A nation’s heart was in its mouth when Andy Murray yelped as he went down injured late on Thursday night on Centre Court.
But they needn’t have worried as the two-time Wimbledon champion dusted himself down and won the set on the first point since climbing off the deck to take what could be a crucial lead against fifth seed at Wimbledon, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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Murray was serving to take a 2-1 lead in sets in the enthralling second-round encounter when it appeared disaster struck as he went down after being wrong-footed by Tsitsipas’ forehand down the line.
The Scot let out a scream and was writhing in pain as he appeared to hold his left groin, but he then staggered to his feet after several seconds.
Given his injury record in recent years, many fans would’ve feared Murray’s race was run.
But Murray responded in the perfect way as he sealed the third set on the first point after the stoppage.
That proved to be the final act of the match on Thursday with the fourth set to resume on Friday. Murray currently leads the clash 6-7 (3) 7-6 (2) 6-4.
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