Since the start of this year’s grass-court season, the confidence with which Andy Murray has tackled his favourite surface has been striking. Even after all he has endured, Murray consistently maintained that he remains one of the better grass-court players in the world.
During a second-round contest of the highest quality against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Murray backed up his convictions in full. Still, he found no joy at the end as another year at Wimbledon ended in heartbreaking defeat.