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Cristiano Ronaldo presents Andy Murray with a signed Juventus C7 shirt

Cristiano Ronaldo presents Andy Murray with a signed Juventus C7 shirt

February 22, 2021 Andy Murray Spotlight

Cristiano Ronaldo presents Andy Murray with a signed Juventus C7 shirt.

Andy Murray made his come back to professional tennis in a Challenger circuit at the Biella Challenger Indoor in northern Italian region of Piedmont.

He was stopped in the finals and was unable to win the title, losing to Illya Marchenko of Ukraine in straight sets.

The Scot is now working to up his fitness levels ahead of the second major of the season at the Roland Garros.

Though Andy Murray’s return to action failed to generate a winner’s prize, he walked away with another prize of sorts. He was privileged to receive a signed Juventus shirt from Cristiano Ronaldo.

Former world top seed Andy Murray made his return to action at the ATP Challenger Tour, Biella Challenger Indoor, in northern Italy – after a positive coronavirus test prohibited him from going to Melbourne for the 2021 Australian Open.

Murray savored defeat at the hands of Ukrainian Illya Marchenko in the final, but he appeared a winner after receiving a autographed shirt from the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.

“Thank you very much Cristiano for the shirt,” Murray said. “I’m a big fan, really appreciate it.”

Murray reciprocated by sending the Juventus and Portugal icon a autographed shirt and a racket he used in the competition.

“Unfortunately I can’t come to watch your match in the next few days, but I signed a shirt for you as well and have one of my rackets that I used this week to give to you as well,” the Brit said. “Thank you very much.”

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Cameron Norrie seeks Andy Murray’s advice

Cameron Norrie seeks Andy Murray’s advice | Nadal is not taking anything for granted

February 13, 2021 Andy Murray Australian Open Rafael Nadal

Cameron Norrie seeks Andy Murray’s advice | Nadal is not taking anything for granted

Ahead of Rafael Nadal clash, Cameron Norrie says he’ll “message Andy Murray & see what his thoughts are”

Cameron Norrie will confront Rafael Nadal for the 1st time ever in the 3rd round of the 2021 Australian Open on Saturday. And during his post-match interview after defeating Roman Safiulin in the 2nd round, Norrie divulged that he may possibly seek countryman Andy Murray’s advice to help him find a way past Nadal.

Andy Murray has played Rafael Nadal 24 times in his tenure, winning on seven occassions. The famous Brit was once part of the famed ‘Big 4’ of men’s tennis, alongside Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Cameron Norrie believes that his highly experienced compatriot may have a few tips on how to penetrate and dominate Rafael Nadal’s offence. However, the point to note here is that Murray has a totally different style and temperament then Norrie. We have to wait and see how much of this advice actually aids Norrie in the match today.

“I mean, that (texting Andy Murray for advice) would certainly be a good thing to do,” Norrie said. “I’m going to leave (the game strategy) up to my coach, but maybe message Andy Murray and see what his thought process is at this point. We play clearly pretty different, me being left handed, but he’s undeniably got some good tips in there.”

Britain’s Cameron Norrie clashes with world No 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain in the last match on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday (around 9.30-10am GMT).
Cameron Norrie’s praise for Rafael Nadal shows his respect. He mentioned that the Mallorcan’s game was largely flawless. The Brit emphasized on the significance of dictating the play against Nadal, because the Mallorcan never dithers to take the initiative.

“I think (Nadal has) apparently not really got many flaws, so I’m just gonna have to do what I do as well as I can and execute my game and strive to play the points on my terms,” Norrie said. “Otherwise if he’s the one controlling the game, it’s gonna be difficult and I’m gonna be running around a lot.”

Cameron Norrie has never competed against any member of the ‘Big 3’ before. The Brit has also never made it past the 3rd round of any Grand Slam to date.

That, coupled with Nadal’s remarkable record, makes Cameron Norrie the clear second best in this fixture.

Given that Norrie is the underdog, many believe that he has nothing to lose and will go out all guns blazing against Rafael Nadal. However, the Nadal contended that Norrie still has something to lose.

“That’s an old saying, nothing to lose, but don’t forget, he has a match to lose or to win, the same like me,” Nadal said.
Rafael Nadal added that he anticipates a difficult challenge from Cameron Norrie, since 3rd-round matches at Majors are never easy.

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“We are in the 3rd round of the first Grand Slam of the year. I cannot expect an easy challenger in front (of me),” added Nadal. “Norrie will not be an easy adversary.”

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Andy Murray Out of Isolation

Andy Murray Out of Isolation – Mum Judy Raises Hopes About His Participation at the Australian Open

January 21, 2021 Andy Murray Australian Open Players

Andy Murray Out of Isolation – Mum Judy Raises Hopes About His Participation at the Australian Open

Andy Murray continues to harbour hopes of competing in the 2021 Australian Open despite his recent setback, as informed by his Mum Judy.

Murray was all set to travel to Australia about 14 days ago but had to put all those plans on hold as he tested positive.

He has since been isolated and waiting for the next test date, hoping for an all-clear before making a decision on whether or not to travel.

“He’s doing ok, I think he gets out (from isolation) today,” Judy Murray told the BBC on Andy on Wednesday. He can resume some training and then its a question of waiting and seeing whether he is able to fly out to Australia and take part, nobody knows the answer to that one yet.”

Judy Murray is now in Melbourne with her other son Jamie and has offered some insight into life inside the Melbourne bubble.

“The only person who’s out there that I’m talking to is Jamie, who is one of the fortunate ones on a clear flight which means he is allowed out of his hotel room for five hours a day” she said. “He gets a knock on the door at 6.30am in the morning. He can walk across to the courts, practice for a couple of hours, 90 minutes of gym and 60 minutes of food. He then walks back to the hotel and he is back at the room at 11.30am and that is him in for the rest of the day.”

Source: tennishead

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Andy Murray Upbeat About The 2021 Australian Open Despite Testing Positive

Andy Murray Upbeat About The 2021 Australian Open Despite Testing Positive

January 14, 2021 Andy Murray Australian Open Players

Andy Murray Upbeat About The 2021 Australian Open Despite Testing Positive

Britain’s former world no. 1 Andy Murray’s participation at the Australian Open maybe in doubt after he tested positive for Covid-19.

The 33-year-old Scot was scheduled to fly out to Australia on a chartered flight over the next 3 days.

Instead he locked in quarantine and isolating at London home.

Murray, is in good health and he remains upbeat in the hope that he will be allowed to travel safely at a later date and compete as planned.

The 5-time Australian Open runner-up withdrew from last week’s ATP event in Delray Beach, wanting to “reduce the risks” of catching a transatlantic flight to Miami.

The 2021 Australian Open will commence on 8 February at Melbourne Park, 3 weeks later than usual, because of the global pandemic.

Players must test negative prior to boarding any one of the assigned chartered flights. The 2021 Australian Open tournament organisers have arranged these chartered flights which are at 25% capacity – to Australia.

Once they reach Melbourne, they have to pass a series of Covid tests during a fourteen-day quarantine before the Grand Slam.

Murray’s 2021 appearance at Melbourne Park will come 2 years after he played there in what he feared (at that time) would be his last match as a professional. However, a lot has changed for Murray since then which included surgery and physiotherapy and he has bounced back.

Currently Murray is ranked at 122nd in the world. Since this ranking is below the threshold to gain direct entry into the tournament the three-time Grand Slam champion has been given a wildcard.

Source: BBC

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Wildcard for Andy Murray of Great Britain

Wildcard for Andy Murray of Great Britain in the Australian Open 2021

December 28, 2020 Andy Murray Australian Open Players

Wildcard for Andy Murray of Great Britain in the Australian Open 2021 – he has received a main-draw wildcard as the former world No.1 is looking to kickstart his 2021 campaign with renewed momentum and hopes to reclaim his spot on the top of professional tennis.

Murray is ranked equal 5th for the most singles matchups – 48 – won in the Open Era at the Aussie Open and is a popular fan favourite in Melbourne.

His incredible bounce back from a damaged hip followed by a major surgery was capped by winning the ATP Antwerp title in October 2019, and the 3-time Grand Slam champion has played just 8 singles matches since that memorable result.

He enjoyed some spotlight matches in 2020, including the one where he toppled the 7th-ranked Alexander Zverev to reach the 3rd round at the Western & Southern Open, and a compelling 5-set win over Yoshihito Nishioka in the priliminary round of the US Open.

The 5-time Australian Open finalist, is planning to be more consistent in 2021 as the hip issue has been dealt with. To kick start his 2021 he has been awared a main-draw wildcard at the ATP event in Delray Beach commencing on 7 January.

In the words of Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley “We welcome Andy back to Melbourne with open arms. As a 5-time finalist he has been an vital part of so many memorable matches and storylines in the history of the Australian Open. His retirement was an heart-whelming moment and seeing him bounce back, having undergone major surgery and built himself back up to get onto the tour again, will be a highlight of AO 2021. We wish him all the best and look forward to seeing him in 2021.”

Murray is one of 8 main draw wildcard recipients to be announced. The others who have received wildcards are Thanasi Kokkinakis (SA), Alex Bolt (SA), Aleksandar Vukic (NSW), Destanee Aiava (Vic) and Arina Rodionova (Vic).

Wang Xiyu of China and India’s Sumit Nagal will also compete in the main draw after being named recipients of the tournament’s Asia-Pacific wildcards.

Many other players have also received a wildcard into Australian Open 2021 qualifying, which will be held in Dubai (women’s qualifiers) and Doha (men’s qualifiers) between 10-13 January, with the women competing in Dubai and the men in Doha.

The wildcard recepients in the Australian Open qualifying leg are Jason Kubler (Qld), Akira Santillan (Qld), Tristan Schoolkate (WA), Rinky Hijikata (NSW), Dane Sweeny (Qld), Seone Mendez (NSW), Abbie Myers (NSW), Storm Sanders (WA), Ivana Popovic (NSW), Olivia Gadecki (Qld), Charlotte Kempenars-Pocz (SA) and Alexandra Bozovic (NSW).

Source: ausopen.com