Andy Murray did his bit for the old guard of tennis by beating No 13 seed Matteo Berrettini at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, as extreme heat gave way to driving rain. South Africa’s Lloyd Harris is also through to the second round.
Coming off a big pre-season, Murray channelled his halcyon days of 2016 as he raced to a two-set lead, then saw off a brave fightback from 13th-seed Berrettini in a 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7 7-6 slog that lasted nearly five hoursBeaten by the hard-hitting Italian at the US Open, Murray saved a match point then sealed his own with outrageous fortune, a return clipping the net cord in a cruel finish for Berrettini at Rod Laver Arenajust got a bit lucky there at the end with the net cord,” said 35-year-old...
t’s super-hot today so I’m super-happy I was able to win in straight sets and save some energy for the next match,” the fifth seed saidFritz followed Rublev onto the John Cain Arena and, with closed roofs keeping play going on the three main showcourts, he outlasted tricky Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5The Rod Laver Arena with the roof closed during the round-one singles match between Andy Murray of Great Britain and Matteo Berrettini of Italy during day two in Melbourne,...
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