“We can see some big things from him this year!” Tennis expert makes BOLD prediction about Andy Murray’s season
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Andy Murray rolled back the years and produced a scintillating display to defeat Alexander Bublik in the first round of the ATP Rotterdam Open 2022. The former World No.1 defeated Montpellier Open champion Bublik 7-6, 6-4 to progress to the second round.
After struggling with injuries in recent years, the Brit has been on the rise as of late and is showing glimpses of his form from the past which helped him win three Grand Slam titles. He started his 2022 season on a positive note with a runner-up finish at the ATP Sydney International. He followed this up with a second-round finish at the Australian Open. He also returned to the top-100 of the ATP rankings, his first time since 2018.
But the 34-year-old was the underdog coming into the match against Bublik, who was high on confidence after he won his maiden ATP title last week with a stunning win over Alexander Zverev at the Montpellier Open. But the Kazakh was completely outplayed by Murray in the first round.
“If he’s physically fit, it bodes well for the rest of the year” Prakash Amritraj believes Andy Murray can play even better if he stays fit
Former Indian tennis player Prakash Amritraj expressed his admiration for Murray who plays even the first round of an ATP 500 tournament with the same level of determination as any other round. Amritraj also added that Murray is on the rise right now, already in the top-100, and is ‘looking physically strong’. The Tennis Channel host also said Murray can achieve ‘big thins’ this year if he can stay fit.
“Absolutely! That is probably the thing that makes you love him the most, how much he cares, how much he’s always shown you that he cares. But listen, I am secretly hoping, maybe see some big things from him this year. Look, he’s just crept back into the top-100, into the nineties right now. He’s looking physically really strong. The man has had some construction done over. So, if he’s looking physically fit, it bodes well for the rest of the year” ” said the player-turned-analyst on Tennis Channel
Fellow panelist Paul Annacone also added his thought regarding Murray’s fitness and expressed concerns if he could maintain the same level of intensity throughout the tournament, especially in Grand Slams.
“The biggest challenge for Andy Murray is that we all know he can play great but can he stay great? Can he keep going like that throughout a tournament, particularly in a Major over seven matches? I don’t doubt he could do it in three sets for five matches at a Major. That is a big ask. All that he should do is take one day at a time to what he is doing,” said Annacone.
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