In a nail-biting second-round thriller at the Australian Open early on Friday morning, Andy Murray defeated local favorite Thanasi Kokkinakis in one of his greatest comebacks. Despite trailing by two sets and 2-5 to a tenacious Kokkinakis, the 35-year-old British player miraculously came back to win 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-5 in five hours and forty-five minutes.
Currently, this match at the Australian Open is the second-longest in the Open Era, trailing only the 2012 contest between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal by eight minutes. Andy Murray expressed his satisfaction with himself in his on-court interview following the victory, saying that it was amazing how he was able to turn the situation around and adding that he had a “big heart.”
“I don’t know. It was, yeah, unbelievable that I managed to turn that round. Thanasi was playing unbelievable. I did start playing better as the match went on. And yeah, I have a big heart,” Murray said.
Murray at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWLLLLWLWW Ranked no.66, Murray has achieved a composed 2-1 win-loss record in 2023. Andy is currently playing at the Australian Open where he bested the world no.14 Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-77 7-66 and the world no.159 Thanasi Kokkinakis 4-6 6-74 7-65 6-3 7-5.
Andy Murray will fight against the world no.25 Roberto Bautista Agut in the 3rd round. Their record is 3-3.
Andy won 46 titles in his career: 20 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 14 on indoor courts, 1 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Thanasi Kokkinakis in 2023
WWWWWLWWLW Currently the world no.159, Thanasi played his last match on the 19th of January when he lost to world no.66 Andy Murray 4-6 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 7-5 in the 2nd round of the Australian Open (draw).
Presently, during this year Thanasi has managed to achieve a 5-3 match record. Thanasi Kokkinakis’s most significant result of the present year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.
Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis squared off only twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Murray. Before, the last time they squared off, Andy Murray won 4-6 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-3 7-5 in the 2nd round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 19th of January 2023.
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