ANDY Murray saw signs of progress during an up-and-down grasscourt season which came to an end with a 7-5, 6-4 quarterfinal defeat to Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik at Newport, Rhode Island.
The 35-year-old three-time Grand Slam winner had reached the semifinals of the challenger event on grass in Surbiton before defeating Bublik, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios en route to finishing runner-up at the ATP 250 event in Stuttgart.
However, he bowed out in the second round of Wimbledon, where he won titles in 2013 and 2016, after a four-set defeat to John Isner.
“The grasscourt season as a whole had some good moments, but also some tough ones,” Murray said.
“Today’s match and the loss at Wimbledon were disappointing and frustrating for me, but then I also had my best wins in a while in Stuttgart.
“So, a bit up and down, but a little bit of progress overall and I’ll try and keep that going through the hard-court summer.”
