Former world number one Murray slumped to his joint-worst defeat at a Grand Slam on Sunday with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 loss at the hands of Stan Wawrinka in the first round of Roland Garros. While it was a lopsided match, it should be noted that British star was playing his first match on clay in three years.
Incidentally, his last match was a five-set semi-final at French Open against Wawrinka that was the last straw for his hip, which had to be replaced last year. The three-time Grand Slam title winner and runner-up at the French Open in 2016 has undergone two hip surgeries in order to cure an injury which pushed him to the brink of retirement.
The heavy defeat on Sunday prompted seven-time Major winner Mats Wilander to controversially question Murray’s desire to play and seemed to suggest that he retire from tennis. After his loss to Wawrinka – his first opening round…