Murray had not reached the third round at a major outside of Wimbledon since the 2017 French Open, when he was still the world No. 1 and had yet to undergo multiple brutal hip operations. His run here in New York is a clear sign of progress on Murray’s long, winding road back. Murray, who is ranked 51, has long been working towards the goal of having a good run at a major club and appears to have controlled the issues that have plagued him this summer to bring his best to New York . As in his straight-sets first-round win, he looked in fine form on Wednesday – despite dropping a marathon first set to beat Nava – and found another gear to take the match 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0. “Physically this is the best I’ve felt in years,” Murray, 35, said afterwards. “My swing is by far the best it’s been in a long time, that’s always been a very important part of my game. Nowadays, especially with a lot of guys hitting a huge ball and you have to be able to defend well. I feel like doing this just now. I’m getting closer and closer to where I want to be and I hope to have a deep run here.” He will play France’s Hugo Grenier or 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini – who he lost to in a tight Stuttgart final in June – for a place in the last 16. “Matteo’s had an unlucky year to be honest,” Murray “I know he got Covid at the start of Wimbledon, having just won Stuttgart and Queens back-to-back. I think it was a wrist injury he had and he missed almost all the clay season as well. But when he was on the court, he did very, very well. We played in the Stuttgart final. It was a tough three-set match. So, I expect it to be very tough. But if I play well and my returns are on point, then I have a good chance.” It will prove a major step up from the inexperienced Nava, who reached a career-best ranking of 200 this month and only secured his first tour-level win on Monday against Australian John Millman. He comes from professional sporting stock: his father Eduardo Nava, a former sprinter, and his mother Xóchitl Escobedo – a former top 300 tennis player – met at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where they competed for Mexico. Nava, 20, was a U.S. Open junior finalist just three years ago and was ready for a slugfest on Wednesday. His athletic pedigree was on full display as he poured in points from the baseline and covered as much of the court as defensive ace Murray. The pair played a 13-minute game at 2-2, with Nava unwilling to give Murray his serve easily. Meanwhile, Murray’s failed attempt to lob Nava saw him break just before the hour mark to go down 5-3. Although he fought back at 5-5, two shots from Nava ended up securing the set for the young American and bringing the crowd to their feet. But that took 84 minutes of effort and, after a nearly four-hour first-round win over Millman, it started to show in his legs and shots. While he hit 19 winners in the first set, he only managed 11 in the next three, and Murray began to regain control with very few errors and his trademark shot construction. He worked the next three sets with discipline and speed, and drop-shot winners helped him to match point, which Nava duly gave him with another unforced error. “I started getting the ball a little bit more,” Murray said of the turnaround. “He dictated a lot of points in the first set. Once I started hitting the ball a little bigger and deeper I was able to control the points more. He also played a very long first-round match, a five-set match against John Millman, and I think that’s the first five-set match he’s ever played. It is not always so easy to recover. I think his level dropped a bit in the third and fourth set. He is a brilliant young player and will have a very bright future.”
Andy Murray reaches the third round of the US Open, as he did
title: “Andy Murray Bounces Back To Advance To The Second Round Of The Us Open Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-24” author: “Bernard Covarrubias”
Murray had not reached the third round at a major outside of Wimbledon since the 2017 French Open, when he was still the world No. 1 and had yet to undergo multiple brutal hip operations. His run here in New York is a clear sign of progress on Murray’s long, winding road back. Murray, who is ranked 51, has long been working towards the goal of having a good run at a major club and appears to have controlled the issues that have plagued him this summer to bring his best to New York . As in his straight-sets first-round win, he looked in fine form on Wednesday – despite dropping a marathon first set to beat Nava – and found another gear to take the match 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0. “Physically this is the best I’ve felt in years,” Murray, 35, said afterwards. “My swing is by far the best it’s been in a long time, that’s always been a very important part of my game. Nowadays, especially with a lot of guys hitting a huge ball and you have to be able to defend well. I feel like doing this just now. I’m getting closer and closer to where I want to be and I hope to have a deep run here.” He will play France’s Hugo Grenier or 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini – who he lost to in a tight Stuttgart final in June – for a place in the last 16. “Matteo’s had an unlucky year to be honest,” Murray “I know he got Covid at the start of Wimbledon, having just won Stuttgart and Queens back-to-back. I think it was a wrist injury he had and he missed almost all the clay season as well. But when he was on the court, he did very, very well. We played in the Stuttgart final. It was a tough three-set match. So, I expect it to be very tough. But if I play well and my returns are on point, then I have a good chance.” It will prove a major step up from the inexperienced Nava, who reached a career-best ranking of 200 this month and only secured his first tour-level win on Monday against Australian John Millman. He comes from professional sporting stock: his father Eduardo Nava, a former sprinter, and his mother Xóchitl Escobedo – a former top 300 tennis player – met at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where they competed for Mexico. Nava, 20, was a U.S. Open junior finalist just three years ago and was ready for a slugfest on Wednesday. His athletic pedigree was on full display as he poured in points from the baseline and covered as much of the court as defensive ace Murray. The pair played a 13-minute game at 2-2, with Nava unwilling to give Murray his serve easily. Meanwhile, Murray’s failed attempt to lob Nava saw him break just before the hour mark to go down 5-3. Although he fought back at 5-5, two shots from Nava ended up securing the set for the young American and bringing the crowd to their feet. But that took 84 minutes of effort and, after a nearly four-hour first-round win over Millman, it started to show in his legs and shots. While he hit 19 winners in the first set, he only managed 11 in the next three, and Murray began to regain control with very few errors and his trademark shot construction. He worked the next three sets with discipline and speed, and drop-shot winners helped him to match point, which Nava duly gave him with another unforced error. “I started getting the ball a little bit more,” Murray said of the turnaround. “He dictated a lot of points in the first set. Once I started hitting the ball a little bigger and deeper I was able to control the points more. He also played a very long first-round match, a five-set match against John Millman, and I think that’s the first five-set match he’s ever played. It is not always so easy to recover. I think his level dropped a bit in the third and fourth set. He is a brilliant young player and will have a very bright future.”
Andy Murray reaches the third round of the US Open, as he did
title: “Andy Murray Bounces Back To Advance To The Second Round Of The Us Open Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-09” author: “Robert Taylor”
Murray had not reached the third round at a major outside of Wimbledon since the 2017 French Open, when he was still the world No. 1 and had yet to undergo multiple brutal hip operations. His run here in New York is a clear sign of progress on Murray’s long, winding road back. Murray, who is ranked 51, has long been working towards the goal of having a good run at a major club and appears to have controlled the issues that have plagued him this summer to bring his best to New York . As in his straight-sets first-round win, he looked in fine form on Wednesday – despite dropping a marathon first set to beat Nava – and found another gear to take the match 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0. “Physically this is the best I’ve felt in years,” Murray, 35, said afterwards. “My swing is by far the best it’s been in a long time, that’s always been a very important part of my game. Nowadays, especially with a lot of guys hitting a huge ball and you have to be able to defend well. I feel like doing this just now. I’m getting closer and closer to where I want to be and I hope to have a deep run here.” He will play France’s Hugo Grenier or 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini – who he lost to in a tight Stuttgart final in June – for a place in the last 16. “Matteo’s had an unlucky year to be honest,” Murray “I know he got Covid at the start of Wimbledon, having just won Stuttgart and Queens back-to-back. I think it was a wrist injury he had and he missed almost all the clay season as well. But when he was on the court, he did very, very well. We played in the Stuttgart final. It was a tough three-set match. So, I expect it to be very tough. But if I play well and my returns are on point, then I have a good chance.” It will prove a major step up from the inexperienced Nava, who reached a career-best ranking of 200 this month and only secured his first tour-level win on Monday against Australian John Millman. He comes from professional sporting stock: his father Eduardo Nava, a former sprinter, and his mother Xóchitl Escobedo – a former top 300 tennis player – met at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where they competed for Mexico. Nava, 20, was a U.S. Open junior finalist just three years ago and was ready for a slugfest on Wednesday. His athletic pedigree was on full display as he poured in points from the baseline and covered as much of the court as defensive ace Murray. The pair played a 13-minute game at 2-2, with Nava unwilling to give Murray his serve easily. Meanwhile, Murray’s failed attempt to lob Nava saw him break just before the hour mark to go down 5-3. Although he fought back at 5-5, two shots from Nava ended up securing the set for the young American and bringing the crowd to their feet. But that took 84 minutes of effort and, after a nearly four-hour first-round win over Millman, it started to show in his legs and shots. While he hit 19 winners in the first set, he only managed 11 in the next three, and Murray began to regain control with very few errors and his trademark shot construction. He worked the next three sets with discipline and speed, and drop-shot winners helped him to match point, which Nava duly gave him with another unforced error. “I started getting the ball a little bit more,” Murray said of the turnaround. “He dictated a lot of points in the first set. Once I started hitting the ball a little bigger and deeper I was able to control the points more. He also played a very long first-round match, a five-set match against John Millman, and I think that’s the first five-set match he’s ever played. It is not always so easy to recover. I think his level dropped a bit in the third and fourth set. He is a brilliant young player and will have a very bright future.”
Andy Murray reaches the third round of the US Open, as he did
title: “Andy Murray Bounces Back To Advance To The Second Round Of The Us Open Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Antonio Mcaulay”
Murray had not reached the third round at a major outside of Wimbledon since the 2017 French Open, when he was still the world No. 1 and had yet to undergo multiple brutal hip operations. His run here in New York is a clear sign of progress on Murray’s long, winding road back. Murray, who is ranked 51, has long been working towards the goal of having a good run at a major club and appears to have controlled the issues that have plagued him this summer to bring his best to New York . As in his straight-sets first-round win, he looked in fine form on Wednesday – despite dropping a marathon first set to beat Nava – and found another gear to take the match 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0. “Physically this is the best I’ve felt in years,” Murray, 35, said afterwards. “My swing is by far the best it’s been in a long time, that’s always been a very important part of my game. Nowadays, especially with a lot of guys hitting a huge ball and you have to be able to defend well. I feel like doing this just now. I’m getting closer and closer to where I want to be and I hope to have a deep run here.” He will play France’s Hugo Grenier or 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini – who he lost to in a tight Stuttgart final in June – for a place in the last 16. “Matteo’s had an unlucky year to be honest,” Murray “I know he got Covid at the start of Wimbledon, having just won Stuttgart and Queens back-to-back. I think it was a wrist injury he had and he missed almost all the clay season as well. But when he was on the court, he did very, very well. We played in the Stuttgart final. It was a tough three-set match. So, I expect it to be very tough. But if I play well and my returns are on point, then I have a good chance.” It will prove a major step up from the inexperienced Nava, who reached a career-best ranking of 200 this month and only secured his first tour-level win on Monday against Australian John Millman. He comes from professional sporting stock: his father Eduardo Nava, a former sprinter, and his mother Xóchitl Escobedo – a former top 300 tennis player – met at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where they competed for Mexico. Nava, 20, was a U.S. Open junior finalist just three years ago and was ready for a slugfest on Wednesday. His athletic pedigree was on full display as he poured in points from the baseline and covered as much of the court as defensive ace Murray. The pair played a 13-minute game at 2-2, with Nava unwilling to give Murray his serve easily. Meanwhile, Murray’s failed attempt to lob Nava saw him break just before the hour mark to go down 5-3. Although he fought back at 5-5, two shots from Nava ended up securing the set for the young American and bringing the crowd to their feet. But that took 84 minutes of effort and, after a nearly four-hour first-round win over Millman, it started to show in his legs and shots. While he hit 19 winners in the first set, he only managed 11 in the next three, and Murray began to regain control with very few errors and his trademark shot construction. He worked the next three sets with discipline and speed, and drop-shot winners helped him to match point, which Nava duly gave him with another unforced error. “I started getting the ball a little bit more,” Murray said of the turnaround. “He dictated a lot of points in the first set. Once I started hitting the ball a little bigger and deeper I was able to control the points more. He also played a very long first-round match, a five-set match against John Millman, and I think that’s the first five-set match he’s ever played. It is not always so easy to recover. I think his level dropped a bit in the third and fourth set. He is a brilliant young player and will have a very bright future.”
