“Giving Us a False Sense of Hope”: Former Grand Slam Champion Disappointed With Andy Murray
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Andy Murray could not live up to the expectations from him in his match against Stan Wawrinka at French Open 2020. The Briton looked like a pale shadow of his former self as he crashed out 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in his first-round match. Soon after, he faced heavy criticism from former world number one Mats Wilander.
Wilander did not take lightly to Murray’s one-sided defeat. He accused the three-time Grand Slam winner of ‘giving false hopes’ of a triumphant return.
“I worry about Andy Murray. I would love to hear him say why he is out there, giving us a false sense of hope that he going to come back one day,” Wilander said after Murray’s exit. He added, “I keep getting a little bit disappointed, is it his right to be out there doing that? Why?”
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Wilander slams Andy Murray for taking wild-cards
He said that the 33-year-old Murray has no right to go out there and take wild-card entries into events that the younger players deserve. The French Open 2020 organizers handed Murray a wild-card to participate in the event.
“I did it and I shouldn’t have, it was the biggest mistake I did in my career. I think Andy Murray needs to stop thinking of himself and start thinking about who he was. Does he have a right to be out there taking wildcards from the young players?” the seven-time Grand Slam winner continued.
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Wilander himself retired when he was 26 years old. He returned a couple of years later and played for 3-4 years after that.
Murray reacts to Wilander’s comments and dissects his performance
Murray reacted to Wilander’s comments in a sarcastic manner with a simple “Love this”.
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A former world number one himself, Murray was also critical of his performance. “I haven’t served like that… that’s nothing to do with my hip. Mistiming returns and serving at 38% that’s got nothing to do with that,” Murray said.
“That’s something I need to look at with my team. There’s been matches I’ve served well since I came back, that’s not a physical issue,” he added.
Before the French Open, Murray lost in a similar fashion to Canadian youngster Felix Auger-Aliassime at the US Open 2020. However, the week before that, he beat US Open finalist Alexander Zverev at the Western and Southern Open.
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Only time will tell how he responds to Sunday’s defeat.
“Wouldn’t Expect To Be The Same”: Andy Murray Reveals What Went Wrong Against Stan Wawrinka at French Open 2020