Andy Murray - LIVE!
Andy Murray may yet have at least one more match to play but Wimbledon bid farewell to the two-time champion in an emotional tribute on Centre Court on Thursday night. Past champions from Novak Djokovic to John McEnroe graced the court, so too the British men tasked with taking over Murray’s mantle at SW19 in Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans.
Sue Barker was brought out of retirement to interview him on court while video messages played out from the likes of Roger Federer and Serena Williams. It almost seemed immaterial that Murray had just played a match – his first at Wimbledon with brother Jamie – so too that he lost it 7-6, 6-4 to John Peers and Rinky Hijikata.
Murray is scheduled to play the mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu later in the week, although Raducanu’s priority is clearly the singles against Maria Sakkari on Friday. This was Murray’s moment and yet it was apt to be shared on screen and in person by some of his greatest rivals.
