Jordan Thompson has made it into the quarterfinals of the Queen's Club Championships but could take no pleasure from defeating home hero Andy Murray for the second time on one of the Briton's grass-court strongholds.
Australian Jordan Thompson was granted a walkover after British champion Andy Murray was forced to retire after just five games.Thompson and Hijikata are through to the quarterfinals at Queen's Club, where they will face Taylor Fritz and Sebastian Korda respectively.
But Wednesday's triumph was a very different affair. Instead of beating a man at the top of his game, Thompson this time saw off a limping, ailing 37-year-old Murray, who called it off after just five matches, handing Thompson a walkover after just 20 minutes. For Thompson, it was a bittersweet moment to see Murray call it a day while struggling from the after-effects of his victory over another Australian, Alexei Popyrin, the previous day."I thought, 'hit the ball in and make him run'. I actually learned that from him. I learned a lot of things watching him play, so it's an honour to share the court with him but it's just sad that it ended like that.
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