ATP roundup: Andy Murray nets 500th
career hard-court win
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[February 27, 2024]
Three-time major champion Andy Murray from Great Britain won
his 500th career hard-court match when he beat Canadian Denis
Shapovalov 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the first round of the Dubai Duty
Free Tennis Championships on Monday.
Murray -- who joined Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi and
Rafael Nadal in the 500 club -- said in a post-match interview that
he "probably (doesn't) have too long left but I'll do the best that
I can these last few months," a possible hint that the 36-year-old
is considering retirement.
No. 2 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia rallied past China's Zhizhen
Zhang 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, while Polish third seed Hubert Hurkacz
outlasted German Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6).
No. 7 seed Alexander Bublik also needed three sets to top Czech
qualifier Tomas Machac 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5), and Dutchman Botic van de
Zandschulp upset French sixth seed Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (3), 7-5.
American Sebastian Korda knocked off Russia's Pavel Kotov 6-0, 6-2
in 54 minutes, and Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands led 7-5, 2-0
when Jordanian opponent Abdullah Shelbayh retired.
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Two seeded U.S. players lost their first-round matches at Acapulco,
Mexico.
Great Britain's Jack Draper needed just 86 minutes to oust
seventh-seeded Tommy Paul 6-0, 6-4, and Italy's Matteo Arnaldi
stunned fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Draper never dropped his serve, shaking off three break points while
converting four of his five break opportunities.
Arnaldi wound up with a 39-22 edge in winners, while he and Fritz
each committed 16 unforced errors.
Third-seeded Alex De Minaur of Australia sailed into the second
round with a 6-2, 6-1 blowout of Japan's Taro Daniel. The United
States' Ben Shelton rallied past Great Britain's Daniel Evans 2-6,
7-5, 7-6 (5), and Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic came from behind to
defeat Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Austria's
Sebastian Ofner edged Mexico's Ernesto Escobedo 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6
(4).
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Tennis - ATP 500 - Dubai Tennis Championships - Dubai Duty Free
Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - February 26, 2024
Britain's Andy Murray in action during his round of 32 match against
Canada's Denis Shapovalov REUTERS/Rula Rouhana
In late matches, Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka
overtook Portugal's Nuno Borges 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, and Italy's Flavio
Cobolli eliminated Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Movistar Chile Open
Sixth-seeded Facundo Diaz Acosta prevailed in an all-Argentine first
round, rallying past Pedro Cachin 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (2) on clay at
Santiago, Chile.
In a match that lasted 3 hours, 8 minutes, Diaz Acosta won the last
five points of the third-set tiebreaker. Cachin had 18 break chances
in the match but converted just three of them.
Another Argentine, Federico Coria, registered a 6-1, 7-6 (1) win
over Slovakia's Alex Molcan. French qualifier Corentin Moutet upset
seventh-seeded Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 7-5, 6-2, and Spain's
Pedro Martinez got past Italy's Francesco Passaro 6-4, 6-1.
--Field Level Media
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