Battler O'Connell pushes Murray hard
Aussie tennis journeyman Chris O'Connell came close to achieving one of the finest victories of his career, but could not quite overcome three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray in the Dubai Championships.
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Dubai Tennis Championships: Andy Murray 'toughs it out' to beat Christopher O'Connell
Andy Murray says he still believes he can «compete at the highest level» after battling past Christopher O'Connell in round one of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Andy Murray progresses through to last-16 of the Dubai Duty Free Championship with victory over Christopher O'Connell.
Andy Murray progressed through into the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship, with a hard-fought 6-7, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Christopher O’Connell, in a match that lasted just shy of three hours. Murray headed into the tournament looking to bounce back from last week’s agonising defeat at the hands of Roberto Bautista Agut in Qatar, after being heavily beaten 6-0 6-1 by the Spaniard. Ad/> He entered the main draw of the tournament on a wild card, while O’Connell progressed through two qualifying rounds to set up this match with the Scot.
Andy Murray battles from set down to overcome Christopher O’Connell in Dubai
Andy Murray needed to come from a set down to defeat Australian qualifier Christopher O’Connell in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Tomljanovic toppled in opening round again
Ajla Tomljanovic has continued her poor start to 2022, knocked out of the Qatar Open at the first hurdle, defeated by Daria Kasatkina.
Alpine launch 2022 Formula 1 car with eye-catching new paint scheme
Pink is back in Formula 1 with the Alpine team using their chief sponsor BWT to put together a very eye-catching new car ahead of the 2022 season.
Javi Gracia gana la Superliga de Qatar con el Al Saad
Javi Gracia ha conseguido ganar la Superliga de Qatar con el Al Saad. El técnico navarro, que cogió al equipo tras la marcha de Xavi Hernández al Barcelona, ha mantenido el nivel de exigencia de este equipo y le ha conducido hasta su título número 16, el segundo consecutivo de un campeonato muy competitivo e interesante por la cantidad de buenos futbolistas que lo disputan.