Andy Murray achieved “virtual greatness” after winning the inaugural Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro after a tough battle with David Goffin that ended at the breaker.
The Brit was 4-5 in the decisive tiebreak to conquer the match after painting the lines a couple of times before ending the match with a “great” cross-court forehand. Andy wasn’t able to contain his happiness after winning the match after a 33 minutes struggle.
After the tournament, Murray commented: “We raised a lot of money for some good causes. It was nice, personally, to spend a little bit of time chatting with some of the players. It is something that I have missed during this period and something that I have been used to for the past 12, 14 years of my life. It was something I have never done before. Thanks to everyone who put the event on.”
This was Andy’s second tough win of the day as he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal 7-6 (6) a few hours before.
The donation
Andy won $45,000 in prize money. Half will be donated to the NHS and the other half to the players’ relief fund that helps his lower-ranked colleagues struggling with the current lockdown.
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Andy Murray’s ranking and performance in 2020
Currently the world no.129, the Brit played his last match on the 20th of November 2019 when he defeated Tallon Griekspoor 6-77 6-4 7-65 in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup.
David Goffin’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked world no.10, Goffin played his last match on the 20th of February when he surrendered to Egor Gerasimov 6-4 7-65 in the 2nd round in Marseille.
David Goffin’s best result of the current season was getting to the semi-finals in Montpellier.
Andy Murray and David Goffin played each other 6 times. The head to head is 6-0 for Murray. The last time that they locked horns, Andy Murray won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Shenzhen (Shenzhen Open) in September 2018.
