Wimbledon 2023 results: Andy Murray loses to Stefanos Tsitsipas, Cameron Norrie and Liam Broady beat

Murray is a two-time champion at Wimbledon, having also won in 2016, and had talked positively about his chances of going deep in the draw. A poor performance at Queen's in the build-up to the tournament saw him miss out on a seeding, leaving him vulnerable to a tough test early on.

Murray is a two-time champion at Wimbledon, having also won in 2016, and had talked positively about his chances of going deep in the draw.

A poor performance at Queen's in the build-up to the tournament saw him miss out on a seeding, leaving him vulnerable to a tough test early on.

Even after the draw threw up the possibility of facing 24-year-old Tsitsipas, Murray insisted he had the ability and nous to cause anybody problems on the SW19 grass.

Against one of the top players in the men's game, he was proven correct.

On Thursday, Murray grew into a contest played indoors under the floodlights and moved ahead just before the match was halted at 22:39 BST.

Unlike the other Grand Slams, Wimbledon has a 23:00 curfew which has been imposed by the local council.

The end of the set felt like the natural moment to pause, coming at a time which seemed to suit both players.

When they returned, now playing outdoors on a hot summer afternoon, the pair continued to dominate on serve.

However, at 4-4 15-30, Murray missed a chance to challenge a line call which would have been successfully overturned and could have altered the trajectory of the match.

There was a sense of inevitability that the set would go to the tie-break and, when it did, Tsitsipas kept his composure to clinically level.

Underneath bright skies, the mood further darkened among the home fans at the start of the decider.

Murray's serve came under severe pressure in the third game. A slice into the net by the Scot was followed by a beautifully-judged lob from Tsitsipas, before a double fault created three break opportunities.

Murray was able to save two of them, but a forehand into the net handed over an advantage from which he could not recover.

The level of performance Tsitsipas was forced to find in order to advance - and register by far his best win of the grass-court season on a tricky surface - was testament to Murray's challenge.

Murray waved goodbye as he received a standing ovation from Centre Court and, though he knows there will not be many opportunities to play there again in the future, he showed he is far from done.

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