- Former champion beaten 6-4, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 by American
- Isner serves 36 aces in show of strength on Centre Court
Amid fevered scenes akin to a revivalist meeting, Andy Murray tried his damndest to conjure up one last famous late-night miracle on Centre Court. But father time – and the crunching heavy metal tennis of John Isner – offered a brutal riposte.
The giant American crashed down an extraordinary 36 aces and 80 winners as he snuffed out Murray’s dogged challenge – and the urgings of the Wimbledon crowd – to secure a 6-4, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 victory. In his 37 years, Isner has surely never played better tennis. He was a gunslinger who refused to miss.
