“Probably the worst loss of my career”

Andy Murray lost in the first round of the French Open against Stan Wawrinka in three sets with 1: 6, 3: 6 and 2: 6. A debacle that makes the winner of three Grand Slam reflective.

Wawrinka only took 97 minutes to handle Murray. The six games that his rival had on his account at the end were historic. Murray had previously suffered such a heavy loss in 237 Grand Slam games; In Paris, the Scotsman lost to arena king Rafael Nadal in 2014 and also only booked six games, but that was at least in the semi-finals and not in the opening round, which he only reached with a wild card.

“I have to think hard,” says Murray, who is only 111 after two hip surgeries, “and try to figure out what happened.” Indeed, the bankruptcy must make Murray think: on the one hand, this was due, of course, to Wawrinka, who at times recalled his best days, and on the other hand, to the unfortunate Murray himself, who underperformed.

This was also surprising to Wawrinka: “I did not expect such a result. We’ve known each other for many, many years and have had some fantastic matchups. In fact, we trained together the first day I arrived here. And it was a tough training session, so I expected a tough match. “

Murray says after the tennis lesson, “For me it’s not the kind of match that I would just put aside and not think about. Obviously, there are reasons for such an achievement. I could be wrong, but I think it’s probably the worst loss of my career at a Grand Slam in terms of results. You should analyze that carefully and try to understand why the performance was like this. “

The two-time Olympic champion continued: “I don’t think the conditions are an excuse for that. I don’t think that’s a valid reason. You may not be able to enjoy the games as much as usual, but it shouldn’t affect your performance in any way. “

Harsh criticism from Wilander

Eurosport expert Mats Wilander, himself a seven-time Grand Slam winner, says: “I’m worried about Andy Murray. I’d love to hear from him why he’s out there giving us false hope that one day he will return. I keep getting a little more disappointed. Do you have the right to be out there doing something like that? Why?”

The Swede based his opinion on his own experience: “I did it and I shouldn’t have done it, it was the biggest mistake I made in my career. I think Andy Murray should stop thinking about himself and start thinking about who he was. Do you have the right to be there and take wild cards from young players? “Murray himself responded to Wilander’s criticism on his Instagram channel:” I love it, “he commented with a” thumbs up. “

The three-time Grand Slam winner, who (so far) has managed to upset the big three more, is realistic: “It will be difficult to play at the same level as before. Now I am 33 years old and I was number one in the world. So it’s hard with all the problems I’ve had. But yes, I will move on. Let’s see what the next few months bring. I hope I won’t play such a game again before the end of the year. “