Andy Murray is still trying to find his best form after his hip operation. Andy lost to Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Rotterdam after he played an excellent 1st set. The former world no.1 missed 2 crucial breakpoints in the opener before losing the first set. The second set was a bit smoother for his opponent, but still, Murray put up a good fight. The match lasted 1 hour and 34 minutes.
The schedule
There is not time to recriminate for Andy Murray that set his next schedule. According to Brit, he will rest for 1 week before trying to play in Dubai and in Miami.
Andy commented: “I want to play as much as I can but also bearing in mind I have to be smart with the decisions about which tournaments to play. I’ll have next week off and then hopefully be able to play in Dubai and Miami and then see from there.
Andy Murray in 2021
At the moment ranked no.123, Andy played his last match on the 3rd of March when he capitulated to Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Rotterdam (draw).
Currently, during this year Murray achieved a 5-3 win-loss record. Andy Murray’s best result of the present season was reaching the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.
Rublev in Rotterdam, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.8 (career-high), Rublev owns a 10-1 match record in 2021. Rublev is currently playing in Rotterdam where he overcame Marcos Giron 7-61 6-3 and Andy Murray 7-5 6-2.
Andrey won 7 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Andy Murray and Andrey Rublev clashed against each other only 2 times. Their current record is 1-1. The last time they played each other, Andrey Rublev won 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) on the 3rd of March 2021.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Andy Murray and Andrey Rublev |
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