Cincinnati Masters: Andy Murray begins campaign in style, beats Gasquet
Tennis | August 17, 2021 11:23 ISTTwo-time champion Andy Murray of Britain made good on the main draw wildcard to win his opening game against Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
Two-time champion Andy Murray of Britain made good on the main draw wildcard to win his opening game against Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
Murray is a former No. 1 and three-time Grand Slam title winner, including in New York in 2012. His ranking slid out of the top 100 after he had two hip operations in recent years
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And still, after a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 loss at Centre Court to No. 10 seed Denis Shapovalov on Friday night, Murray was left asking himself a rather glum question.
Andy Murray showed that at age 34, even after two hip operations, he can win a five-setter at Wimbledon.
After wasting a pair of match points and ceding the third set, Murray pulled out the seesaw of a victory over Basilashvili by the score of 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, eliciting more roars.
After a long injury lay-off, Andy Murray will return to his favourite Grand Slam after four years.
Murray defended his men's singles title at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, becoming the first men's tennis player to win two Olympic gold medals in the singles event.
Former world No. 1 Andy Murray defeated Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-2 at The Queen's Club grass-court tournament, dispatching the Frenchman in 65 minutes for his first match victory in more than a year.
Murray is listed to play an indoor tournament in Biella starting Feb. 15, the Italian Tennis Federation said Wednesday.
The announcement comes a little more than a week after Murray said he tested positive for COVID-19 shortly before he was due to board a charter flight to Melbourne.
The three-time Grand Slam champion is isolating at home near London, the tournament said in a statement.
Former top-ranked Murray has slipped to No. 122 in the ATP rankings after several years of battling hip injuries and surgery.
In the first matchup of Grand Slam champions in the first round of any major tournament since 2012, Wawrinka beat Murray 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in a little more than 1 1/2 hours at Court Philippe Chatrier.
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Last month, Murray was also given a wild card for the US Open where he reached the second round in his first Grand Slam after hip surgery last year.
Murray put together his 10th career comeback from two sets down and beat Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Murray's first match in nine months as he resumes his climb back from two hip operations came at the first ATP tournament for anyone in five months, a 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-1 victory over Frances Tiafoe at the Western & Southern Open on Saturday.
Murray has already confirmed that he will be participating at the Grand Slam in New York if it goes ahead as planned.
Top tennis stars, both men and women, have pulled out of the Slam due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in New York but Murray stated he is willing to take the risk to participate at the tournament.
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