As he approaches his 30th birthday, Andy Murray has entered a more reflective phase in his life. And returning to Barcelona is bringing back many happy memories for the Scot. "I was talking to my team a few weeks ago, said Murray. "I'm approaching 30, my father-in-law recently turned 60 and my coach has just turned 40. We were just talking a little bit about which years we've enjoyed most in our lives. "I was here in Barcelona for two years and I loved it. It was the first time that I was away from my family home and even though it was hard, it was the first time I'd tasted independence. I would say that they were two of...
Andy Murray is wasting no time getting back on the clay after his third-round exit from the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The Scot has accepted a late wild card into the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell and will be the top seed at the ATP World Tour 500 tournament this week. View Draw Murray joins an already must-see field in the Spanish city. Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal will be going for his 10th title, and World No. 9 Dominic Thiem and Monte-Carlo semi-finalist David Goffin also will be looking to hone their games on the red dirt. #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev will be making his second appearance in Barcelona after also accepting a late wild card. Murray won't have to worry about...
Andy Murray is disappointed to have bowed out of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Thursday, but knows he’s come a long way over the past two weeks. The World No. 1 wasn’t even sure he would play the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event until late last week. Murray rued squandering a 4-0 lead in the deciding set of his third-round match against Albert Ramos-Vinolas, but said his right elbow holding up over two lengthy matches was his biggest victory of the tournament. “It wasn’t until I had to start serving full power that I decided (whether to play). My elbow’s been good. I’m really happy about that,” said Murray. “Obviously disappointed with the result today. But I played for...
World No. 1 Andy Murray made a welcome return to the ATP World Tour on Wednesday afternoon when he improved to 6-0 in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series against Gilles Muller in a hard-fought 7-5, 7-5 victory for a place in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters third round. Murray, a three-time semi-finalist at the tournament, had not played since 12 March due to a right elbow injury and is bidding to capture his 15th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title this week. He will now challenge No. 15 Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who booked his place in the third round for the first time with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over qualifier Carlos Berlocq in 80 minutes. “I definitely played better as the match...
