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.
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.