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Former champion beaten 6-4, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 by American

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Isner serves 36 aces in show of strength on Centre Court

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Amid fevered scenes akin to a revivalist meeting, Andy Murray tried his damnedest to conjure up one last famous late night Centre Court miracle. 

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But father time – and the crunching heavy metal tennis of John Isner – offered a crushing riposte. 

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Afterwards Murray pledged to be back at Wimbledon if his creaking 35-year-old body holds up 

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But he conceded that was not a given. It only made this 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 6-4 defeat, his earliest ever in 14 appearances here, sting even harder. 

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Some of it, though, was out of his control. Over three hours his opponent was a gunslinger who refused to miss 

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crashing down an extraordinary 36 aces and 80 winners to secure a deserved win. 

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“It’s no secret that I am not a better tennis player than Andy, but I may have been a little bit better today,” he magnanimously conceded. 

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“This was one of the biggest wins of my career.” 

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