After European Open, Murray continued to move to Austria to attend Vienna Open – ATP 250 on the hard ground. This is the same tournament for the players to run for the ATP 1000 in early November to be Paris Masters.
Right in the first round, Murray encountered a difficult challenge called Hubert Hurkacz. The Polish tennis player ranked 10th in the rankings, also the one who removed the Murray from the quarterfinals of Moselle Open in late September. However, on Austria, unexpectedly happened when the former one of the world had an impressive performance.
In this match, Murray had an impressive start when he won from the first set. The turning point came in Game 9 when Murray excelled in winning the break, then won the final 6-4.
Sang 2, Hurkacz immediately gave the answer. This is also the most attractive set of the match when the two players need a series of tie-breaks to determine the victory. In the gun battle series, Murray and Hurkacz both have 2 mini-breaks, but the Polish tennis player is still more brave at the decision time to win 8-6.
Entering the set of 3 decisions, Hurkacz had a very favorable start when breaking the first game of the opponent. However, Murray also immediately reclaimed the break in Game 2. To Game 6, the former No. 1 in the world won the break once more and then won 6-3.
In the end, Murray defeated Hurkacz 2-0 and officially won tickets to the second round of Vienna Open 2021. Notably, this is also the first time in the 2021 Murray season to win against a player in the top 10 ATP. This will be a huge mental push for the Scottish star.
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