After a bitter defeat at Rennes Challenger, Andy Murray is currently present at Metz to attend Moselle Open – ATP 250 on the hard ground. Yesterday, the former No. 1 in the world had an impressive comeback in front of the No. 6 seed Ugo Humbert to win tickets to the second round.
Here, the opponent of Murray is Vasek Pospisil – the player ranked 66 in the ATP rankings. With the spirit of rising after the victory over Humbert, Murray won relatively easily against the Canadian opponent.
In Set 1, the two players played quite firmly and successfully defended their gaming game until Game 6. To Game 7, the turning point appears when Murray excelled in winning the break. To Game 9, the number one former world won the break once more and then closed set 1 with a 6-3 victory.
Sang Set 2, Pospisil unexpectedly rising when successfully breaking Murray's serve game right from game 1. However, with his bravery and experience, the number one former world still stood firm and reclaimed the break in game 6 to equalize 3-3. Coming to Game 8, he won the break once more before Pospisil accepted the racket in Game 9 with a 3-6 defeat.
In the end, Murray won 2-0 and officially won tickets to the quarterfinals of Moselle Open 2021. The British opponent in this round is most likely Hubert Hurkacz the No. 1 seed of the tournament. Tonight, Hurkacz will play within the second round, with Lucas Pouille.
Speaking after today's victory, Murray said: “This is the stage when I play the most. My physical strength is increasingly improved, and I always feel more confident after every match. I started to feel myself gradually regained my form, and that was really great.
In the past year, many times I felt quite confused and did not know what level I was. It always appeared in my mind in every match, making me feel quite uncomfortable. However, I am gradually feeling more confident, and my play results are better. ”
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