Andy Murray celebrates return to clay with victory over Dominic Thiem in Madrid
Andy Murray made a winning return to clay as he saw off Dominic Thiem in straight sets in the first round of the Madrid Open.
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Andy Murray made a winning return to clay as he saw off Dominic Thiem in straight sets in the first round of the Madrid Open.
Andy Murray said he was feeling 'comfortable on clay' after grabbing his first win on the surface in two years. Murray overcame two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem in the first round of the Madrid Open, winning 6-3 6-4.
MADRID: Andy Murray has urged Dominic Thiem to "keep going" in his comeback from injury after Murray defeated the Austrian 6-3, 6-4 in the Madrid Open first round to claim his first win on a clay court in five years.
El presidente de la UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, recibía hace dos semanas una buena noticia en su pelea contra la Superliga. que impedían sancionar a Madrid, Barça y Juventus por el intento de creación de este campeonato. Una victoria que no impide que el máximo mandatario del organismo siga criticando el formato que pretende competir con la Champions League. Este lunes ha repobrado a los aficionados españoles e italianos por su actitud tras el anuncio de la nueva competición, que ha afirmado que «se acabó». «Hay quienes están tratando de satisfacer un poco más su ego pero de todos modos nunca podría funcionar. Cuando fueron a la guerra, los fanáticos ingleses nos ayudaron mientras que los italianos y los españoles no lo hicieron. No necesitábamos a los alemanes ni a los franceses, porque sus clubes no estaban en la competición...», ha detallado tras un acto en Croacia.
Andy Murray won his first match on clay for nearly five years as the Ivan Lendl effect had an immediate impact at the Madrid Open on Monday night. He defeated 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem in straight sets. The Scot and the Czech-born American announced they would work together for a third time in March.
Andy Murray produced some of his best tennis since returning from injury to beat Dominc Thiem 6-3 6-4 and progress to the last 32 of the Madrid Open. Both players have struggled for form in the past 18 months, with each recovering from injuries and a loss of form and ranking points. Ad/> And while neither are at the height of their powers on a clay court, they looked desperate to impress a Madrid crowd and advance in the competition.
Cameron Norrie made is through to the last 32 at the Madrid Open after edging past Kwon Soon-Woo 7-5, 7-5. The British number one and world number 11 was in exceptional form against an energetic opponent in the first round in Madrid. Ad/> In both sets he battled back from a break down but eventually ran his opponent into the ground with a famous stamina that has proven too much even for some of the world's best in the past 12 months.
Emma Raducanu continues her Madrid Open campaign when she faces Anhelina Kalinina in the round of 16.