Andy Murray confesses to shooting footage of Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz from Wimbledon finals

Andy Murray admits to being impressed by Carlos Alcaraz's gameplay during his Wimbledon final clash against Novak Djokovic.

Andy Murray confesses to shooting footage of Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz from Wimbledon finals

L- Andy Murray. R-Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. (credits: Wimbledon)

Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray is not a name that is heard very often nowadays and it is sad to say that he is way past his prime. Wimbledon-favorite Murray was under huge speculation with many rumors saying that he already played his last All England Club competition but only time will tell if we will ever see the Brit entertain us on the grass court yet again.

Having started off the competition in fine fashion, he was expected to go the distance but failed in the second round against Stefanos Tsitsipas despite leading the game by 2 sets to one. He has now opened up about World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz who has impressed him for quite some time now. Murray has admitted to taking small clips of Alcaraz’s gameplay during the Wimbledon final matchup against Novak Djokovic.

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In a recent interview, he said, “I learned a lot watching those two. Obviously, as the match went on I thought they both played better and better and you could almost see Alcaraz learning as the match was going on. It could have gone either way, to be honest – it was so tight. I ended up taking some videos of the guys, just focusing a bit more on one side of the net, looking at their return position and movement between shots. Also looking at times when, particularly Alcaraz, was looking to play aggressive and offensive tennis and how he was going about doing that.”

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Is the end near for the great Andy Murray?

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Andy Murray biding his fans goodbye after bowing out of the tournament. (credits: TalkSport)

It is sad for any tennis player to bid goodbye to the sport but Andy Murray is not just any other player. In the era of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, the Brit has prevailed in fine fashion, going on to even pick up three Grand Slams which he will look at as the proudest moment after his retirement. He was the last payer to have beaten Novak in a Wimbledon final until Alcaraz matched the feat this year.

Many would argue that if it was not for injuries Andy would have caught the Big 3 in terms of titles and accolades but it is what it is. With just a couple of years left inside the veteran’s legs, fans would love to see the great man play another year of Wimbledon and give the crowd something to remember. Andy might be well off the Big-3 in terms of Grand Slam titles, but if there would be debate about anything coming close to them in the last decade, it surely has to be him.

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