As a result of Grigor Dimitrov’s impressive comeback victory in three sets, Andy Murray was eliminated from the competition in the first round of the Brisbane International. At the tournament that kicked off the season, Dimitrov, the second seed from Bulgaria, emerged victorious with a score of 4-6 7-5 6-2.
Andy Murray’s preparations for the Australian Open, which will begin on January 14 after the end of the competition, have been hampered as a result of the loss as the tournament has already concluded.
The British musician has now made this declaration, which comes after he previously stated that the 2024 season could be his final tour if he is “not enjoying it.”
During the latter part of the year 2023, the athlete, who was 36 years old at the time, struggled with a shoulder issue. In addition, he was afflicted with an illness and had a knee bruise, both of which contributed to what he described to as a “tricky” pre-season in an interview with sources that took place prior to the tournament in Brisbane.
Andy Murray, who had not played a singles match since October, came victorious in a close opening set that was decided on the serve. This was Murray’s first singles match since October. After Dimitrov’s service game was littered with errors, he sealed the first set on its sole break point, which came after Dimitrov’s service game was problematic.
Dimitrov eventually gained the lead in the ninth game of the set, which was the first of the set to have break-point opportunities. After that, both players were able to sustain more comfortable holds, and Dimitrov eventually took the lead.
Despite the fact that Murray, who has won the Brisbane tournament twice previously, immediately cancelled it out, Dimitrov broke again and then saved two break points, including one with a broken string, on his way to winning the second set.
In the third set, the world number 14 raced to a 4-0 lead, and despite the fact that Scot Murray slowed Dimitrov’s pace despite having problems with his racquet, he was unable to convert a break point at 5-2, which his opponent was able to hold.
Dimitrov, who won the tournament in 2017, said, “I’ve really missed this tournament.” In the second round, he will compete against either Daniel Altmaier of Germany or Li Tu of Australia, who qualified for the tournament. This is how we are going to start the new year off in grand fashion. “I simply desired to continue [with the previous season]. Naturally, it is never simple, and especially when you are performing so well at the end of the year, you put a lot of pressure on yourself to begin that performance with a strong performance.”
He mentioned that he felt a little rusty as soon as he stepped out of his house. For him, it is imperative that he continued to fight, and that he continued to have faith in the efforts that he has put in. Next week, Murray will compete in the Kooyong Classic demonstration tournament in Melbourne, which will take place before the Australian Open.
