Andy Murray fires shots at himself after Veronika Kudermetova and Lin Zhu’s first-set at the WTA Elite Trophy finishes after more than an hour

Zhu got the better of Kudermetova in straight sets in 2 hours and 12 minutes.

Andy Murray fires shots at himself after Veronika Kudermetova and Lin Zhu’s first-set at the WTA Elite Trophy finishes after more than an hour

Andy Murray (AP)

3-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray engaged in a bit of self-referential humor as he alluded to his record of playing prolonged rallies, sets and matches. Prominent tennis journalist Jose Morgado tagged the Brit in a post that had a screenshot of the Match score between Veronika Kudermetova and Zhu Lin. Playing in the WTA Elite trophy, Zhu won the first set 7-6(5) in 1 hour and 23 minutes.

The former world no.1 wasn’t overwhelmed with the duration of the set as he referenced the first set he played against German pro- Yannick Hanfmann in the round of 32 of Swiss Indoors.

Sharing a post on the social media site ‘X’, Murray wrote:

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83 minutes for a 7-6 set is nothing Jose come on! come back to me when they hit 85 minutes for a set.

Zhu ultimately won the clash as she defeated the 5th seed 7-6(5),6-1. On the other hand, Murray got the better of Hanfmann in straight sets to book a round of 16 clash against the Argentine pro-Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The 36-year-old will be looking forward to winning his first ATP title since 2019 in Basel.

It was tough. The first four or five games were something like 45 minutes. I don't remember having that really before, it was ridiculous. And then had a chance at the end of the first set, didn't get it and just managed to sneak a break at the end. Up again in the second, couldn't quite finish it, but did well to respond and get the break at the end. Played a great point obviously on the match point to finish.
Murray said in the post-match interview.

Andy Murray ends his losing streak after the first-round victory at the Swiss Indoors

World no.40 Andy Murray ended his 3-match losing streak at the Asian hard court swing as he won his first-round encounter at the ATP 500 Swiss indoors in Basel. The Brit pro arrived at the clash on the back of a defeat in the first round of the Shanghai Masters and China Open. At the Shanghai Masters, Murray was comprehensively defeated in straight sets by the Russian pro-Roman Safiullin.

Andy Murray (Credit: The Mirror)

On the other hand, at the China Open in Beijing suffered a close 3-set defeat against the Aussie pro Alex de Minaur. The former world no.1 would hope to string successive wins in Switzerland. Etcheverry stands in his way as he arrives into the clash on the back of an impressive win against eighth seed Sebastian Korda.

Murray leads the head-to-head between the pair, winning the only match played at the 2023 Indian Wells Masters in three sets.

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