Following the conclusion of his Wimbledon campaign, former world No. 1 Andy Murray intends to return to the practice court. Murray, who was given a wildcard for Wimbledon, lost to Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the third round.

"If I want to improve my game, which I clearly need to, I need matches and a lot of them, as well as time on the practice court." I'm not implying that my game is in the best possible condition. According to Ravi Ubha, Murray said, "I'm going to have to spend a lot of time on the practice court working on stuff."

Murray is respected by Shapovalov.

"It's probably one of my best performances, even outside of Wimbledon," says the player. "I think I played really well today and was just really solid," Shapovalov said. "It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

It had always been an ambition of mine to grow up and play on Wimbledon's Centre Court. I've seen so many legends play there, and it's always been a dream of mine to play there. "To go out there today and to play a guy like Andy, who is also just such a legend, and to beat him today with the tennis I was playing, it was incredible for me."

Murray is a great fan of Shapovalov's. In an on-court interview, Shapovalov thanked him, saying, "Honestly, I told him at the net that he's my hero." “Achievements aside, what he's accomplished in the sport, coming back with an injury like this, playing the tennis he's playing, moving the way he's moving... I commented after his second match that he looked like "vintage Andy" and that it was a lot of joy to watch as a fan.

“The first set we played today was insanely intense, and I had to give it everything I had. After that, I was able to keep up the pace while he slowed down a little. Still, it's fantastic what he's accomplished to get to the third round. Obviously, he's just getting back into it, so it'll be fascinating to see what he can accomplish.”