Andy Murray defended his use of an underarm serve at Wimbledon. Last night the 35-year-old rallied from a set down to defeat Australia's James Duckworth 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on centre yesterday and book his spot in the second round.
But during the third set, with the score at one set all, the former world number one had broken his opponent and was looking to consolidate it. When 15-0 up in the game, Murray caught everyone by surprise by utilising an underarm serve.
It nearly didn't pay off as Duckworth was able to scramble forwards and make the return, but was caught out with a lob and before the Brit went on to hold his serve and win the third set. Murray has used the tactic in a previous match with Carlos Alcaraz at Indian Wells and took a page from the playbook of Nick Kyrgios, who has utilised the underarm serve many times in the past.
