Back after the constant injuries, Andy Murray no longer retains its peak form. Currently, the Scottish player is outside the top 100 in the ATP rankings, and is eliminated very early in the tournaments he attends this year.
Even so, Murray was still very active when he continued to fight. In Moselle Open – ATP 250 tournament held in France, former No. 1 in the world had impressive performances and reached the quarterfinals. Here, he lost the number one seed Hubert Hurkacz.
Leaving France, Murray continued to go to the United States to attend another ATP 250 prize, San Diego Open. The Scottish star has a smooth start when crossing Denis Kudla easily in the first round.
In this match, Murray entered the game confidently and successfully broke the opponent's serve game right from game 3. However, in the rest of Set 1, he could not preserve his advantage. At game 6, Murray was reclaimed the break and accepted the defeat 5-7.
Set Set 2, get psychological momentum, Ruud plays the better. He won the break right in game 2 and leads to 3-0. The second half set 2 witnessed the rain when each player successfully broke the opponent's serve game. As a result, Ruud won 6-4 to continue in the round.
In the quarterfinals, Ruud will encounter the No. 9 seed Lorenzo Sonego. Meanwhile, Murray will have a few days of rest before entering the competition at the Indian Wells Masters – ATP 1000 tournament started on October 4.
