Andy Murray played an epic match against Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon 2023, worthy of his enormous talent and history. But the Scottish champion was defeated in 5 sets, in a match spread over two days, and the great disappointment led him to talk about his future, admitting that this could have been his last Wimbledon.Murray admitted he doesn’t know if he will return to play the London Grand Slam next year at a press conference.
Two-time champion Murray went down 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (2/7), 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 after a grueling four-hour match and 40 minutes.Murray has not reached week two of a Grand Slam since he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2017.
Andy Murray towards retirement: “Maybe it’s my last Wimbledon”
Andy explained in the press conference: “Will I be at Wimbledon next year? I don’t know.
Motivation is obviously an important thing. Continuing to have early defeats in tournaments like this doesn’t necessarily help in that sense.I’ve thought a lot, I’ve I talked to my family and I decided to continue. I’m not going to stop now.
But this time it will take some time to overcome it. I hope to find the motivation to keep training, keep pushing, try to improve.”Tsitsipas, who shot a winning 90 against Murray, explained after the win: “It’s never easy against Andy.
Everyone loves him here. I’m impressed with his resilience after hip surgeries. I wish him the best for the future.I have I had goosebumps when he won his first Wimbledon title. I looked up to him, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, these four guys shaped the game and are the reason I am the player I am today.”Now, Tsitsipas will face Serbian Laslo Djere in the 4th round of the Championships.
