Andy Murray is very close to replacing Roger Federer as the no. 2 male tennis player in the world. Murray is currently at no. 3 in the official rankings of WTA, but, if he manages to win the ongoing BNP Paribas Open, he will become the no. 2 player.
Becoming no. 2 will help Murray in the next couple of grand slams as he will get slightly easier draw. Read more »
Andy Murray has defeated Robin Hasse of Netherlands in the first round of the Australian Open 2013. Murray won the match easily in the straight sets by 6-3, 6-1, 6-1. It was a flawless performance by the Olympic gold medallist.
This was the third match between these two players. Out of the last two matches, both the players had won one each.
Murray came into the match with all guns blazing. He looked in terrific touch and won five out of the first six games in the opening set with the help of two breakthroughs.
Hasse held his service in the 7th game and then, broke Murray’s service in the next game to reduce the lead to 3-5, but, that was not sufficient to make up for the damage which was done by Murray in the earlier parts of the set. The Scot got another breakthrough in the ninth game and wrapped up the set in style.
In the second set, the first couple of games went with the serve, but, after that, it was all about Murray. He didn’t let Hasse win any more game in the second set. The British superstar sealed the second set by winning the last five games on the trot.
Murray started well in the third and final set as well. He got a couple of breakthroughs to take a lead of 4-1. Although, he dropped his serve in the sixth game but, that was not going to make any difference. He latched on another break point that he got in the ninth game and finished off the match by winning the final set by 6-3.
In the next round, Murray will take on Joao Sousa of Portugal who made his way into the second round with the help of an easy victory over the local boy John-Patrick Smith.
Andy Murray has defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in a match of the Brisbane International Tennis tournament on Friday. Murray won the match in the straight sets by 6-4, 7-6(3). With this win, Murray has reached the semi finals of this event.
Murray who has been given the top seed in this event was quite clinical in his effort in the match against Istomin and he completely outsmarted his opponent. It took him 1 hour and 37 minutes to win the match.
Both the players made a pretty good start to the match and the first 8 games of the opening set went with the serve. The scores were levelled at 4-4 till that time. Murray got a breakpoint in the ninth game and he didn’t waste that. He gave Istomin the first blow and got ahead by 5-4. He only had to hold his service in the 10th game to seal the first set and he did exactly that.
But, in the second set, Murray had to work very hard for his points. Neither of the two players managed to sneak a breakthrough in the first 12 games of the second set and the set went into the tie breaker. In the tie breaker, Murray kept his cool and won the tie breaker to move into the next round.
In the post match interview, Murray said, “It was a tight game. Istomin served really well for most part of the match. But, in the tie breaker, he made a few mistakes which allowed me to walk away with a win.”
On the other hand, Istomin said, “Murray is a great player and it’s not easy to defeat him if he is playing in top form. I tried hard, but, towards the end, he soaked the pressure really well and won the match.”
In the next match, Murray will take on Kei Nishikori of Japan.
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