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Murray crashed out to Dimitrov at Wimbledon

Andy Murray has become the latest big name to crash out of this year's Wimbledon. After yesterday...
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15.41 2 Jul 2014


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Murray crashed out to Dimitrov at Wimbledon

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Andy Murray has become the latest big name to crash out of this year's Wimbledon.

After yesterday's defeats for Rafa Nadal and Maria Sharapova, the defending men's champion was beaten in straight sets by Grigor Dimitrov.

The men's third seed had no answer to the power and accuracy of Dimitrov, who has been one of the form players this year, following up on his recent Queens Club win by powering his way into the semi-finals in front of a stunned Centre Court.

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The Bulgarian, who was seeded 11th, won 6-1, 7-6, 6-2.

Murray found it difficult to raise his level to the standard of the first four rounds, against the Bulgarian who is seen as one of the emerging talents in tennis.

The 11th seed is a friend of Murray's, and admitted he had mixed emotions:

 


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