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Thursday, July 3, 2014

2014 Wimbledon Defending Champion Andy Murrat Lost To Grigor Dimitrov wednesday July 02,2014

Andy Murray crashed out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals after suffering a mini-meltdown on Centre Court, where spectators heard two X-rated rants seemingly aimed at his own team. 


Andy Murray, who had cruised through the opening rounds without losing a set, made 37 unforced errors during his shock straight-sets defeat by Grigor Dimitrov(Bulgaria) 6-1, 7-6, 6-2 



Andy Murray lost the first set 6-1 in just 25 minutes as his run of 18 straight sets won at Wimbledon came to a tame end. It was his worst set since he lost the decider 6-1 to David Nalbandian during his Wimbledon debut in 2005. It helped Grigor Dimitrov to settle quickly in what was the biggest match of his career.
The 2013 champion won just 31 per cent of second-serve points, while Dimitrov won 59 per cent. Murray’s second serve speed averaged just 86mph, 10mph less than Dimitrov.
The Scot hit 12 unforced errors and only one winner with his normally reliable backhand. The poor side-spin slice he hit long to go a break down in the second set summed up his woes from that side.
32 - Dimitrov hit 32 winners on his way to victory, eight more than Murray.
5 - Murray hit five double faults, three of them coming in the third set.
This defeat marks only the second time Murray has lost to a lower-ranked opponent at Wimbledon.
He lost to then world No 6 Andy Roddick in the 2009 semi-finals. Dimitrov will now overtake Murray, who will slip to world No 10 or 11 when Monday’s new list is issued, his worst position since June 2008. Murray has still failed to beat a  top-10 player since his  victory over Novak Djokovic here 12 months ago.




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