Andy Murray’s wild journey ends with thumping from Denis Shapovalov

Murray outclassed by young Canadian
Shapovalov, No 10 seed, wins 6-4, 6-2, 6-2

The past five days at Wimbledon have been a wild, joyous and timely reminder of the meaning of Andy Murray, both to his long-suffering fans and to the player himself who has toiled so hard without experiencing joyful moments on the court for so long. But everything eventually ends and on Friday night, Murray’s unexpected journey at this year’s Wimbledon came to a logical close as he was comprehensively beaten 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 by Denis Shapovalov, the 10th seed, in the third round.

Unlike the raucous evenings on Centre Court earlier in the week, this time Murray was subdued and unable to summon anything close to a sufficient level of play required to properly compete and he was outclassed by a top player with everything to prove on one of the bigger stages of his career. The eight games Murray managed to win marks his worst defeat after 16 years of competing at Wimbledon.