Wimbledon 2021: Andy Murray - "Is it still worth the effort?"
Andy Murray has shown himself frustrated after his defeat by Denis Shapovalov at the Wimbledon tournament in 2021 about the low income that his extensive training ultimately brought.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Jul 03, 2021, 10:32 am
Nowhere is it easier to forget than in sports. And so the age of the big four has become that of the big three, with Roger Federer's longer injury break only the big two - and thanks to the dominance of Novak Djokovic , the world number one will soon be the sole first among the tennis players back. Every now and then, however, memories flicker of those times when at least four players (with Stan Wawrinka even five) could be named who had a legitimate chance of the title before the start of a major.
Hopefully no tennis fan expected that Andy Murray would seriously be a contender for title number three on Church Road after his arduous successes against Nikoloz Basilashvili and especially Oscar Otte. Nevertheless, it was magical moments that Murray gave his fans. To quote ex-professional Alex Antonitsch in the current issue of “Quiet, please - the tennisnet podcast”: “Andy Murray no longer has to. But look how he wants! "
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Frustration after losing to Shapovalov
Now the glory came to an abrupt end on Friday evening, the brief weak phase of Denis Shapovalov from the score of 5: 1 in round one was not insignificant for a more humane result. In the end it was 6: 4, 6: 2 and 6: 2 on the scoreboard, Murray never had a chance. And so the three-time major champion, two-time gold medal winner at the Olympic Games and Davis Cup winner sat massively frustrated in his press conference. And let look deep into his soul life.
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He'd have been insane in the past few weeks and months. The good news is that he had no physical problems after the two tough matches against Basilashvili and Otte. The performance against Shapovalov made him very thoughtful. Murray sounded like Roger Federer a few days ago after his defeat by Félix Auger-Aliassime, the second young Canadian with great ambitions, in HalleWestfalen.
Against an excellent player like Shapovalov, he should have been there in his prime. The lack of chances on Friday evening left Andy Murray at a loss. And he publicly asked the question that he had to discuss internally with his team: “Is it still worth all the effort?”.
Murray with Joe Salisbury at Olympia
This, too, is a special quality of Murray: asking yourself every question. And to answer them honestly without further ado. Alone, the Scot has yet to find the answer to the profitable return despite all the effort. First of all, there is the Olympics, a very special hobby of Andy Murray.
The singles winner of London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 also called for the doubles competition this time, alongside Joe Salisbury. He has never played with it, it will take a few training sessions to get used to each other. But if it should be an incentive for Andy Murray: Philipp Oswald, Austrian double ace and also at the start with Oliver Marach in Tokyo, has the Murray / Salisbury duo pretty high on their favorites list.
Here the single tableau in Wimbledon
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