Andy Murray

Five-time runner-up in Melbourne Andy Murray records his 50th Australian Open match-win with a pulsating 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (10-6) victory against ...

"That's the first time I've ever played one of those 10-point tie-breakers and it's a bit different. He stepped up in the fourth with a break in the seventh game and served out a 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 victory. 3/5 I did well to get through." 1/5 The Italian 13th seed created a match point in the 10th game of the deciding set but dumped a simple backhand into the net with the court wide open, allowing Murray to hold on and force a deciding tie-break.

Andy Murray ousted the 13th seed Matteo Berrettini in first round after saving match point in the final set.

He was a fortress on his serve and he charged Murray with keeping up. But few players have ever persevered like Murray and on his return to Rod Laver Arena after five years away, he reaped the rewards of his legendary toughness. He fought with everything he had until the death and at the end of a brilliant, rousing and high quality match, Murray closed off his best performance in half a decade with a classic victory. He finally worked his way into the match in the third set. Before the match, he had underlined how fruitful his preparation had been and he firmly believed he was finding form. He served out the set with an ace.

Andy Murray had to dug deep to beat Matteo Berrettini in the first round of the Australian Open as he claimed a win over a top 20 player in a Grand Slam for ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) He came back in the end and I was just lucky there in the end with a let court.” [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) The three-time Grand Slam winner, though, was not to be denied as he chipped a return on match point and Lady Luck smiled down on him. He added: “That’s the first time I have played one of those 10-point tie-breakers and it’s a bit different. However, the Italian played a poor shot and the chance disappeared.

Andy Murray won an epic five-set battle with No. 13 Matteo Berrettini on Tuesday in the opening round of the 2023 Australian Open.

He was serving unbelievable and he’s a brilliant competitor as well, one of the best competitors on the Tour. He came back really strong and I was just a bit lucky at the end with the net cord,” he added of his return on match point, which dribbled over the net. Murray added: “I think, at the end, some of the tennis was really good. “That’s the first time I’ve ever played one of those 10-point tie-breakers,” Murray said. “It’s a bit different. With Berrettini taking a 5-4 lead and with Murray serving to remain in the game, the Scot had to stave off a match point to hold serve and remain in the game.

Britain's Andy Murray won a five-set marathon over 13th seeded Italian Matteo Berrettini to advance to the 2nd Round of the 2023 Australian Open.

And what a performance this was, filled with the sort of grit that defined much of Murray’s time on tour, that carried him to championships at the U.S. 1, but the Scotsman is now 35 years old and ranked No. This was three-time major champion Murray’s first defeat of a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament since 2017.

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Andy Murray defeats Matteo Berrettini on Tuesday in Melbourne for his 50th Australian Open match win. © Clive Brunskill/Getty Images. ATP Staff Jan 17, 2023.

I was totally focused on my training and on my tennis, the things I needed to do to get better. The Scot acknowledged Lendl’s guidance as a key factor in his continued ability to perform, even if he isn't exactly sure on the secret ingredient the Czech brings. It's something that I'll definitely look to do at times during the rest of this year to make sure I dedicate enough time to the hard work and improving my game.” “Prioritise my sleep probably a bit more, the process of the recovery. “It's obviously not that easy to recover from a four-hour 45-minute match. [Ivan Lendl](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ivan-lendl/l018/overview) resides. I'm really proud of how I fought through that match at the end, like I said, when it could have got away from me, how I played in the tie-break at the end. He's certainly not going to let me get away with not working hard. I've lost a few of those matches, those type of matches, in the Slams the last couple years, whether that's the Tsitsipas match [at the 2021 “There's certainly a lot of people [that] questioned me and my ability, whether I could still perform at the biggest events and the biggest matches. “I felt very proud of myself after the match. After a series of tough defeats in similarly close encounters at the majors in recent times, the three-time Grand Slam champion believes Tuesday’s victory is just reward for some hard off-season graft.

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“It just shows how much he loves the game, how much he loves these kind of matches.” “It’s impressive what he could do after so many surgeries, after all the kilometers that he ran in his career. Make no mistake: He was far better in that decisive section of the match, jumping out to leads of 5-0 and 8-3. He arrived in Australia having lost in the first or second round in seven of his nine most recent Grand Slam appearances. “I need to give myself some credit, because the last few years have been tough,” Murray said. 2-seeded woman, Ons Jabeur, and the second featuring nine-time champion Djokovic’s return to the Australian Open after he was deported from the country a year ago for not being vaccinated against COVID-19 — could possibly equal the intensity and drama that Murray and Berrettini delivered. Oh, yes, what a performance it was, filled with the sort of grit that defined much of Murray’s time on tour, that carried him to championships at the U.S. That’s not something that I generally felt over the years at the end of tennis matches.” This was the three-time major champion’s first defeat of a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament since 2017. Later, a rainstorm came, creating another pause in the action. “I felt very proud of myself after the match. There’s certainly a lot of people (who) questioned me and my ability, whether I could still perform at the biggest events and the biggest matches,” said the 35-year-old Murray, a former No.

Andy Murray added another chapter to his remarkable career with a brilliant five-set victory over 13th seed Matteo Berrettini on Rod Laver Arena.

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