Andy Murray has ‘shown enough’ to beat players like Stefanos Tsitsipas, according to former coach Jamie Delgado

Updated 14/07/2023 at 08:18 GMT

Andy Murray’s former coach Jamie Delgado believes the former world No. 1 still has what it takes to compete in the elite events. His comments came after Murray’s disappointing Wimbledon exit to Stefanos Tsitsipas, ending any hope of a fairytale Wimbledon run. “He just needs a little bit of luck to get through a match like that. He could have been in the semi-finals, I really think that.”

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Andy Murray still has what it takes to compete at the top level and beat players like Stefanos Tsitsipas, his former coach Jamie Delgado believes.

The Scot’s Wimbledon dream came to an end as the Greek star clinched a thrilling five-set match in the second round last week.

Murray, who won Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016, has endured a persistent hip injury in previous years and came close to retirement in 2019 as his future hung in the balance.

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But he seems to have finally put those issues to bed, and came into his home slam firing on all cylinders.

However, the 36-year-old would have been disappointed to exit the tournament so early to fifth seed Tsitsipas after dominating compatriot Ryan Peniston in the opener, Delgado believes.

“I am sure he will be devastated by that,” Delgado said of the Tsitsipas defeat. “He had opportunities to win that match and the draw opened up a little bit and he could have had a really deep run here.

“On a surface he really likes and the history he has got here, I am sure he will be really disappointed.”

Murray won titles in London and Nottingham during the build-up to Wimbledon as he sparked talk of a fairytale Wimbledon run.

And Delgado is convinced that Murray can still compete with the best of them.

“He has been playing really well, physically he has looked really good and he is moving well,” he said. “Once he gets his head around it he will be able to have a good run at some other tournaments.

“He would have ranking goals but for him it is more competing for the biggest titles rather than rankings.

“I still think he can win events and he has shown enough that he can beat someone like Tsitsipas.

“He just needs a little bit of luck to get through a match like that. He could have been in the semi-finals here, I really think that.”

Murray suffered from osteoarthritis in his hip and underwent surgery several times over the past decade to try and fix the issue.

“Watching him now it doesn’t even look like he has anything in the hip,” Delgado said as he reflected on Murray’s physical state. “That has probably been a huge achievement in itself, seeing him play and move almost as good as he ever did.

“We all sometimes forget when you are watching him that he has had that injury but he has worked so hard to get himself feeling this way.”

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