Andy Murray

ANDY MURRAY was two sets down against Matteo Berrettini when the match was suspended.

Murray eventually got the match back underway in what was a decisive moment of the match with Berrettini looking to break serve. Jim Courier said on commentary: "There's a bit of a disturbance in the crowd. He first asked the crowd to quieten down before it was clear a member of the crowd required medical assistance.

A Grand Slam champion, one of the great players of this era, battles back from the brink of retirement and major physical setbacks to challenge the best ...

And without a higher ranking, he has to leave his fate up to the luck of the draw. “That was nonsense,” he said, as he looked forward to playing in team competitions for Britain later in the year. He preaches a simple brand of tennis, pushing Murray to unleash his power and finish points when the opportunity presents itself instead of complicating matters with trickery and deception. I’m surprised I’m still able to compete with guys that are right up at the top of the game. In fact, Murray considers himself something of a lab rat in an experiment (though he has no idea when it will end). Just when Murray seems on the cusp of the breakthrough he has sought long after many players with his résumé would have packed it in, some young buck like Berrettini gets on him, often in the early rounds of a tournament. Murray was unseeded, has just one full human hip, and despite a desperate desire to reach the top 30 ahead of the U.S. Not that it matters, but Berrettini said they were all even at 5-5 and played a tiebreaker, which he won, because other players had reserved the court and were waiting. “I feel like it’s not that easy for guys to hit winners past me, and I’m defending in the corners much better than I was 12 months ago here.” Stories like this are possible because of our deep commitment to original reporting, produced by a global staff of over 1,700 journalists who have all dedicated themselves to helping you understand the world. [first man from Britain](https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/sports/tennis/us-open-tennis-andy-murray-beats-novak-djokovic-to-win-title.html) to win a Grand Slam singles championship since Fred Perry in 1936. Like Serena Williams, Andy Murray, finally healthy and fit, has given glimpses of yesteryear at the U.S.

Andy Murray did his best to stay in the contest against the 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini, but the big-serving Italian was able to overpower the ...

Murray was broken immediately in the opening game of the second set, but in the very next game he pulled it back. He let out a roar after saving three break points to go into a 6-5 lead, but Berrettini forced the tie-break. Murray and Berrettini engaged in a high quality opening to the contest. But it was the Italian who broke first in the very next game. I told myself next time I will try to be more brave and that's what I tried to do in the fourth set." "What I tell myself all the time is it is normal to get tight.

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"It's normal to get tight on court, it means you care, this is our lives. There was a delay in the third game of the third set as a fan in the stands fell ill and required medical treatment on the Arthur Ashe stadium. It was then that the two-time Wimbledon champion whacked his racket against his kitbag in a moment of frustration and annoyance. [Ivan Lendl](https://www.the-sun.com/who/ivan-lendl/), a man of few words, advised Murray to “keep moving him” and he did just that until losing his way in the ninth game of the second set. And his worst fears came true in the seventh game of the first set when a sloppy double fault gifted the break to the Rome-born gladiator. The reason being he would have a kinder route and would avoid having to play someone like Berrettini in the early rounds.

Andy Murray's run at the 2022 US Open came to an end on Friday with a defeat against Matteo Berrettini.

That was nonsense, and I want to see how close I can get back to the top of the game." You know, my rankings, I don't even know what I was at the beginning of the year, but I'm now around 40-ish in the world and still going hard. The two exchanged breaks at the start of the second but it was Berrettini's break in the ninth game- again with Murray losing break point with a double fault - that allowed the 2021 Wimbledon finalist to serve out. Murray broke Berrettini first up in the fourth, only for the Italian to break back in the next game. "Although it's the first time I've only made the third round here, I'm really proud of that effort that I put into, you know, to get myself back into these positions. But in the New York midday sun, it was Berrettini who secured the sole break of serve in the first set with Murray conceding it due to a double fault.

Murray, the 2012 champion, bowed out in four sets while Jack Draper was in charge against Karen Khachanov before injury struck.

The Italian turns the screw with two more winners (the first at the net, the second a crosscourt forehand) and Murray can’t return the next serve. Murray is made to work extremely hard in his attempt to hold the opening game of the set as Berrettini’s hitting retains that extra bite. Murray in trouble again as Berrettini wins two break points. He blasts two more aces (count now 13) to win game seven to 15 and it’s 3-3 in the third. Berrettini wins the first point on the Murray serve with his 38th winner of the match, a rocket of a forehand which has him playing to the crowd. Murray lost the first point of the tie-break on his own serve but then reeled off the next seven to win the third set 7-6 (1). Helped by his fastest serve of the match (126mph), Murray forces deuce but then shoots himself in the foot with a double fault to give Berrettini an eighth break point of the set. He’s had just two in the match and takes the third as Berrettini dumps his backhand into the net. Berrettini looks vulnerable when put under scoreboard pressure but Murray let him of the hook completely there. A quick stat check: Berrettini has hurled down 16 aces to Murray’s four and has 50 winners to the Scot’s 22. This time the Italian won’t be denied and a break to 15 leaves Berrettini serving for the match. He wins the next but Berrettini has him on the ropes again by forcing two more break points.

Andy Murray was beaten 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-3 by No 13 seed Matteo Berrettini in the third round of the US Open.

That was nonsense, and I want to see how close I can get back to the top of the game,” he said. It is only the second time he has reached the third round at a grand slam tournament since he was ranked No1 in 2017. Having contested the first third round of a grand slam for just the second time since he was ranked No 1, Murray departed Ashe with mixed feelings. He saved each break point, including a 0-40 hole at 5-5, and then he breezed through the third set tiebreak as Berrettini’s forehand faltered. He paired his punishing weapons, which pushed Murray far behind the baseline, with a constant stream of delicate forehand drop shots as he gradually established a two set lead. Both players arrived for their US Open third round still searching to rediscover their form, and in the end it was Berrettini who found it, withstanding a late surge from Murray.

Andy Murray's run at the 2022 US Open came to an end on Friday with a defeat against Matteo Berrettini.

That was nonsense, and I want to see how close I can get back to the top of the game." You know, my rankings, I don't even know what I was at the beginning of the year, but I'm now around 40-ish in the world and still going hard. The two exchanged breaks at the start of the second but it was Berrettini's break in the ninth game- again with Murray losing break point with a double fault - that allowed the 2021 Wimbledon finalist to serve out. Murray broke Berrettini first up in the fourth, only for the Italian to break back in the next game. "Although it's the first time I've only made the third round here, I'm really proud of that effort that I put into, you know, to get myself back into these positions. But in the New York midday sun, it was Berrettini who secured the sole break of serve in the first set with Murray conceding it due to a double fault.

Murray falls to 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini, while Gauff rolls past Madison Keys.

1 in the rankings in 2017; that also was the last time he reached the fourth round at any major, doing so at the All England Club. Then a second surgery, to install the metal implant, arrived in January 2019. And lots of people told me I’d be able to hit tennis balls but not compete professionally again. It’s been a lifelong dream of mine for that to happen.” “Lots of people told me I wouldn’t be able to play again. Open for the first time with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Madison Keys, the 2017 runner-up in New York and seeded 20th this year. He won his first Slam trophy at the U.S. After bowing out at that stage of the U.S. But I get reminded, like, ‘This is the first time you’ve made the third round here since 2016.’ It’s been six years. I’m really disappointed that I didn’t get over the line today. I’m surprised I’m still able to compete with guys that are right up at the top of the game,” the 35-year-old Murray said, resting his head on his left hand. NEW YORK — Andy Murray’s latest Week 1 exit at a Grand Slam tournament did not discourage him.

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13 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin as he looks to finish the season strongly and qualify for the [Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview) on home soil in November. The 20-year-old, who was making his debut at the hard-court Grand Slam, is fifth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Milan. [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) Stadium, Berrettini fired 18 aces and dictated play with his forehand. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. The 27th seed was leading a highly competitive clash 3-6, 6-4, 6-5 when play was stopped on Grandstand at the two-hour, 28-minute mark. 1 and 2012 champion [Andy Murray](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-murray/mc10/overview) 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-3. The 46-time tour-level titlist Murray was unable to consistently find his first serve against Berrettini, though, as he looked to capture his third Top 20 win of the season. “It is normal to get tight. The 13th seed, who reached the semi-finals in Flushing Meadows in 2019, holds a 15-4 record at the hard-court Grand Slam. The Italian produced a dominant serving display to lay the foundations for his three-hour, 46-minute victory. Berrettini now leads Murray 3-1 in their ATP Head2Head series, having defeated the Scot in the Stuttgart final in June. I had more chances and I thought the same thing in the fourth set.

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