It left Murray’s very realistic outlook-now predominant in the match-there is an egg on his face.
But then the classic Murray sequence appeared. A smash from an attempt to stay at Rob’s and subsequent Duckworth points.
The center court spectators were caught for a moment with laughter and cheers before everyone stood up to celebrate the boldness of the two champions. It was a memorable point and helped to strengthen the momentum swing when Murray won the third set.
This is unusual for an armpit serve to be deployed. This was Murray’s first time at Wimbledon, but he recently rolled it out at Indian Wells in the United States.