Andy Murray is back to an ATP Final after more than 2 years. The British legend had a very complicated season after he was almost ready to retire back in January because of his well-known hip injury. Fortunately, the former world no.1 found his way after the operation, and he is now 1 step from claiming his 46th career title in Antwerp. The last time that he reached the final was back in February 2017 when he conquered the title in Dubai after dismissing Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-2.
Live Rankings
Andy is currently ranked no.243 in the world. However, after reaching the final in Antwerp, he is projected to go 88 positions up in the live rankings to be the new world no. 155. If the Brit defeats Stan Wawrinka in the final, he will gain 28 more positions to be ranked no.127 from Monday.
I am surprised. MURRAY
During an interview with Amazon Prima, Andy commented
“It’s been a big surprise to me. I’m happy to be into the final. It’s been a long road to get back to this point. I certainly didn’t expect it to come so soon since I started playing again.”
Murray in Antwerp, ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.243, Murray has a 11-8 win-loss record in 2019. The Brit is currently having a run in Antwerp where he toppled Kimmer Coppejans 6-4 7-64, Pablo Cuevas 6-4 6-3, Marius Copil 6-3 6-77 6-4 and Ugo Humbert 3-6 7-5 6-2.
Andy won 45 titles in his career: 20 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts, 1 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Wawrinka in Antwerp, ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.18, the Swiss has a 30-17 win-loss record in 2019. The Swiss is in Antwerp where he beat Feliciano Lopez 6-74 6-4 7-64, Gilles Simon 6-3 6-76 6-2 and Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-2.
Wawrinka was the finalist in Rotterdam in 2019.
The Swiss won 16 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka played each other 20 times. The head to head is 12-8 for Murray.
The last time that they fought against each other, Andy Murray won 6-1 6-3 in the 1st round in Eastbourne in June 2018.
Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka |
| Embed from Getty Images |
