Nalbandian: Murray's youth made the difference
Andy Murray’s youth counted against him in his five-set defeat in the third round of the men’s singles, according to his conqueror David Nalbandian.
The Argentinian came from behind to beat the 18-year-old Scot 6-7 1-6 6-0 6-4 6-1 and set up a fourth-round meeting with another teenager, Richard Gasquet, of France.
Murray faded badly after working his way into a winning position and was out on his feet by the end of the three hour 12 minute match.
“He’s too young,” said Nalbandian. “I’m not the right person to tell you but I think he lost this match due to physical problems. He’s too young but he has enough time to work.”
Nalbandian, runner up to Lleyton Hewitt in 2002, came back from two sets down to win a five-setter for the first time.
“I knew if I came back in the fourth, for sure I was going to win the fifth,” he added. “I saw that he didn’t start to run in any more in the fourth. I knew I had to keep going at my level.
“He had a chance to break me again in the fourth but I tried to push him into mistakes and maybe he felt a little bit nervous on one or two points.”
Nalbandian insisted he revelled in the noisy atmosphere on Centre Court, saying: “I really enjoyed the crowd. Everybody was cheering for him but I knew it would be like that. I liked it.”
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