Murray Leads Tsitsipas At Wimbledon, Curfew Ends Thursday Play
Andy Murray will return to court on Friday needing one more set to reach the third round at Wimbledon for just the second time since 2017.
The Scot was leading World No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 6-4 on Thursday when play was suspended for the day on Centre Court at 10:38 p.m.
The decision was made to stop the match given that a conclusion before the 11 p.m. curfew was very unlikely.
With a raucous crowd watching on, little could separate two-time champion Murray and Greek Tsitsipas as they went blow for blow in a blockbuster second-round clash under the Centre Court roof.
Tsitsipas struck his forehand with destructive power throughout the two hours and 53 minutes they spent on court, but Murray grew as the match went on.
After losing the first set, the former World No. 1 showed great movement and struck his groundstrokes with more aggression in the second and third sets to end the day ahead.
There was one moment of worry for Murray in the final game of the third set, though. The Scot fell and clutched his groin while serving for the set,
but returned to his feet and sealed the set on the following point. The former World No. 1 will need to examine any lingering consequences of the fall overnight.