Wwelcome to live coverage of Andy Murray’s second round match against human trebuchet and No20 seeded John Isner of Center Court. The two veterans (35 games 37) had never met on grass before, but played eight games before Murray’s last singles title at Wimbledon, the Scot having won all eight and dropped just four sets. Nine of the 24 sets they completed in those eight events did go to draw breaks, so we could still have a long night and the regular switch between BBC One and Two that both those who want to watch and viewers who can be angry make. does not bear that sport affects the normal schedule.
Isner, who hit 13,688 aces on the ATP Tour, including 54 in his first set win and just 40 is ashamed of Ivo Karlovic’s career record, says he has always found Murray’s defense difficult to penetrate. “Andy is a different animal. He’s a lot harder to accommodate because his anticipation is just incredible,” Isner said.
“He’s so comfortable on the grass, more comfortable than me. He has a lot more wins at this tournament than I do. Grass is maybe his best surface, it’s probably not my best surface. But it does serve me very well. “