Andy Murray

ANDY MURRAY recovered from a thrashing last week to open his Dubai ATP 500 campaign with a win.

He came from a set down to defeat qualifier Christopher O'Connell 6-7(4) 6-3 7-5 in two hours and 51 minutes. With the former world No 1 serving to put himself within a game of winning the match, he was forced to fend of four break points in a lengthy game that lasted more than 12 minutes before holding on for 5-4. Eventually it was the world No 158 who pounced first, breaking at 4-4 to give himself the chance to serve out the opening set but Murray fired back with his own break of serve to deny O’Connell the set and level things at 5-5.

Andy Murray was made to work hard for victory on his first appearance at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships since his title run in 2017, ...

The Brit converted the second to seal victory, with both players having hit 31 winners in an engrossing encounter. I was very frustrated early on in the match, couldn’t quite find my game and he was dictating a lot of the rallies. The Australian stayed solid to take the tie-break 7/4, however, Murray growing frustrated with another unforced error on set point. "[But] what went on in the middle, not so easy. He did so immediately, breaking in the first game of the second set and levelling the match with a second break. A wayward Murray fell behind in his first meeting with the World No. 158 but kept his composure to run out a 6-7(4), 6-3, 7-5 winner in two hours and 51 minutes.

It was a hard-fought return to winning ways for the Scot after last week's 6-0 6-1 loss to Roberto Bautista Agut in Qatar.

“I’ve spoken to a lot of ex-players and they keep telling me keep playing as long as I can, nothing will replace it. But I managed to serve a little bit better as the match went along and that helped me a lot. What went on in the middle was not so easy.

ANDY MURRAY progressed to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a hard-fought win over Christopher O'Connell.

"It would be better for tennis if he were playing all of the major events." Stay up to date with all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. While Murray disagreed with the treatment Djokovic received Down Under, the former British No 1 still disagrees with his rival's decision not to be vaccinated. Andy Murray has explained that he disagrees with Novak Djokovic's decision not to be vaccinated against Covid-19, but that he felt sorry for the world No 1 in Australia. Djokovic and Murray have known each other for decades having grown up facing off each other as juniors. The Serbian tennis superstar gave his most in-depth interview last week explaining his decision not to be vaccinated against Covid-19. ANDY MURRAY progressed to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a hard-fought win over Christopher O'Connell.

Andy Murray continues his Dubai Tennis Championships campaign with a tough round of 16 match against fourth seed Jannik Sinner.

How to watch Andy Murray vs Jannik Sinner The round of 16 match between Andy Murray and Jannik Sinner will take place on Wednesday, February 23. “I managed to serve a bit better as the match went on which helped me a lot and just managed to tough it out in the end.

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"It's been a while since I played and I couldn't think of a better place to kickstart the season. I mean, maybe things change in the next few weeks." "As of today I'm not able to play. All in all, a very pleasant experience." But I didn’t like seeing him in the situation he was in, as someone I respect and have known since a child. I think it would be a lot easier for him if he was to get vaccinated.