Andy Murray seems to be eager to play as much tennis as he can and he is ready to compete in a tournament back to back after the Australian Open. The Brit has just announced that he will compete at the upcoming ATP250 in Montpellier (February 3-9).
Andy will join the likes of Denis Shapovalov, Stan Wawrinka, and Richard Gasquet in France hoping to conquer yet another title after his comeback following the one he recently clinched in Antwerp.
This announcement is good news since the former world no.1 has been struggling with a groin injury that prevented him from training in Miami in the offseason.
Andy Murray’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.126, the Brit played his last match on the 20th of October when he defeated Stan Wawrinka 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the final in Antwerp to win his 46th career title.
This year the Brit has a 12-8 win-loss record. Murray clinched 1 title in Antwerp.
Denis Shapovalov’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.15 (career-high), Shapovalov played his last match on the 3rd of November when he lost to Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 in the final in Paris.
This year Denis has a 33-25 win-loss record. The Canadian clinched 1 title in Stockholm. The Canadian was the finalist in Paris.
Andy Murray and Denis Shapovalov have never played each other.
Stan Wawrinka’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.16, Stanislas played his last match on the 31st of October when he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 in the 3rd round in Paris.
Stan Wawrinka’s best performance of the current year was reaching the final in Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Richard Gasquet’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.61, Gasquet played his last match on the 24th of October when he lost to Roberto Bautista-Agut 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Basel.
Richard Gasquet’s best performance of the present season was getting to the semi-finals in Hertogenbosch and Cincinnati.
Stan Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Gasquet.
The last time that they locked horns, won 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-4 11-9 in the quarter in London (Wimbledon) in July 2015.
