Andy Murray's Wimbledon farewell got off to a difficult start as he was knocked out of the men's doubles in the first round alongside his brother Jamie.
's Wimbledon farewell got off to a difficult start on Thursday as he was knocked out of the men's doubles in the first round alongside his older brother Jamie with a 7-6, 6-4 loss to Australian pair
The British duo were welcomed onto Centre Court with a standing ovation by a raucous home support for what was the first men's doubles opening-round match to be played on the main show court since 1995. Despite his fitness issues, Andy Murray almost secured the first break of the match in the fifth game when a sweet forehand down the line from Hijikata's serve brought up deuce, but the Australians were able to hold.
Asked about his thoughts on playing doubles with his brother, Andy told the BBC:"Yeah it was obviously really special. We never got the chance to do it before. There was a chance this year.
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