Andy Murray lets out scream as he goes down injured before winning set on first point back up Wimbledon
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 off and won the set on the first point since climbing off the deck to take what could be a crucial lead against fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.Credit: BBCCredit: BBC Murray was serving to take a 2-1 lead in sets in the enthralling encounter when it appeared disaster struck as Murray went down after being wrong-footed by Tsitsipas' strike down the line.
The Scot let out a scream and was writhing in pain as he appeared to hold his left groin, but staggered to his feet after several moments.But Murray responded in the perfect way as he sealed the third set on the first point since 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 7-6 6-4.Murray was initially annoyed that the match was then brought to a halt but was reminded of the 11pm cut-off for a day's play at SW19
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