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Twitch Takes: Monfils & Murray Preview The Nitto ATP Finals

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Learn about the stars' innovative season finale preview
Have you ever wished you could be a fly on the wall to listen to the world’s best players discuss their peers? Gael Monfils and Andy Murray are making that a reality.

The two stars took to Twitch on Friday to preview the Nitto ATP Finals, analysing the field and providing their thoughts on each players’ game. They reveal memories of their past meetings and keep the conversation fun, too.

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“You’re very well dressed, Gael,” Murray immediately said.

“You know why? It’s because of you,” Monfils responded.

“I feel very under-dressed myself, to be honest. But next time… I’ll put something special on for you,” Murray said, cracking a laugh.


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Monfils and Murray will continue these Twitch streams beginning Monday to recap each day’s results at the season finale.

“It’s cool for us to share [our] opinions because people don’t really know our views on Tour,” Monfils said. “I think it’s great for us players to sometimes have a chat like that.”

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When Murray Was The Winner Who Took It All In London

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Brit became 17th man to end an ATP Tour season as World No. 1

Throughout the majority of his career, Andy Murray has been chasing his biggest rivals, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, for the sport’s biggest prizes, but on the eve of the 2016 Nitto ATP Finals he was in the form of his life.

The Scot had miraculously overturned Djokovic’s 9,025 points lead in the FedEx ATP Rankings and won 60 of 65 matches—which included 11 finals from 12 events—to rise to No. 1 for the first time on 7 November 2016.

For the first time in 666 weeks, Federer, Djokovic or Nadal did not hold the top spot and Murray knew with strong performances at The O2 in London that the trophy and the possibility of year-end No. 1 would be in his sights. Mission impossible maybe, but a target had been set.

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Murray was drawn into Group John McEnroe alongside US Open champion Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic. Although the Brit extended his winning streak to 22 matches by finishing top of the group with a 3-0 record, he was significantly tested by Nishikori. The Japanese pushed Murray to three sets in the longest best-of-three match at the tournament (three hours, 21 minutes) since records began in 1991.

That record did not last long. In the semi-finals, Murray contested his sixth ATP Head2Head contest of the year against Milos Raonic (5-0). Murray had already defeated Raonic twice in London that year, with final victories on grass at the Fever-Tree Championships and Wimbledon.

Across three hours and 38 minutes, Murray and Raonic thrilled the crowd inside The O2. Raonic played with aggression, as he attempted to close the net and overpower the World No. 1. On the other side of the net, Murray tried to neutralise the Canadian’s biggest weapons, extend rallies and move Raonic out of position.

With nothing to split the pair, the match came down to a final-set tie-break. After saving three match points, Raonic stood one point away from reaching the championship match and ending his opponent’s year-end No. 1 ambitions. But Murray held his nerve to finish an extended rally at the net and keep his winning streak alive. The top seed claimed victory on his fourth match point to book a winner-takes-all final clash against rival Novak Djokovic.

“It was one of the tougher matches I played this year,” Murray said. “It was not easy... obviously with it being very long, but also mentally tiring as well.” The match finished at 5:38pm, with thousands of fans queueing in the entrance hall of The O2 to get in for the start of the 6pm session.

Milos Raonic and Andy Murray contested six ATP Head2Head contests in 2016.

For the first time in ATP Tour history, the year-end No. 1 position in the FedEx ATP Rankings was on the line for both finalists. The tension was high, as Djokovic was attempting to win a record-extending fifth straight title at the tournament and finish a fifth season in six years as the top-ranked player. But he proved no match for Murray.

Murray produced a near-flawless performance to become the first British man to claim the Nitto ATP Finals crown and finish an ATP Tour season as the year-end World No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings. Murray entered the match with just three wins from his past 19 matches against Djokovic, but he raised his game in front of his home crowd to finish the year with 24 consecutive wins.

"It’s been a tough rivalry,” said Murray. “I’ve lost many of them but obviously I’m happy I’ve got the win today. To finish the year No. 1 is very special. It’s something I never expected."


Murray, who competed at the Nitto ATP Finals on eight occasions, held onto the top spot for 41 consecutive weeks. The three-time Grand Slam champion won 18 of his 25 matches during his reign at the top of the sport and claimed two titles from three championship matches.

Murray has claimed two Wimbedon trophies, a record five Fever-Tree Championships crowns and an Olympic singles gold medal in London. But perhaps his most remarkable achievement in the city came on that day at The O2 in 2016, when he ended a streak of 12 consecutive year-end World No. 1 finishes by the Big Three with an unbeaten title run at the most exclusive event on the ATP Tour.

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Shapovalov's Big Twitch Decision: Monfils Or Murray?

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The trio chat on Monfils & Murrays daily Nitto ATP Finals Twitch stream
Who would you back: Gael Monfils or Andy Murray?

Denis Shapovalov was put on the spot to make that decision on Monday by the stars themselves during Monfils and Murray’s daily Nitto ATP Finals Twitch stream.

“I’m going to pass,” Shapovalov said. “You guys are both legends, come on!”

Watch The Twitch Stream (Tune Into Wednesday's Stream At 7p.m. GMT)


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Murray leads Monfils 4-2 in their ATP Head2Head series, but their rivalry goes back to their junior days.

“I’ve got to back myself over Gael. I have to back myself over him, surely,” Murray said. “You’ve got the tie-break Denis. You’ve got to take one.”

Neither player was able to remember the exact tally of their rivalry, as they have played since their junior days. Monfils remembered one tournament where he beat Murray only to lose against Andy’s brother, Jamie Murray, 6-1, 6-0.

“Maybe by one or two you won more,” Monfils said.

“Only?” Murray wondered. “Really?”

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Monfils had vivid memories of their junior meetings and he also recalled a a five-set victory against the Scot in the first round of 2006 Roland Garros. The Frenchman didn’t remember any of their matches since then.

“What a surprise,” Murray said with plenty of sarcasm. “That was when it started turning in my favour!”

“But I’m a better rapper than Andy!” Monfils said amidst plenty of laughter from the trio.

Shapovalov, who is at The O2 in London as an alternate for the season finale, thought he was going to sneak through the discussion without making a decision. But Monfils and Murray didn’t let him off the hook.

“We need an answer, come on!” Monfils exclaimed.

“I thought you guys forgot,” Shapovalov said. “I’ll back Gael, just because he’s down 4-2.”

Monfils and Murray are continuing their daily chats on the Frenchman’s Twitch channel as the Nitto ATP Finals continues.

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Medvedev To Monfils & Murray: 'I'm The Happiest Man In The World'

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Nitto ATP Finals champion joins the stars' Twitch stream
Straight after Daniil Medvedev left the trophy ceremony in celebration of his Nitto ATP Finals victory, his first stop was joining Gael Monfils and Andy Murray’s Twitch stream. It’s safe to say the Russian was thrilled after capturing the biggest title of his career.

“It’s just unbelievable, because it’s 10 matches I’ve won in a row and two of the biggest tournaments at the end of the year. I remember my first match against [Kevin] Anderson in Paris where he retired at 5/2 in the tie-break. I couldn’t put one return in the court. I was sometimes on the ball, but it was going 10 metres out and in my mind I was like, ‘I’m playing so bad right now. I’m playing so bad,’” Medvedev said. “Then just by fighting, by keeping in the matches I started to raise my level and just played unbelievable.

“Today was probably the best victory of my life, not in terms even of the title, in terms of the match. To beat Dominic when he is playing like this, he is really tough. I think he actually likes the way I play, so it was really tough mentally. I’m just the happiest man in the world at this moment.”

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Murray was quite amused that Medvedev did not show emotions after championship point, also adding that he noticed the 24-year-old’s coach, Gilles Cervara, didn’t get overly excited either.

“My coach can have emotions, but I think they maybe turned the camera when it was the wrong moment,” Medvedev said. “But also when I don’t have emotions, it’s tough for him. He’s alone there, and he will not be screaming alone.”

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Medvedev said that the lack of celebration doesn’t mean he’s not pumped.

“It started last year at the US Open more or less when I had some problems with the crowd. I think every player at one moment in his career decides maybe one thing special he wants to do [with his] tennis, something like this,” Medvedev said. “I know how to keep my emotions, not all the time, [as] especially the bad ones are tough to control. But I know how to control them and [that] lets me [do] this thing.

“They showed the 12 winners of the London [Nitto ATP] Finals. Everybody was lying on the ground, crying, screaming. And me they couldn’t even show the celebration. They just showed how we shook hands… if they would just show me walking, it would be stupid. In a way, it’s special. I know it’s not in any way cocky, I don’t try to be cocky or anything. But [it’s] just my style that I will keep for all my career.”

The first-time season finale champion was quick to point out that off the court, he has celebrated plenty. He turned his attention to Monfils.

“One of my best victories in my life is also when I beat you 3-0 in FIFA!” Medvedev said, as the Frenchman began laughing hysterically. “[That was] something special. I was celebrating, I was not even calm there. I was celebrating, Andy! I was celebrating this.”

“He’s always telling me he’s the best on the Tour on PlayStation and he’s unbelievable,” Murray said. “But I know about 10 people who have killed him!”

“Daniil I will get you back, no worries brother,” Monfils said as he continued to laugh.

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Andy Murray explains why Rafael Nadal has never won Nitto ATP Finals

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Former world No. 1 Andy Murray thinks Rafael Nadal would have around six or seven Nitto ATP Finals titles if the event was played on clay instead of indoor-hard surface. Nadal, a record 13-time French Open champion and 20-time Grand Slam champion, has surprisingly never won it all at the prestigious season-ending event.

“It’s just not his best surface and it’s possible that if it was played on clay for the last 10-12 years, then maybe he would have won it six or seven times. So, as for sure that the surface has been a contributing factor,” Murray said, per Essentially Sports.

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“It all comes down to preference and game styles and matchups and there’s lots of reasons. Rafa would have been highly motivated and really wanting to win this event. But, just a difficult surface for him against the top players”.



Nadal lost in the semifinal to Daniil Medvedev
Nadal missed out on a great chance to reach the final at the Nitto ATP Finals last week as he failed to serve out for the match in the semifinal against Medvedev. Medvedev recovered from a set and a break down against Nadal, before beating Dominic Thiem in the final.



“No. I don’t think that way, no,” Nadal said after the match, when asked if Medvedev won because he lacked energy toward the end of the match. “I think at the beginning of the match he was better than me. I was able to save my serves with troubles, but then I played well to have the break and then to close the set, no? “In the second a little bit the same story at the beginning, but at the end of the set I was playing a little bit better than him, and then in the 5-4 I think he played a good game and I didn’t.

I played a bad game. That’s it, no? But I had a big opportunity. I lost a big opportunity. “Well done to him. He’s playing great. I wish him all the best.” When asked if always staging the ATP Finals on hard was unfair, Nadal replied: “Now is not the moment to talk about that.

I am a player to accept what the surface it is. I have my personal opinion, but is not the moment. “I just lost semifinal. I had my chances. I was close to play another final here. I was not enough good in the moment to close the match. That’s it. Other stuff doesn’t matter (smiling).”

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Twitch Takes: Monfils And Murray Build The Perfect Player

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Murray was a guest on the Frenchman’s Twitch channel during the Nitto ATP Finals
Would you rather have Ivo Karlovic’s serve or Rafael Nadal’s forehand? When you think of the best return in the game, is it Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray whose name springs to mind? What would your perfect tennis player look like?

This was the topic that Gael Monfils and Murray tackled on Twitch during their Nitto ATP Finals coverage on Sunday, as the pair live-streamed their commentary and banter while watching Daniil Medvedev’s three-set championship clash with Dominic Thiem.

When it came to one of the most important shots in the game, Murray gave honourable mention to big servers John Isner and Ivo Karlovic, but ultimately opted for Nick Kyrgios’ powerful first delivery.

“Honestly, I would have picked the same, also Kyrgios,” Monfils replied. “For me because it’s definitely tough to read. It’s fast, accurate, he can do anything with it. It’s definitely one of the bigger serves I’ve ever seen on the tour.”

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Novak Djokovic’s groundstrokes also received a lot of praise from Monfils and Murray, with both players unanimously picking the World No. 1’s return as the best on the tour.

“He’s not an unbelievably aggressive returner, it’s not like he’s hitting lots of clean winners on the return. But he’s just got great depth,” Murray said. “He doesn't miss many. He returns well on the first and second serve, I think overall he’s the best returner. And when he’s on with the return, you’re getting hardly any free points, which is big.”

“He builds a lot of pressure on your serve, to do something, to force a little bit sometimes or even to slow down a bit and mix up the speeds,” Monfils added. “But when he’s on, his return is unbelievable. I’ll go for Novak as well.”

The pair were split when it came time to choose a forehand, with the Frenchman naming Juan Martin del Potro's shot as his top pick.

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“The consistency, the power, the accuracy - for me it’s one of the biggest forehands we have on the tour,” he said. “He can hit forehands from, I feel like, anywhere on the court. It can be a winner with his forehand.”

“I’ll take Rafa’s forehand,” Murray countered. “I rarely see Rafa’s forehand being the reason he’s lost matches. And it’s never really let him down in very big matches and big moments. I feel like it’s extremely reliable.

“I think it’s been a huge reason for the 13 Roland Garros [titles] that he’s won. That’s 13, one-three.”

Check out Monfils’ Twitch channel to see the rest of their picks as Monfils and Murray built their perfect players - and find out which of their own shots and qualities they named to the list.

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Tenis. Sezon 2021 będzie ostatnim w karierze Andy'ego Murraya? Do pożegnania mogłoby dojść podczas Wimbledonu

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Greg Rusedski, były numer jeden brytyjskiego tenisa, uważa, że sezon 2021 może być ostatnim w karierze Andy'ego Murraya. 47-latek z Londynu wątpi, że w obliczu problemów zdrowotnych jego rodaka stać na nawiązanie do największych sukcesów.
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29 Listopada 2020, 09:20
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Tenis. Toni Nadal ocenił sezon 2020. W nowych rozgrywkach spodziewa się "walki do granic sił"
W styczniu 2019 roku kariera Andy'ego Murraya zawisła na włosku z powodu kontuzji biodra. Brytyjczyk na dobrą sprawę pożegnał się z rozgrywkami, ale postanowił podjąć próbę powrotu. Poddał się ryzykownej operacji, następnie przeszedł żmudną rehabilitację i po ośmiu miesiącach ponownie pojawił się na zawodowych kortach.
Po powrocie Murray nie jest jednak w stanie prezentować dawnej klasy. Wprawdzie w październiku zeszłego roku wygrał turniej w Antwerpii, ale w większości najważniejszych imprez odpada we wczesnych rundach. Wobec tego Greg Rusedski, były numer jeden brytyjskiego tenisa, uważa, że sezon 2021 może być ostatnim w karierze jego rodaka, a do pożegnania mogłoby dojść podczas Wimbledonu.


- Mam nadzieję, że Murray rozegra wspaniały Wimbledonu i że będzie miał wsparcie kibiców na trybunach. Ciągle ma problemy z biodrem, więc wygranie turnieju wielkoszlemowego jest dla niego zbyt trudnym zadaniem, ale wciąż stać go na niezły występ - powiedział Rusedski w rozmowie z portalem tennis365.com.

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47-latek z Londynu wątpi, że Murraya stać na nawiązanie do największych sukcesów - trzech wielkoszlemowych tytułów (US Open 2012 oraz Wimbledon 2013 i 2016), dwóch złotych medali olimpijskich (Londyn 2012 i Rio de Janeiro 2016) oraz pozycji lidera rankingu ATP.

- Nawet zwycięstwo w turnieju ATP Masters 1000 to dla niego wielki znak zapytania - stwierdził Rusedski. - Kto wie, czy Wimbledon nie będzie jego ostatnim turniejem? Ma niesamowitą karierę i nikomu nic musi udowadniać.


W 2020 roku 33-letni Murray rozegrał tylko siedem oficjalnych meczów, a występy zakończył przedwcześnie, bo znów miał problemy z biodrem. Odniósł trzy zwycięstwa. W rankingu ATP aktualnie zajmuje 121. miejsce.

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Best Slam Comebacks Of 2020

4. Andy Murray d. Yoshihito Nishioka, US Open, R1, 1 September 2020

Andy Murray is a legend in the sport. But coming into the 2020 US Open, his FedEx ATP Ranking was a modest 115 as he continued his comeback from career-saving hip surgery. Sir Andy hadn’t played a major in more than a year and hadn’t notched a win at a major since beating James Duckworth, then ranked No. 448, at the US Open in 2018.

Murray’s expectations entering the event were modest and once he was down two sets and a break in the third set in his first-round match against Yoshihito Nishioka, even he must have been thinking it was curtains for his summer in New York. After all, the Scot hadn’t won a five-set match since beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Wimbledon in 2016. But Murray did what he always does: he didn’t give up.

Murray chipped away, running down every ball, waiting for the Japanese man to cool off, and simply persevering. When he finally prevailed 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4, in four hours, 39 minutes, he was too exhausted to celebrate.

“They have an ice bath in the locker room and they said it was for emergencies," Murray said. "For me this is an emergency right now. I'll ask and see if they'll allow me to use the ice bath. If not I'll try to get back to the hotel as quickly as I can.”

Murray did indeed get permission to dip himself in the ice bath, but the recuperative benefits were not enough to take him further in the tournament. He suffered a straight-sets loss to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round.

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Tenis. Samokrytyka Andy'ego Murraya. Szkot uważa, że nie pracował wystarczająco dobrze

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Andy Murray samokrytycznie ocenił swoje występy w sezonie 2020. Szkot uważa, iż stać go na o wiele więcej. Zarzucił sobie również, że nie wykonał wystarczającej pracy.
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Tenis. Juergen Melzer o Novaku Djokoviciu: Sądzi, że uknuto przeciw niemu spisek. To kompletny nonsens
Sezon 2020 był dla Andy'a Murraya bardzo trudny. Z powodu problemów zdrowotnych oraz pandemii koronawirusa wystąpił tylko w czterech oficjalnych turniejach i wygrał zaledwie trzy z siedmiu rozegranych meczów. Oceniając swoją postawę, był bardzo samokrytyczny.
- Po Rolandzie Garrosie skorzystałem z maszyny do pomiaru tkanki tłuszczowej i to, co zobaczyłem, nie było dobre. Pomyślałem: "Andy, musisz wrócić do siebie". Wprawdzie pracowałem ciężko, ale mogłem jeszcze ciężej. Mogłem odżywiać się i sypiać lepiej - mówił, cytowany przez tennis365.com.


Z powodu kontuzji biodra kontynuowanie kariery przez Brytyjczyka stało pod znakiem zapytania. Poddał się ryzykowanej operacji i zdołał wrócić do tenisa. I uważa, że ciągle stać go na grę na najwyższym poziomie.

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- Jedynym elementem, w którym nie osiągnę poziomu jak dawniej, jest szybkość. W pozostałych, takich jak siła i wytrzymałość, mogę się odbudować - wyjaśnił.

- Może nigdy nie wrócę na pozycję lidera rankingu, ale chcę robić wszystko to, co robiłem, gdy byłem numerem jeden na świecie, aby dać sobie szansę i przekonać się, co jeszcze mogę osiągnąć - dodał.


33-latek z Londynu odrzucił też sugestię Grega Rusedskiego, że przyszły sezon będzie jego ostatnim w karierze. - W ostatnich latach były momenty, kiedy z powodu kontuzji i innych spraw traciłem motywację. Nie pracowałem też tak ciężko, jak powinienem. A z wiekiem musisz to robić. Aby pozostać w formie, musisz ciężej pracować i spędzać więcej czasu z fizjoterapeutą - powiedział.

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2020 w liczbach:

Ranking: 122
Bilans meczów: 3-4
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $249,361