John Millman bows out at Wimbledon in straight sets loss to Sam Querrey

The singles campaign for Australian men at Wimbledon is at an end after John Millman was beaten in a tough affair.

John Millman returns against Sam Querrey during their men’s singles third round match at Wimbledon. Picture: AFP

The singles campaign for Australian men at Wimbledon is at an end after John Millman was beaten in a tough affair.

Pitted against former Wimbledon semi-finalist Sam Querrey, the right-handed had his chances but enjoyed little luck at critical stages in the opening two sets.

The American veteran, who is blessed with a powerful serve and big forehand, was dominant toward the end when successful 7-6 (3) 7-6 (8) 6-3 in a match lasting just under two hours.

The Brisbane resident performed well but Querrey was even better.

A strong victor over French Open finalist Dominic Thiem in the first round, Querrey struck 52 winners while making only 31 unforced errors.

Millman was solid but does not possess as many weapons as his rival, which became a factor in both tiebreakers and also in the deciding set.

Millman started well when securing an early service break but conceded the advantage when dropping in the following game to love. And that is a game he would love again given it allowed the American back into the match.

It took a tie-breaker to split the pair in an even opening set but unfortunately for the Queenslander, he dropped the opening point on his serve.

The big-serving American claimed the next two points on his own serve. And when Millman double-faulted to trail 1-4, the set was effectively gone given the strength of the Querrey serve.

The second set was particularly tight with little separating the two combatants.

Millman has predicted an even affair based a series of clashes at Challenger level back in 2014. Only one spot separated them on ranking coming into the tournament. And the Davis Cup representative could not have been more correct.

The only problem is that when it came to the critical moments, they fell the way of the American again in the second set tie-breaker.

The 30-year-old Australian had two set points to square the ledger at a set apiece in the tie-breaker, but was denied by a volley winner and ace from Querrey.

When he missed with a forehand down the line trailing 8-9, his task of reaching the last 16 became far tougher.

The Australian’s task became forlorn when he conceded a service break to Querrey midway through the third set. And with the momentum behind him, Querrey broke again to clinch a spot in the fourth round.