Former world champion Murray suffered a reversal and defeat in his debut of the new season.AFP
[Zhan Jianquan/Comprehensive Report]Britain’s former world champion Andy Murray had a slow start in the first round of the Brisbane International Championships. He was defeated by second seed Grigor Dimitrov after coming from behind in three sets. This game The loss will be a major setback for Murray as he prepares for the Australian Open, which starts on January 14.
Previously, the Englishman said that if he “doesn’t enjoy it”, the 2024 season may be his last.
The 36-year-old Murray has been battling a shoulder injury in the final months of 2023, while illness and knee injuries have made pre-season “tricky” when he spoke to the media ahead of the Brisbane game.
This was Murray’s first singles match since October. He hit all the serves in the first set. In the 10th inning, where Dimitrov made many mistakes, Murray successfully broke serve and won 6-4. Locked the first set.
Next, both players became more comfortable holding serve, and Dimitrov finally broke serve first in the 9th game; although Murray, the two-time Brisbane champion, immediately broke back in the second game, Dimitrov again broke in the 11th game. Breaking serve twice, and then saving two break points before holding serve to win the second set 7-5 to equalize.
In the third set, Dimitrov, ranked 14th in the world, once led 4-0. Although Murray slowed down Dimitrov when there was a problem with his racket, he still could not break back and finally won 2-0. 6 defeated.
“I really miss this game,” said Dimitrov, the 2017 champion. He will face German player Daniel Altmaier or Australian Chinese player Tu Chenli in the second round. “Let’s go ahead and start the new year in style. I just want to continue (last season). Of course, it’s never easy, especially when you play so well at the end of the year and you put pressure on yourself , demanding a good start from myself. To be honest, as soon as I came here today, I felt a little rusty. I have to keep fighting, and I have to keep believing in the hard work I have put in.”
Ahead of the Australian Open, Murray will also play in an exhibition match at the Kooyang Classic in Melbourne next week.
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2024-01-01 16:32:25
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