moment from press conference when they told him about that point at 15-30 that was actually in. Heartbreaking to see Andy like this 😢💔 pic.twitter.com/rzUSKqq6mo

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The world No 40 was also asked why he chose not to challenge the call and pointed to the fact it was very close to the umpire.

“Well, I mean it was right underneath the umpire’s nose. They shouldn’t be missing. They shouldn’t be missing that, to be honest. If they’re unsure, they should let the player know, I think,” explained the 36-year-old.

“But, I mean, it could only have been a couple of meters. It was such a sharp, sharp angle. It was very short. I assumed the umpire would have made the right call. The lines person I think called it out. The umpire called it out.

“So yeah, I mean, you can obviously argue it’s a mistake on my part. Ultimately the umpire made a poor call that’s right in front of her.”

Tsitsipas will face Laslo Djere in the third round of Wimbledon today.