They say old rockers never die and players love it Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet and Gael Monfils are good proof of this. Both debuted on Tuesday at the Doha tournament and did so in a big way, with resounding victories that allowed them to reach the round of 16.
The first to achieve this was the Frenchman, who used his experience and skill to eliminate young Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko 6-4, 6-4. in a match that he controlled at all times and in which he had enough breaks in each set to add an important victory that will allow him to face the great favorite of the tournament, Andrey Rublev, this Wednesday, if where it will undoubtedly be against the workday.
Next came the turn of Andy Murray, who arrived in Qatar with a devastating record of no wins and four losses until this season. But it jumps to the center court of the Qatari venue and recovers its best version.
Dedicated and excellent both in service and otherwise, the former number 1 in the world He started by overwhelming the Frenchman Alexandre Muller, who gave him only one game in a brilliant first set (6-1).
The second set was more even. Muller played gradually and was able to put the team in trouble. Murray, who had to put in another gear so as not to be difficult.
At 3-3 the Scotsman managed a break that seemed to end the match, but that was not the case. Muller recovered his serve in the next game and was able to take the set to a tiebreak, where he dominated from the start until he was 5-3 up.
There reappeared the best version of the former world number 1, who He brought out his best weapon to score four consecutive points and win the game.
In the end, 6-1, 7-6 for the Scot, breaking his 2024 curse in front of a dedicated public that never forgets all that has been done and continues to be done for tennis.
“The last few months have been very hard on the court for me. It’s great, so many people came to see me in the first round. It was brilliant… Thank you. Hopefully this is the start of a better streak” declared the Scotsman at the foot of the track.
His next goal is, this Thursday, the Czech Jakub Mensikwho provided the surprise of the day by defeating Alejandro Davidovich in the match that opened the day.
In charge of the closing party was Gael Monfils. The Frenchman once again showed his electrifying tennis to beat the Dutch Botic van de Zanschulp 6-1, 7-6 in a match with two different faces: a huge first set and a second where life is complicated and has to be executed that appeals to the epic.
Australian Chris O’Connell (6-4, 6-4 against German Struff), Frenchman Hugo Grenier (7-6, 7-5) against German Marterer and Finnish Emil Ruusuvuori (7 -6, 7-5). ) against the Italian Zeppieri, completed the list of winners of the day.
Source: La Verdad
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