By India Today Sports Desk: Andy Murray’s followers have a purpose to cheer because the 36-year-old British tennis star secured a victory in his first singles match since Wimbledon. In the Washington Open second spherical, Murray triumphed over American Brandon Nakashima with a scoreline of 7-6, (7-5), 6-4. This win comes after his defeat towards Stefanos Tsitsipas within the second spherical at Wimbledon final month.
Reflecting on his efficiency, Murray expressed his satisfaction with the match. He acknowledged Nakashima’s sturdy serves, particularly the second serve, which made it difficult for him to create alternatives on the return. Nevertheless, Murray’s strong gameplay and constant efficiency led him to safe the win within the tie-break.
“I did well. I hit the ball well from the beginning,” stated Murray. “Brandon serves well, especially his second serve. I was struggling to create many opportunities on return.
“But I used to be just a bit bit extra strong than him on the finish of the tie-break. He made just a few errors; I put sufficient balls again in play. The courts and the balls are extraordinarily gradual right here, so that you’re having to work actually exhausting in the entire video games. It’s not straightforward to complete factors. It was a great one to get by means of.”
In the subsequent spherical, Murray is ready to face Taylor Fritz, who secured a victory towards fellow American Zachary Svajda with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-3. The upcoming match is scheduled for Thursday.
Meanwhile, in different outcomes, British quantity two Dan Evans overcame France’s Gregoire Barrere with a 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 victory, organising a last-16 conflict with Russia’s Alexander Shevchenko. On the draw back, Liam Brady confronted defeat towards the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor, with a scoreline of 6-4, 6-2.
In a separate event, the Los Cabos Open in Mexico noticed a significant upset as British primary and world quantity 13 Cameron Norrie suffered a stunning defeat within the final 16 spherical. He misplaced to Aleksandar Kovacevic, an American ranked 116 locations beneath him, with a rating of 5-7, 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 in a three-hour-long battle.
With these thrilling matches and surprising outcomes, tennis followers can look ahead to extra thrilling motion within the upcoming rounds of each the Washington Open and the Los Cabos Open.
