Queen’s Club 2021: Andy Murray vs Matteo Berrettini Preview, Head to Head and Prediction for Cinch Championships


Queen’s Club 2021: Andy Murray vs Matteo Berrettini Preview, Head to Head and Prediction for Cinch Championships

Matteo Berrettini and Andy Murray

In the second round of the Queen’s Club 2021, World No. 124 and wildcard entrant Andy Murray will be up against World No. 9 and the top-seeded Matteo Berretini.

Andy Murray vs Matteo Berrettini : Match Details

TournamentCinch Championship 2021
MatchAndy Murray vs Matteo Berrettini
RoundSecond Round
Date17th June, 2021
Prize Money$31,051
VenueQueen’s Club, England
SurfaceGrass Court

Andy Murray vs Matteo Berrettini : Preview

Matteo Berretini
Matteo Berretini

Andy Murray is back on Grass and has made a strong comeback on his favourite surface. The Brit playing his first match on Grass in 3 years, required only 65 minutes to wrap up his first round victory over Benoit Paire, defeating the Frenchman 6-3, 6-2.

Murray gave a great throwback to his true form while playing on the lawns of the Queen’s Club where he is a 5-time champion and will be looking to continue this form further ahead in the tournament as he looks forward to another great season on Grass.

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Matteo Berrettini brushes of his first match woes as he looks to continue his form throughout the season on the Grass surface as well. Berrettini who had a highly successful Grass season in 2019 that saw him win the 2019 Stuttgart Open, reach the semi-finals of the 2019 Halle Open and reached the 4th round at 2019 Wimbledon before losing to eventual runner-up Roger Federer.

Berrettini who played fellow Italian Stefano Travaglia in the 1st round, aced his way into the 2nd round dominating on his 1st serve while hitting 14 aces as well. While the contest was highly even between the Italians, Berrettini won the crucial moments to take the match 7-6(5), 7-6(4) in just under 2 hours to get a win on his debut in the Queen’s Club.

Andy Murray vs Matteo Berrettini : Head to Head

Andy Murray
Andy Murray

This will be the 2nd career meeting between the two and first on Grass. The duo last met at the 2019 Beijing Open where Murray won in straight-sets and leads the head-to-head tie 1-0.

Andy Murray vs Matteo Berrettini : Prediction

Matteo Berrettini
Matteo Berrettini

Murray will come into the match with a season record of 6-3 and will be looking to extend it against the in-form Italian who is currently on 22-6 for the season. While Murray’s overall record on Grass is 115-29, Matteo is on 18-7.

However, looking at the overall form, Berrettini will be the favourite for this clash as he is in better form and does not have any alarming fitness issue. Nevertheless, Murray’s experience and his display of high quality tennis in the 1st round will definitely be a plus point for the Brit who will aim for another victory on Grass and can swing the match his way.

Prediction: Matteo Berrettini to win in 3-sets.

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