For the first time in his career the British andy murrayonce number one in the world, left the Madrid Masters 1000 without winning a game, in the first round, the Italian eliminated Andrea Vavassori, from the previous stage, by 6-2 and 7-6 (7).
It wasn’t enough for the Scotsman, a two-time winner in Madrid, once on hard court, in 2008 and another on clay, in 2015. He was overtaken by a tennis player making his debut in the tournament’s main draw, 164 in the ATP ranking that, despite the tension, closed the match in 93 minutes.
Murray is playing in Madrid for the thirteenth time. he always gets past the first stretch. Currently ranked 52nd in the ATP rankings, at the age of 35 and with 46 titles, including three Grand Slams -two Wimbledon and one US Open, he was a finalist in Doha in 2023. He also played in two finals last year year, in Stuttgart and Sydney but has not won a tournament since winning in Antwerp in 2019.
For Vavassori the victory murray it was the greatest of his career. He will play in the second round against the Russian Daniel Medvedev.
His compatriot Marco Cecchinato also kept that promise, seeing off Hungarian Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (4) 6-3 and would-be Australian rival Alex de Miñaur.
Source: La Verdad
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