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Andy Murray Targetting Miami Return

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Former World No. 1 has not played a match since 20 November
Former World No. 1 Andy Murray has not played a tour-level match since 20 November due to a pelvic injury, a setback after returning from hip resurfacing surgery last year. But there is good news on the horizon: the Scot is targetting a return at the Miami Open presented by Itau.
“In the short, short term I’m training to try and get ready for Miami,” Murray told Amazon Prime. “I’ve done so much rehab these past few months that in terms of my strength and everything, all the muscles around the hip are working well. It’s just I hadn’t played tennis.”

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In the interview, Murray said he hit only twice during a three-month period following the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid. Previously, Murray was brought to tears in Antwerp last October after lifting the trophy, which came in just the sixth tour-level event of his comeback. It was the Scot’s first ATP Tour singles title since 2017 Dubai.

The pelvic injury was a tough setback for the 46-time tour-level titlist. But now, he has his eyes set on Miami, where he has emerged victorious in 2009 and 2013.
“I need some time to build up and feel good on the court again,” Murray said. “But that’s kind of my plans just now unless I have a setback or something.”

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Andy Murray calls for more coaching opportunities for women

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"Hopefully things will change when women are given more opportunities"
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Amelie Mauresmo (R) coached Andy Murray for two years. He won seven titles but failed to add to his two majors
Amelie Mauresmo (R) coached Andy Murray for two years. He won seven titles but failed to add to his two majors
Andy Murray has urged tennis to address the imbalance in coaching roles for women, saying: "When it comes to mindset, skillset and intelligence, there's no reason why a woman can't be just as good as a man."

In an op-ed letter written for the International Olympic Committee, the two-time Wimbledon and Olympic singles champion wrote that tennis still has some way to go when it comes to equal opportunities for women in the sport.

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The former world No 1 also wrote about the impact that his mother Judy's energy, determination and work ethic has had on his career.

But his appointment of Amelie Mauresmo as his own coach in 2014 brought the issues surrounding gender equality in coaching to sharp focus for the three-time Grand Slam champion.


With Amelie, the questions I would get asked a lot of the time after losing matches would be about our relationship. I've never had that at any other time in my career.
Andy Murray on his former coach, Amelie Mauresmo

"The reaction to Amelie's appointment as my coach, even from people close to me, was when I realised there was a problem," wrote Murray. "The reason they were questioning her was purely based on her sex; it was not because of her ability or what she'd done in her career.

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"I did well with Amelie and reached Grand Slam finals, but a lot of people saw the period when we worked together as a failure because I didn't win a Grand Slam title. People blamed her for that, but that wasn't the case with my other coaches - it was always me who was the problem, and I would get the criticism when I lost.

"With Amelie, the questions I would get asked a lot of the time after losing matches would be about our relationship. I've never had that at any other time in my career."

Andy Murray wrote about the impact that his mother Judy’s determination and work ethic has had on both his career and his outlook
Andy Murray wrote about the impact that his mother Judy’s determination and work ethic has had on both his career and his outlook
The Olympics might be moving closer to gender parity, with Tokyo 2020 expecting a record 48.8 per cent of athletes to be female, but the disparity in coaching representation also has some way to go. Just 11 per cent of accredited coaches at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 were female.

"When it comes to mindset, skillset and intelligence, there's no reason why a woman can't be just as good as a man, and hopefully things will change when women are given more opportunities."

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Murray (R) and Serena Williams made the headlines by playing mixed doubles together at Wimbledon. They reached the last-16
Murray (R) and Serena Williams made the headlines by playing mixed doubles together at Wimbledon. They reached the last-16
The 32-year-old, who remains hopeful of making his comeback at the Miami Open in March, believes the Olympic Games have an important role to play in promoting gender equality.

"People love watching the Olympics because they see the best male and female athletes. They are entertained by the mix of athletes, and that's one of the reasons why it's the most successful sporting event," Murray wrote.

"When I first competed at the Olympics in Beijing in 2008, I went along to watch the badminton mixed doubles and absolutely loved it. Similarly, people love watching mixed doubles in tennis; more sports should look at these formats and think about what they can do and what fans might want.

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"When I played mixed doubles with Serena Williams at Wimbledon last year, it was a good example of how the format draws a slightly different crowd to the sport. Normally when I win or lose at Wimbledon, people will come up to me and say: "Well done" or "Bad luck". But, with Serena, so many people said: "We loved seeing you and Serena playing together. It was brilliant." People enjoy seeing that, and we should promote it. How can you not see that it's a good thing?"

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Murray Issues '100 Volley Challenge

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Former World No. 1 shares task with his 3.5 million Twitter followers

It seems Roger Federer has started a new trend.

Just two days after the Swiss challenged celebrities and fans around the world to showcase their best volleys against a wall, former World No. 1 Andy Murray has created his own volley challenge with one major alteration. You will need a partner, not a wall.

In a video post on Twitter, Murray encouraged fellow players and fans to take the 100 volley challenge. From his garden, the 32-year-old then completed a sequence of 100 volleys with his wife, Kim.
Murray is hoping the challenge will reach fellow volley challenge creator Federer and his wife, Mirka, who reached a career-high No. 76 on the WTA Tour in 2001.

“I can't be the only one that wants to see Rog and Mirka hitting a few balls together,” said Murray.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/murray- ... april-2020

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Murray, Pouille To Compete At Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro

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Three days after officially announcing the creation of the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro, the tournament’s organisers have confirmed the participation of the first two players in the ATP draw: Andy Murray and Lucas Pouille.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has prevented the 2020 Mutua Madrid Open from taking place from 1 to 10 May and forced the ATP and WTA to postpone all activity on their tours until 13 July, tournament organisers have announced the creation of the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro, an innovative tournament that will be a virtual replica of the tennis competition, with the world’s biggest tennis stars competing from their own homes. The news means that the biggest ATP and WTA stars will clash in the Manolo Santana Stadium, recreated in exquisite detail in the Tennis World Tour video game, while swapping their racquets for a game controller.

Former World No. 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has won 46 tour-level titles in his career, including two trophies from the Mutua Madrid Open (2008, 2015). Lucas Pouille, a 5-time ATP Tour titlist, will also compete in the pioneering online competition. The Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro will take place from 27 to 30 April in a show of solidarity to raise money and help the tennis players most in need during this time, all those that have no income to help them through these months of inactivity and those affected by COVID-19.

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“This is going to be a very exciting challenge,” said Pouille. “I’ve already started training because I want to win this tournament against my tennis peers as I know they play a lot. Thank you to the Mutua Madrid Open for this great initiative.”

Both tournaments (ATP and WTA) will include a purse of €150,000, from which the winners will be able to decide on how much they donate to the tennis players currently suffering economically, and an additional €50,000 that will all go towards reducing the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The format for the ATP and WTA Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro competitions will be as follows: 16 singles players will be divided into four groups. The champion of each group will progress to the quarter-finals, which will also include the runner-up of each group. From there, the tournaments will be played as knock-out events. In addition, in parallel with the official competition, there will be a series of benefit matches that will see some of the biggest content creators in the gaming world take on the professional tennis players to raise funds to help those affected by COVID-19.

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All fans will be able to follow the tournament online, on television and on the Mutua Madrid Open’s social media, with a spectacular production that will include commentary on all the matches, analysis and highlights programmes and interviews with the winners after each match.

The organisers of the Mutua Madrid Open will soon reveal the remaining participants, as well as other news of the competition.

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Koronawirus. Andy Murray podziękował brytyjskiej służbie zdrowia. Wsparł finansowo szpital w Cambridge

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Andy Murray podziękował brytyjskiej służbie zdrowia (NHS) za ciężką pracę w dobie pandemii koronawirusa. Były lider rankingu ATP wpłacił również pieniądze na rzecz szpitala w Cambridge.

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- Chciałem tylko przekazać wielkie podziękowania za poświęcenie i całą waszą ciężką pracę, jaką teraz dla nas wykonujecie. To oczywiste że teraz jest trudny czas dla wszystkich, ale szczególnie dla pracowników służby zdrowia - powiedział Andy Murray w materiale wideo dla BBC.
Trzykrotny mistrz wielkoszlemowy korzystał w ostatnich latach z opieki medycznej, bo leczył uraz biodra. Teraz postanowił się odwdzięczyć i wesprzeć finansowo szpital w Cambridge. - Wszyscy byli fantastyczni i bardzo pomocni. Przekazałem tę darowiznę, aby podziękować za wszystko, co robicie - przyznał były numer jeden światowych list.


Na świecie zakażonych jest już ponad 1,7 mln ludzi, z czego ponad 100 tys. zmarło. W Wielkiej Brytanii jest blisko 80 tys. przypadków choroby COVID-19, a liczba osób które straciły życie zbliża się do 10 tys. Z powodu pandemii rozgrywki tenisowe są zawieszone co najmniej do 13 lipca.

https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/tenis/87824 ... -finansowo

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Tenis. Pandemia przeszkodziła Andy'emu Murrayowi w powrocie do gry. "Gdy odzyskiwał sprawność, pojawił się koronawirus"

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Jamie Delgado, trener Andy'ego Murraya, wyjawił, że gdyby nie pandemia koronawirusa, jego podopieczny wróciłby do rozgrywek. - W momencie, gdy Andy odzyskiwał sprawność, pojawienie się tego wirusa to ostatnia rzecz, jakiej chcieliśmy - mówił.
Andy Murray nie rozegrał jeszcze w tym sezonie oficjalnego meczu, bo miał problemy z operowanym w lutym zeszłego roku biodrem. Szkot planował powrót do rozgrywek pod koniec marca w Miami, lecz z powodu pandemii koronawirusa turniej został odwołany.
- Trenowaliśmy z myślą o występie w Miami - mówił trener Murraya Jamie Delgado w rozmowie z ATP Radio. - Potem ćwiczyliśmy na kortach ziemnych, aż rozgrywki zostały zawieszone. W momencie, gdy Andy odzyskiwał sprawność, pojawienie się tego wirusa to ostatnia rzecz, jakiej chcieliśmy. Teraz musimy czekać, dopóki ograniczenia nie zostaną zniesione
Przerwa w rozgrywkach ma potrwać do 13 lipca, ale Brytyjczyk jest w gronie tych, którzy twierdzą, że zostanie przedłużona. - Tenis jest tak globalny, że powrót zajmie trochę więcej czasu. W ten sport zaangażowani są zarówno gracze, trenerzy i działacze, jak i kibice. Wszyscy podróżują po całym świecie. To nie jest liga piłkarska rozgrywana na terenie jednego kraju - wyjaśnił.
Tenis. Pandemia przeszkodziła Andy'emu Murrayowi w powrocie do gry. "Gdy odzyskiwał sprawność, pojawił się koronawirus"
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Tenis. Pandemia przeszkodziła Andy'emu Murrayowi w powrocie do gry. "Gdy odzyskiwał sprawność, pojawił się koronawirus"
Jamie Delgado, trener Andy'ego Murraya, wyjawił, że gdyby nie pandemia koronawirusa, jego podopieczny wróciłby do rozgrywek. - W momencie, gdy Andy odzyskiwał sprawność, pojawienie się tego wirusa to ostatnia rzecz, jakiej chcieliśmy - mówił.
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Tenis. Była szefowa USTA pokonała koronawirusa. Teraz pomaga innym
Andy Murray nie rozegrał jeszcze w tym sezonie oficjalnego meczu, bo miał problemy z operowanym w lutym zeszłego roku biodrem. Szkot planował powrót do rozgrywek pod koniec marca w Miami, lecz z powodu pandemii koronawirusa turniej został odwołany.
- Trenowaliśmy z myślą o występie w Miami - mówił trener Murraya Jamie Delgado w rozmowie z ATP Radio. - Potem ćwiczyliśmy na kortach ziemnych, aż rozgrywki zostały zawieszone. W momencie, gdy Andy odzyskiwał sprawność, pojawienie się tego wirusa to ostatnia rzecz, jakiej chcieliśmy. Teraz musimy czekać, dopóki ograniczenia nie zostaną zniesione.


Przerwa w rozgrywkach ma potrwać do 13 lipca, ale Brytyjczyk jest w gronie tych, którzy twierdzą, że zostanie przedłużona. - Tenis jest tak globalny, że powrót zajmie trochę więcej czasu. W ten sport zaangażowani są zarówno gracze, trenerzy i działacze, jak i kibice. Wszyscy podróżują po całym świecie. To nie jest liga piłkarska rozgrywana na terenie jednego kraju - wyjaśnił.

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Delgado podkreślił, że okres przymusowej pauzy jest bardzo trudny dla całego środowiska tenisowego. - To wyjątkowa sytuacja dla wszystkich. Ja sam wychodzę z domu tylko po zakupy i by trochę poćwiczyć. Tenisiści nie mogą teraz wychodzić na korty, ale ich zadaniem jest utrzymywanie formy i przygotowanie się do momentu, kiedy turnieje będą ponownie rozgrywane.

43-latek z Birmingham przedstawił też aktualną codzienność swojego podopiecznego. - W Londynie wszystkie kluby tenisowe są zamknięte, więc nie ma gdzie odbijać piłek. Andy nie ma w domu kortu, chociaż ważne jest, by miał kontakt z rakietą, nawet jeśli miałby jedynie uderzać o ścianę. Poradziłem mu, aby od czasu do czasu ćwiczył ruch serwisowy, bo jeśli nie będzie grał zbyt długo, może odczuwać dyskomfort i mogą zacząć pojawiać się urazy.

https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/tenis/87835 ... dzyskiwal-

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Koronawirus. Andy Murray podziękował brytyjskiej służbie zdrowia. Wsparł finansowo szpital w Cambridge

Spoiler:

Andy Murray podziękował brytyjskiej służbie zdrowia (NHS) za ciężką pracę w dobie pandemii koronawirusa. Były lider rankingu ATP wpłacił również pieniądze na rzecz szpitala w Cambridge.

Tenis. Koronawirus. Alexander Zverev pod pręgierzem krytyki. Powodem kontrowersyjne zdjęcie
- Chciałem tylko przekazać wielkie podziękowania za poświęcenie i całą waszą ciężką pracę, jaką teraz dla nas wykonujecie. To oczywiste że teraz jest trudny czas dla wszystkich, ale szczególnie dla pracowników służby zdrowia - powiedział Andy Murray w materiale wideo dla BBC.
Trzykrotny mistrz wielkoszlemowy korzystał w ostatnich latach z opieki medycznej, bo leczył uraz biodra. Teraz postanowił się odwdzięczyć i wesprzeć finansowo szpital w Cambridge. - Wszyscy byli fantastyczni i bardzo pomocni. Przekazałem tę darowiznę, aby podziękować za wszystko, co robicie - przyznał były numer jeden światowych list.

Na świecie zakażonych jest już ponad 1,7 mln ludzi, z czego ponad 100 tys. zmarło. W Wielkiej Brytanii jest blisko 80 tys. przypadków choroby COVID-19, a liczba osób które straciły życie zbliża się do 10 tys. Z powodu pandemii rozgrywki tenisowe są zawieszone co najmniej do 13 lipca.

https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/tenis/87824 ... -finansowo

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Djokovic & Murray Bring The Fun On Instagram Live

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Longtime opponents and friends team up on Friday
With 125 tour-level titles between them, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray united on Friday for a star-studded Instagram Live that included plenty of colourful banter.

Both men dropped in from their respective homes to answer fan questions and playfully rib some of their fellow players. When Nick Kyrgios logged in to watch, Murray noted the Aussie’s recent ink and joked that he’s “not certain about the sleeve tattoo, although you can probably pull it off better than me.”


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Watch @andy_murray & @DjokerNole live on Instagram now!

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The current and former No. 1 players in the FedEx ATP Rankings also called out Wawrinka’s attire when he won the 2015 Roland Garros title by defeating Djokovic in the championship match.

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”Stan, if you’re watching, I hope you burn those shorts,” Djokovic said, laughing. Murray chimed in by adding that the shorts “were horrific.” Wawrinka, who was watching along, responded in the comments with a laugh emoji.


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Djokovic and Murray also built their perfect tennis players during the Instagram Live session. Both men aligned on who they’d select for serve, volley and mental toughness, while also paying their respects to each other on return and backhand.


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Murray & Djokovic built their perfect tennis players on today's Instagram Live session

Here's @DjokerNole's:
Serve: Isner/Kyrgios
Return: Murray
Forehand: Del Potro
Backhand: Murray
Volley: Federer
Mental: Nadal
Physical: Thiem/Ferrer


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And @andy_murray's:
Serve: Kyrgios/Isner
Return: Djokovic
Forehand: Nadal
Backhand: Djokovic
Volley: Federer
Mental: Nadal
Physical: Djokovic

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovi ... april-2020

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Delgado: 'Murray Was Coming Close To Return'

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Jamie Delgado says that former World No. 1 Andy Murray was close to making a comeback before the COVID-19 global pandemic led to the suspension of ATP Tour events last month.

Speaking this week to ATP Tennis Radio, Delgado admitted, “Andy and I were practising a couple of weeks ago on the hard, with the potential of playing Miami, but we were holding on [over a decision] after the Indian Wells event cancellation. We then practised on clay for some days, then bit by bit [the world] closed down. We will just have to wait and see when the restrictions lift for everyone.

“It’s a tough time for everyone, not just on the tennis court, but the whole world has come to a halt. I haven’t left the house for a couple of days, and I only leave to get food and exercise once per day… My parents were on a cruise a couple of weeks ago in Central America, but were fortunate to get off and get a flight.”



Delgado, who joined Murray’s team in February 2016, first assisting Ivan Lendl, then as the Scot’s full-time coach from November 2017, isn’t sure when the Tour will resume. This week, the ATP Tour was suspended until 13 July.

“Tennis is such an international, global sport, that it may take a while to get back. Players, coaches, officials, sponsors and fans are all involved,” says Delgado. “It’s not like a domestic football league, where no one is needed to fly in or fly out. With Andy coming close to fitness, this virus was the last thing we wanted.”

The 43-year-old is used to biding his time, following Murray’s rehabilitation from two hip surgeries in recent years and a pelvic injury that has prevented the former World No. 1 from competing since November 2019.


Delgado also told the weekly radio podcast, which is broadcast every Sunday, “This is a unique situation for everybody. What can be done from a tennis player’s perspective is to stay in shape, stay prepared as things could change and tournaments may start up again.

“Here, in London, all the clubs and courts are closed, so it’s difficult to hit balls. Andy doesn’t have a court at home. [But] it’s important to have a racquet in your hand, even if it’s hitting against a wall. Rolling over some serves, particularly as injuries and niggles can arise if you haven’t played for a while.”

As a player, Delgado competed at The Championships, Wimbledon, for 23 consecutive years until his retirement in 2014. In the final years of his career, he started coaching Gilles Muller, who rose from No. 366 in the 2013 year-end FedEx ATP Rankings to the Top 50 by the end of the 2014 season.

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Murray: Tennis will be one of last sports to return from coronavirus shutdown

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Tennis will be one of the last sports to return to action after the world has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, former world No. 1 Andy Murray said on Wednesday.

The tennis season has been suspended since March and the hiatus will continue at least until mid-July, playing havoc with the schedule and depriving lower-level players, who depend solely on tournament winnings, of the chance to earn a living.

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"I would imagine tennis would be one of the last sports to get back to normality because you've obviously got players and coaches and teams coming from all over the world into one area," Murray told CNN.

The 32-year-old, who recovered from hip surgery last year to win the Antwerp title in October, was targeting a return to the tour at the Miami Open in March after completing his rehabilitation from another hip injury.

"I would be surprised if they were back playing sport by September-time," he added.

The French Open was moved to Sept. 20-Oct. 4 from its traditional May start while the Wimbledon championships, set to begin in late June, were cancelled.

U.S. Open organisers said last week that playing the hardcourt Grand Slam without fans is a possibility but highly unlikely.

"You have to feel like the whole world working normally again and travelling normally before tennis would go back to especially the major competitions," Murray added.

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Murray Beats Nadal... In A Video Game

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Murray wins battle of former World No. 1s 3-0
“Thank you, Andy!”

That was Rafael Nadal’s message for Andy Murray on Tuesday after their match in the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro. Perhaps the Spaniard was thanking the Brit for a video game lesson.

Murray defeated Nadal 3-0 — losing only one point — in Group 1 play.

“I think I’ve got a chance yeah, for sure,” Murray said of his chance to go all the way in the event.

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Nadal was left speechless as Murray won all the long rallies, building points as if they were actually on Manolo Santana Stadium. Nadal was left shaking his head in awe of Murray's play as the Brit even came to net to finish off points.

In his first match of the tournament on Monday, Murray constantly bantered with Benoit Paire, even grunting during points. But Murray was locked in against Nadal, completely in business mode against the Spaniard.

Although this was a virtual match, Murray interestingly has won the pair's past two ATP Head2Head meetings in Madrid, too, defeating Nadal in the 2015 final and the 2016 semi-finals. Nadal leads their rivalry 17-7. According to one of the event's commentators, Nadal mentioned that Murray has been working on his virtual game, leading to some good-natured banter.

"I don't need to train a lot to beat him in this game. He's not very good," Murray teased. "If I practised a lot, it would have been even worse for him today!"

Murray returned to Manolo Santana Stadium to earn another 3-0 win, cruising past Denis Shapovalov. Murray asked one of the commentators which players have been standing out, and Diego Schwartzman's name came up.

"Schwartzman?!" Murray said, surprised. "I practised with Schwartzman and he was terrible when I played with him! Maybe he's been practising."

This pioneering charity initiative will donate a total of €50,000 to the Madrid Food Bank to help reduce the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the tournament will include a total purse of €300,000 in the two competitions (€150,000 ATP and €150,000 WTA), from which the winners will be able to decide how much they donate to their peers on Tour who are currently suffering economically.

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