--- description: An emotional Andy Murray broke down in tears after pulling out a hard-fought 3 a.m. victory over Marius Copil at the Citi Open. title: Andy Murray Breaks Down in Tears After Emotional 3 a.m. Victory image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0025642963d4d467/698936fe22fb852865e26555/andy-murray-tears-citi-open.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Andy Murray Breaks Down in Tears After Emotional 3 a.m. Victory While 'Closing Time' Plays  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 3, 2018 4:08 PM CUT  Andy Murray of Great Britain shakes hands with Marius Copil of Romania after winning their match during Day Six of the Citi Open at the Rock Creek Tennis Center on August 2, 2018 in Washington, DC. Andy Murray of Great Britain shakes hands with Marius Copil of Romania after winning their match during Day Six of the Citi Open at the Rock Creek Tennis Center on August 2, 2018 in Washington, DC.Mitchell Layton/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 3, 2018 4:08 PM CUT An emotional [Andy Murray](http://time.com/4452125/andy-murray-john-inverdale-olympics/ "undefined") broke down in tears after pulling out a hard-fought victory over Marius Copil at the Citi Open early Friday morning. The former world No. 1—currently ranked 832nd—wept into a towel for several minutes after defeating Copil 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 in a round of 16 match that lasted for more than three hours, and didn’t finish until 3 a.m. “It was just the emotions coming out at the end of an extremely long day and a long match,” Murray told reporters. However, some speculated that Murray’s tears had more to do with his ongoing comeback following a persistent hip injury that kept him sidelined for [nearly a year](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/sports/tennis/andy-murray-nick-kyrgios-queens.html "undefined"). The [tennis great](http://time.com/5303055/andre-agassi-foundation-tennis-french-open/ "undefined") is set to face Australia’s Alex de Minaur in the quarter-finals later on Friday, but said there’s a chance he won’t play. “Finishing matches at 3 in the morning is not good,” he said. “It’s not good for the players. It’s not good for anyone, I don’t think, involved in the event. It’s not good for fans, TV, nobody.” > [](https://twitter.com/TennisTV/status/1025278069177810946) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5357379/andy-murray-in-tears/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5357379/andy-murray-in-tears/"},"headline":"Andy Murray Breaks Down in Tears After Emotional 3 a.m. Victory While 'Closing Time' Plays","datePublished":"2018-08-03T16:08:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:54:09.494Z","description":"The former world No. 1 is in the midst of a stunning comeback","url":"https://time.com/5357379/andy-murray-in-tears/","keywords":["Newsfeed","tennis","Andy Murray"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0025642963d4d467/698936fe22fb852865e26555/andy-murray-tears-citi-open.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0025642963d4d467/698936fe22fb852865e26555/andy-murray-tears-citi-open.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Citi Open- Day 6","caption":"Citi Open- Day 6","creditText":"Mitchell Layton/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5357379/andy-murray-in-tears/","name":"Andy Murray Breaks Down in Tears After Emotional 3 a.m. Victory While 'Closing Time' Plays"}}]}] ```