What Andy Murray’s Loss to Novak Djokovic Means for Wimbledon 2016

Andy Murray hoped separating from coach Amelie Mauresmo would lead to major championship glory. It won’t be happening at the 2016 French Open, however.

Murray bowed out after taking a 6-3, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 loss to Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final at Roland Garros. It was his first attempt at a French Open championship, having previously only reached a high of the semifinals.

The Brit committed 39 unforced errors against just 23 winners and failed to convert on seven of his 10 break-point opportunities. Djokovic, winning his first-ever French Open and completing the career Grand Slam, hit 41 winners and was dominant after the opening set.

Murray had come into Roland Garros flying high. After splitting with Mauresmo, he defeated Djokovic to take home the Rome Masters and returned to the world No. 2 ranking. It was a bit of a relief for Murray, who had failed time and again to take down Djokovic in recent years.

“It’s nice to still be sort of achieving new things and reaching new goals at this stage of my career,” he said, per the Telegraph.

Murray had made the French Open semifinals each of the last two years. The clay-court major was the only one he had yet to make a final in, dropping matches to Rafael Nadal in 2011 and 2014 and Djokovic last year. After years of struggling on the …

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