Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal clashed against each other in the semi-final of the prestigious Mubadala World Tennis Championship. The Spaniard was the hot favourite to win the match and the competition. However, Andy Murray upset the world number 6 in straight sets with a 6-3 7-5 score line.
After the match, Andy commented:
“Me and Rafa have played so many tough matches over the years. Both of us have gone through injury troubles and it’s just great to have the opportunity to be with him on court again.”
Rafael Nadal will face Denis Shapovalov for the third place, while Andy Murray will be opposed to Andrey Rublev for the title. Both matches will take place on Saturday 18th of December.
Andy Murray in 2021
Ranked world no.134, Murray played his last match on the 17th of December when he defeated world no.6 Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in (draw).
Presently, during this year Andy achieved a 20-16 win-loss record. Andy Murray’s most significant accomplishment of this season was getting to the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.
Rafael Nadal in 2021
Ranked no.6, Nadal played his last match on the 17th of December when he surrendered to world no.134 Andy Murray 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in (draw).
This year the Spaniard owns a 24-5 win-loss record. Rafael conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Barcelona and in Rome.
Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal clashed against each other 24 times. Their actual record is 17-7 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they squared off, Andy Murray won 7-5 6-4 in the semifinal in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2016.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
