Tag: Andy Murray
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Three-time Grand Slam champion, Murray out of Australian Open with injury
Britain’s Andy Murray has pulled out of the Australian Open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury.The three-time Grand Slam champion has not played a competitive match since Wimbledon last summer. “Sadly I won’t be playing in Melbourne this year, as I am not yet ready to compete,” said Murray, 30, who will…
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Australian Open: Murray crashes out after defeat by Mischa Zverev
Andy Murray’s hopes of winning a first Australian Open title ended with a shock defeat by world number 50 Mischa Zverev of Germany in the fourth round. Murray, the world number one, dropped serve eight times as Zverev won 7-5 5-7 6-2 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena. It is the Briton’s earliest defeat in Melbourne…
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Britain’s Murray, Evans enter 16 of Australian Open on Sunday
Murray is expected to be in action at about 03:00 GMT on Sunday and thinks he will have to change his tactics against Zverev. “He has a very different game style to most of the guys now, he’s serve-volleying, coming forward as much as possible,” said Murray. “He doesn’t serve like 220km/h. He serves 185s,…
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Australian Open: Murray through to third round, to face Querrey
Britain’s Dan Evans knocked out seventh seed Marin Cilic at the Australian Open as compatriot Andy Murray progressed to the third round on Wednesday. World number one Murray was a convincing 6-3 6-0 6-2 winner against 19-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev. Evans earlier fought back to win 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-3 and caused a major upset…