Andy Murray has just spent 3 weeks of disappointing in China. Here, the Scottish player was eliminated in the first round of all three tournaments, Zhuhai Open, Beijing Open and Shanghai Masters.
This week, Murray moved to Belgium to attend the European Open. This is the tournament in the ATP 500 category on the hard pitch. The tournament will take place from October 23 to October 29.
Recently, Murray has just matched the European Open. His first opponent was the German player Yannick Hanfmann, currently ranked 51 in the world.
Entering Set 1, the two players had rally extended at the beginning of the set. The turning point came in game 6 when Murray won the break first. Right to game 7, Hanfmann reclaimed the break successfully to bring the match to the balance.
However, at the end of the set, Murray has shown his bravery. The Scottish player won the break in the Decision 12 game. Set 1 closed with a 7-5 victory in the world's No. 1.
Set Set 2, the two players continued to create a dramatic game. Just like Set 1, Murray won the previous break in game 6 and then lost the gaming game in Game 9. To the Decision 10 game, the Scottish player continued to win important breaks, thereby closing the set with a 6-4 victory.
In the end, Murray defeated Hanfmann with a score of 7-5, 6-4, thereby winning tickets to the second round of European Open. His next opponent is Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
