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Murray braces for Tsitsipas clash at Wimbledon

Stefanos Tsitsipas in action against Dominic Thiem in the Wimbledon first round. (Photo: AFP)

LONDON: Andy Murray takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the standout match at Wimbledon on Thursday in a contest with a spicy history after Stan Wawrinka set up a tasty clash with Novak Djokovic.

Defending women’s champion Elena Rybakina is also in second-round action as tournament chiefs scramble to catch up after rain played havoc with the schedule.

Fifth seed Tsitsipas defeated two-time Wimbledon champion Murray in a five-set first-round epic which stretched to almost five hours at the US Open in 2021.

Britain’s Murray was furious that the Greek took a medical timeout after dropping the third set and then an eight-minute toilet break at…

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