Twitter Reacts as Giants Fall at Wimbledon

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Dhruv George

Jul 12, 2017 | 3:21 PM EDT

Twitter Reacts as Giants Fall at Wimbledon

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Dhruv George

Jul 12, 2017 | 3:21 PM EDT

World Number 1 and home favourite Andy Murray was one of the high-profile exits from Wimbledon on 12th June 2017. The top seed went down to American Sam Querrey in five sets. Also joining him was the Number 2 seed Novak Djokovic who retired hurt in the second set. Here is how social media reacted to the two upsets.

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Andy Murray crashes out of Wimbledon to Sam Querrey in last eighthttps://t.co/apLQiOahRU. Grrrr.!
— Nicola GordonThaxter (@Ngordonthaxter) July 12, 2017

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Disappointed to hear Andy Murray has been knocked out of #Wimbledon2017
Quietly wondering if he's now just Scottish 🤔
— Rachael Stuart (@RachaelStuart7) July 12, 2017

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https://twitter.com/RohanMamtora/status/885195293905629195

@andy_murray you're the winner of our hearts
— dorothy (@DorothyKelsey) July 12, 2017

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https://twitter.com/Futbol247/status/885194954376720385

Novak Djokovic has retired through injury.
Tomas Berdych progresses to the semi-finals.https://t.co/p9ruqW1IiJ #Wimbledon2017 #bbctennis pic.twitter.com/easB1vLNan
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 12, 2017

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Novak Djokovic retires from his quarter-final clash with Tomas Berdych while trailing 7-6, 2-0… #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/tcice9LHDG
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2017

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A sad sight.
An injured Novak Djokovic calls time on his 2017 #Wimbledon campaign, sending Tomas Berdych into the semi-finals pic.twitter.com/fN1yukjQ8U
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 12, 2017

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With Novak Djokovic retiring through injury, Andy Murray will remain world number one.https://t.co/KXFhMJxQgT pic.twitter.com/HGCk3a81Zn
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 12, 2017

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At least 8 male competitors have been forced to withdraw from #Wimbledon early this year due to injury. The most recent being Novak Djokovic
— Andi ⚜️ (@gebby1984) July 12, 2017

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