Or would such a problem force him to consider retirement? Consequently he was running roughshod through the majors. He suffered a first-round loss to Chardy on the Australian Open, exclusively to bounce him in Portugal 4 months later.
But once a fan realised who was behind the counter, Murray, who ended his eight-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic at the Montreal Masters last week, happily posed for photographs.
Minutes earlier, Eugenie Bouchard had – for the second straight year – lost in the first round of her hometown tournament, in front of a crowd that included a local Army of fans who had “GENIE!” written on their white T-shirts and who stood and screamed...
This week’s Montreal Masters will be the first outing since Wimbledon for a number of the top players, whose need for time on the court is reflected in a remarkable line-up in the doubles competition. The Murrays, who played together in Britain’s Davis Cup victory...
Sealing victory in just under three hours, Djokovic soaked up the applauds before crouching down to perform his traditional celebration of eating the Wimbledon grass.
He won only two more majors in the next two-and-a-half years but McEnroe, who won three Wimbledon titles, does not foresee any more lapses in form from the Serbian.
If not for an incredible upset performance by Federer’s Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka over Djokovic in the French Open final last month, Djokovic, like Serena Williams, would be gunning for a Grand Slam at the U.S. Open in New York later this summer.
Sharapova slipped to a 17th consecutive defeat to rival Williams in today’s Wimbledon semi-final, then addressed Mouratoglou branding Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka the “much better” player.