Murray defeated Thiem in a ‘giant’ duel in Madrid

The rivalry between the two recent tennis players explains this Monday at the premiere of the night session of this edition of Madrid Masters 1,000 and culminated in British victory Andy Murray before the Austrian Dominic Thiemby 6-3 and 6-4.

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🎾Andy Murray showed the best version that injuries have not allowed to show him in recent seasons to get the win after five years in Madrid

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For different reasons, but both for physical reasons have now shifted to circuit noise. The British became number one in the world. At 34 years old, he boasts 46 titles, including three in Grand Slam and two Olympic golds. Although from his last trophy, in Antwerp, almost three years have passed.

Injuries often followed him but the hip injury ended up keeping him out of competition. Now he attends tournaments unexpectedly, without much need. Just to approximate the sensations he enjoyed when he was part of the elite.

Thiem’s case is different, six years younger and still has a future with him. Considered at the time Rafa Nadal’s heir to the land, he landed with seventeen trophies, the latter, the US Openhis only Grand Slam, although he played three other finals without success.

The Viennese player is number 3 in the world, having come one way or another nine months without competing due to an illness in one hand. He’s in the middle of a comeback attempt, though he can’t get through the rounds and win fights. He doesn’t have any success in 2022.

In Madrid, where he played two finals that he lost to Nadal and Novak Djokovic, he also couldn’t progress. Murray caught up with him, who he had played five times before and won three, two of them on clay.

Murray, two -time champion at the Masters 1,000 in Madrid, who gave him the invitation, was more aggressive. The Scotsman was solid to serve in the first set. One break was enough for him, in the sixth game, to open a gap on the scoreboard and put the conquest of the set on the track.

The Austrian was close to the first break at the start of the second set, but he didn’t take advantage of any of the three options he had to take a 2-0 lead. Instead, Murray grabbed the serve and snatched it from him in the follow-up to make it 3-1. The Scottish player did not give up, steady in service until the victory closed.

Andy Murray took an hour and 46 minutes to get his first victory in five years. “I’m grateful to the tournament for the invitation. I’ve been preparing for the clay court season for four weeks. Winning games gives me confidence,” the Scotsman said on the court.

The British tennis player will face the Canadian in the second round Denis Shapovalovfourteenth seed.