After the “heartbreaking” incident in the city center overnight, Andy Murray said he was unsure if play would continue at the Rothesay Nottingham Open. A Tuesday morning incident left three individuals dead and three more hospitalized, and a large portion of the neighborhood was blocked off.
Play did proceed as scheduled, and Murray, fresh off his triumph at Surbiton last week, started his ATP Challenger Tour campaign with a straightforward 6-3, 6-4 victory over Belgian underdog Joris De Loore. Murray, who went out to eat near the scene of the attacks in Nottingham, claimed that the situation was “far more important than tennis.”
The British player commented:
“It was obviously shocking when I woke up this morning and when I was going down to breakfast a few messages on our team chat came up. We are staying in the city centre and had been out for dinner last night and walking around those areas. You never expect something like that to happen, it was really shocking.”
Murray in the Nottingham Challenger, ranking, and results in 2023
LWLLLLWLWW At the moment ranked no.44, the Brit owns an overall 19-9 record in 2023. The Brit is competing in the Nottingham Challenger where he defeated the world no.194 Joris De Loore 6-3 6-4.
Andy Murray will fight against the world no.127 Hugo Grenier in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never played each other up to now in top events.
Andy clinched 2 titles in 2023 in the Aix En Provence Challenger and the Surbiton Challenger. Andy got to the final in Doha (Qatar ExxonMobil Open).
Murray won 46 titles in his career: 20 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 14 on indoor courts, 1 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
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