Andy Murray

Andy Murray won an epic five-set battle with No. 13 Matteo Berrettini on Tuesday in the opening round of the 2023 Australian Open.

He was serving unbelievable and he’s a brilliant competitor as well, one of the best competitors on the Tour. He came back really strong and I was just a bit lucky at the end with the net cord,” he added of his return on match point, which dribbled over the net. Murray added: “I think, at the end, some of the tennis was really good. “That’s the first time I’ve ever played one of those 10-point tie-breakers,” Murray said. “It’s a bit different. With Berrettini taking a 5-4 lead and with Murray serving to remain in the game, the Scot had to stave off a match point to hold serve and remain in the game.

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Obviously he feels he's hitting the ball well if he gives himself a compliment." Open] or [John] Isner at Wimbledon, that one could have gone the other way tonight, but I stayed strong and I deserved to win." "Yeah, tonight I need to give myself some credit because the last few years have been tough. He's certainly not going to let me get away with not working hard. That's not something that I generally felt over the years at the end of the tennis matches. "I felt very proud of myself after the match.

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“It just shows how much he loves the game, how much he loves these kind of matches.” “It’s impressive what he could do after so many surgeries, after all the kilometers that he ran in his career. Make no mistake: He was far better in that decisive section of the match, jumping out to leads of 5-0 and 8-3. He arrived in Australia having lost in the first or second round in seven of his nine most recent Grand Slam appearances. “I need to give myself some credit, because the last few years have been tough,” Murray said. 2-seeded woman, Ons Jabeur, and the second featuring nine-time champion Djokovic’s return to the Australian Open after he was deported from the country a year ago for not being vaccinated against COVID-19 — could possibly equal the intensity and drama that Murray and Berrettini delivered. Oh, yes, what a performance it was, filled with the sort of grit that defined much of Murray’s time on tour, that carried him to championships at the U.S. That’s not something that I generally felt over the years at the end of tennis matches.” This was the three-time major champion’s first defeat of a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament since 2017. Later, a rainstorm came, creating another pause in the action. “I felt very proud of myself after the match. There’s certainly a lot of people (who) questioned me and my ability, whether I could still perform at the biggest events and the biggest matches,” said the 35-year-old Murray, a former No.

Andy Murray added another chapter to his remarkable career with a brilliant five-set victory over 13th seed Matteo Berrettini on Rod Laver Arena.

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) Casper Ruud (NOR x2) bt Tomas Machac (CZE) 6-3, 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 Alexei Popyrin (AUS) bt Tseng Chun-hsin Tseng (TPE) 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/4), 6-1 Andy Murray (GBR) bt Matteo Berrettini (ITA x13) 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (10/6) Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP x14) bt Pedro Cachín (ARG) 7-6 (7/4), 6-1, 7-6 (7/3)

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Later, a rainstorm came, creating another pause in the action, and several matches were halted in progress, with plans to resume on Wednesday. Oh, yes, what a performance it was, filled with the sort of grit that defined much of Murray’s time on tour, that carried him to championships at the U.S. This was the three-time major champion's first defeat of a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament since 2017. That’s not something that I generally felt over the years at the end of tennis matches.” There’s certainly a lot of people (who) questioned me and my ability, whether I could still perform at the biggest events and the biggest matches,” said the 35-year-old Murray, a former No. “I felt very proud of myself after the match.

The three-time Grand Slam champion won in a nearly five-hour, five-set match on Tuesday.

13 Matteo Berrettini in a thriller five-set first round match 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(7), 7–6(10–6) to capture his 50th career Australian Open win. 17, 2023, with Murray completing one of the biggest upsets in his career at the Australian Open. “I was impressed with myself, which again, I’m hard on myself usually,” Murray said in his post-match press conference.

Andy Murray defeats Matteo Berrettini on Tuesday in Melbourne for his 50th Australian Open match win. © Clive Brunskill/Getty Images. ATP Staff Jan 17, 2023.

I was totally focused on my training and on my tennis, the things I needed to do to get better. The Scot acknowledged Lendl’s guidance as a key factor in his continued ability to perform, even if he isn't exactly sure on the secret ingredient the Czech brings. It's something that I'll definitely look to do at times during the rest of this year to make sure I dedicate enough time to the hard work and improving my game.” “Prioritise my sleep probably a bit more, the process of the recovery. “It's obviously not that easy to recover from a four-hour 45-minute match. [Ivan Lendl](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ivan-lendl/l018/overview) resides. I'm really proud of how I fought through that match at the end, like I said, when it could have got away from me, how I played in the tie-break at the end. He's certainly not going to let me get away with not working hard. I've lost a few of those matches, those type of matches, in the Slams the last couple years, whether that's the Tsitsipas match [at the 2021 “There's certainly a lot of people [that] questioned me and my ability, whether I could still perform at the biggest events and the biggest matches. “I felt very proud of myself after the match. After a series of tough defeats in similarly close encounters at the majors in recent times, the three-time Grand Slam champion believes Tuesday’s victory is just reward for some hard off-season graft.

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He talked about believing Andy was going to still do some big things. “That's pretty amazing considering he's got metal in his hip and it’s pretty remarkable to see him moving this well. "That he's rededicated himself to being with Andy tells you something. So that's a testament to him, but he's long been regarded with a lot of respect in our sport. They understand what it takes to put yourself through something like that and lay yourself on the line. Australian Open

Andy Murray has beaten a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2017. The three-time major champion blew a big early lead, ...

Later, a rainstorm came, creating another pause in the action, and several matches were halted in progress, with plans to resume on Wednesday. Oh, yes, what a performance it was, filled with the sort of grit that defined much of Murray’s time on tour, that carried him to championships at the U.S. This was the three-time major champion's first defeat of a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament since 2017. That’s not something that I generally felt over the years at the end of tennis matches.” There’s certainly a lot of people (who) questioned me and my ability, whether I could still perform at the biggest events and the biggest matches,” said the 35-year-old Murray, a former No. “I felt very proud of myself after the match.

Andy Murray has beaten a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2017. The three-time major champion blew a big early lead, ...

Later, a rainstorm came, creating another pause in the action, and several matches were halted in progress, with plans to resume on Wednesday. Oh, yes, what a performance it was, filled with the sort of grit that defined much of Murray’s time on tour, that carried him to championships at the U.S. This was the three-time major champion's first defeat of a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament since 2017. That’s not something that I generally felt over the years at the end of tennis matches.” There’s certainly a lot of people (who) questioned me and my ability, whether I could still perform at the biggest events and the biggest matches,” said the 35-year-old Murray, a former No. “I felt very proud of myself after the match.