Stat of the Day: 13 Wimbledons, 13 third rounds for Andy Murray

As though his 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 first-round win over No. 24 seed Nikoloz Basilashvili wasn’t dramatic enough, Andy Murray had the entire Centre Court crowd on the edge of its seat in his second-round match against German qualifier Oscar Otte on Wednesday, falling behind two sets to one before clawing back to win, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, after three hours and 51 grueling minutes on court.

No matter how he got there, though, he got there—and he maintains his perfect record of always reaching at least the third round at Wimbledon, now 13-0 in first rounds and 13-0 in second rounds.

“Playing in atmospheres like that, and yeah, creating memories like that, is one of the reasons why I’m still playing,” said the three-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1, who’s actually playing the singles event at Wimbledon for the first time since 2017, when he was still ranked No. 1, after years of battling hip injuries.

Looking a few days ahead, Murray is actually almost perfect in third-round matches at Wimbledon, too—he’s 11-1 in the next round, the only loss coming to David Nalbandian in his 2005 debut, when he was just 18 years old.

Awaiting him in the third round this year will be the No. 10 seed, Denis Shapovalov.