Andy Murray and James Duckworth are going to clash in the 1st round of the Brisbane International. The match is scheduled the 1st of January at 1pm (not before).
Both players record an extremely high rank for this kind of event. Andy (no.256) has been sidelined for almost 1 year and a half by his hip injury, and he accessed the main draw using the protected ranking (PR). James (no.241) is in the main draw thanks to a wild card.
What is the Protected Ranking?
The Protected Ranking (PR) is a system that allows players injured for a minimum of six months to ask for a ranking that is the average obtained during the first three months of their injury.
H2H Andy Murray vs. James Duckworth
Andy and James have played only once against each other, and that was in the 1st round of the last US Open when the Brit had to work hard to win 6-75 6-3 7-5 6-3.
The favorite obviously Andy that if he is fully fit should not struggle to get to the 2nd round where he would face Daniil Medvedev.
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