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How to watch - is Andy Murray v Max Purcell on TV? Who: Andy Murray v Max Purcell Murray will now face Australian Max Purcell for the right to progress to the quarter-finals of the final grass tournament of the summer on the ATP Tour. Purcell, seeded sixth for the event, overcame France’s Adrian Mannarino in three sets in the first round.

The 35-year-old will be enshrined here at some point in the near future, and he still has some quality tennis left to play.

Murray accepted a wildcard entry to this event in an attempt to rise from his current No. 52 ranking. Murray eventually ascended to No. 1 in what remains a golden age in the men’s game. “In terms of my career, at that age, I didn’t know if I was going to win Grand Slams,” Murray said. “It’s a really nice town to come to,” Murray said. You could almost feel Murray exerting pressure on his opponent from across the net — it's been a staple of his game since its infancy. “I still love competing,” Murray said. He ended 2016 as the world’s top player, spending 41 consecutive weeks in that position. A loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2016 French Open final where Murray captured the opening set. His five losses in the finals of the Australian Open come to mind. The 35-year-old will be enshrined here at some point in the near future, and he still has some quality tennis left to play. Djokovic’s all-court excellence, Federer’s sheer elegance and Nadal’s unprecedented mastery of the clay will long be remembered in the sport’s history. “I always believed in myself and worked really hard.

Andy Murray has reached the second round of Hall of Fame Open after beating Sam Querrey in straights sets.

Pete Sampras has a record of 101-20 (.835) and is ahead of Jimmy Connors - 185-38 (.830). His only other finale appearance came in January at the Sydney International. Next up for Murray is Max Purcell, who beat Adrian Mannarino in three sets (6-3, 1-6, 7-5). Murray served five aces in the match, compared to two from his opponent. Murray, who has improved to a 6-2 record on grass this season, has gone on to equal Boris Becker's tally of 116-25 on grass. Having been hampered by injuries over the last few years, Murray is now back to enjoying his tennis. Murray claimed a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Querry in this grass-court event.

During the competition, fellow Brit Liam Broady also competed but fell to Australian James Duckworth, whom Murray defeated in the opening round at Wimbledon on ...

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Great Britain's tennis hero Andy Murray revealed that his career is coming to an end after beating Sam Querrey at the Hall of Fame Open.

My agent has communication with the Laver Cup team. ‘It is a possibility. Murray, Federer and Nadal are set to compete at the Laver Cup in September – an indoor team competition – and Djokovic was asked about reforming the Big Four.

Andy Murray came from a set and a break down to beat Wimbledon doubles champion Max Purcell and advance to quarter-finals of the Hall of Fame Open.

But his fighting instincts came to the fore, taking complete control of the match, reeling off 12 of the next 13 games to get the win. Murray made a fight of it and won the three next games before Purcell eventually served the set out to take it 6-4. Andy Murray came from a set and a break down to beat Wimbledon doubles champion Max Purcell and advance to quarter-finals of the Hall of Fame Open.

ANDY MURRAY took on doubles specialist Max Purcell, fresh from his maiden Grand Slam success at Wimbledon, in the second round of the Hall of Fame Open in ...

And he came through a nervy deuce game to make it 4-1 and make the match start to look like it was beyond Purcell's reach. And Murray really took a firm grip of the match as he broke Purcell at the first opportunity in what must have been a real blow to the Australian's confidence. Purcell did well to block a couple of set points, but eventually the Brit's pressure told and the crowd in Newport was to be treated to a decider at the end of an entertaining and intriguing match. After losing five games in a row he finally managed to win his second game of the set, and threatened a stirring fightback as he broke Purcell for the first time straight after. And he was unable to put that anger to much better use, as eventually Purcell – who also suffered from some bad calls from line judges throughout the match – managed to break early again. It was clear to see Murray was feeling the pressure, as he let out a huge roar as one lob shot came down perfectly on the line during his next service game.

Andy Murray battles back from a set down to edge newly crowned Wimbledon doubles champion Max Purcell Wednesday in the Newport second round.

He finished with seven breaks on 15 chances, while saving seven of the 11 break points against him. He let out a roar when a big serve saved a break point, then celebrated again when an ace sealed the hold — one of his eight in the contest. Despite the scoreline in the final two sets, Murray was made to work for each game.

Andy Murray is in the quarterfinals of the Hall of Fame Open after beating Wimbledon doubles champion Max Purcell in three sets 4-6 6-2 6-1.

Purcell took a MTO in the final set clearly struggling with something. The final set, however, was anything but simple as Murray took an early break, then lost it, but then took it again. The British player had a smashing start in Newport in round one taking down Sam Querrey 6-2 6-0.

The Briton defeated his American counterpart in straight sets as he returned to the court for the first time since being knocked out of Wimbledon by John Isner ...

Murray was once one of the best tennis players in the world and won his first Grand Slam in 2012 when he lifted the US Open trophy. And he will now be hoping to enjoy a strong run of form ahead of his appearance at Flushing Meadows later this summer. And the ace has revealed he is desperate to be seeded for the tournament to maximise his chances of success.

Murray, who lost in the second round at Wimbledon to John Isner, has set a goal of getting seeded ahead of the US Open and he's already made progress in that ...

“I really want to try and improve my ranking to a level where I’m getting seeded in slams,” Murray said after his second-round loss to John Isner at Wimbledon two weeks ago. Murray, who lost in the second round at Wimbledon to John Isner, has set a goal of getting seeded ahead of the US Open and he’s already made progress in that direction. The Scot is making the most of it so far.He could get higher with a few more wins – and there is plenty of tennis left to be played in the US Open Series this summer.