Murray had a home-court advantage and was widely supported by the 15,000 or so spectators who were surely aware that the Brit on the court was the last British man to win a title in 77 years and that was back in 2013.
Unfortunately, his latest bid at the Wimbledon title was cut short by Tsitsipas 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 after five long sets that lasted 4 and a half hours and was spread over two days.
Murray is in his mid-thirties now and he has had to deal with a number of injuries over the past year. He had trouble holding on to his two-set lead on Thursday night before play was suspended as it was getting too late.
Add to that the fact that Murray slipped and fell at the baseline just before the play was stopped. Although, that did not seem to affect him when play resumed 18 hours later still, he ended up losing his match with the Greek player.
Tsitsipas now leads Murray 2-1 in their head-to-head.
“It is never easy against Andy,” Tsitsipas said.
“I know everyone loves him here. It was a very difficult game and I was very impressed with his level. Having had two surgeries, I was very impressed with his level today and I wish him the very best.”
“It was nerve-wracking. It is difficult when you have grown up watching him play on this court. I looked up to him, I looked up to Novak, Roger, Rafa. These four guys shaped the game and are the reason I am the player I am today.”
Murray is a two-time Wimbledon Champion and he holds a 61-13 record at Wimbledon.
Tsitsipas will next go up against Laslo Djere in the third round. He is also in the men’s doubles, playing alongside his brother Petros Tsitsipas.