Murray returns to Zhuhai after four years and is confirmed to participate in the 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championship!
Article source:Huafa Sports 2023-06-15 14:03
The 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championship will be held from September 20 to 26 at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai. At 10 o'clock on June 28, the 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championship will be officially opened.
In addition to US Open champion and former world No. 1 Daniel · Medvedev, the singles squad has welcomed another heavyweight to join the singles squad - three-time Grand Slam winner, Olympic gold medalist, and former world No. 1 Andy · Murray!
Andy · Murray's career achievements Murray has won 46 singles titles in his career, including three Grand Slam titles, one year-end finals, 14 Masters titles, and two Olympic gold medals. Murray is also the first player in Olympic history to win the singles event in the tennis ball. In 2016, Murray fought back 8,000 points behind Djokovic in the world rankings and eventually managed to reach the top of the world
This is Murray's second time competing in Zhuhai. In 2019, Murray's arrival made the first Zhuhai Tennis Championship even more star-studded. The first win on tour after beating Sandgren in the first round and winning his first singles win on tour after his comeback is still fresh in the mind, and we witnessed a pivotal step in Murray's comeback journey in Zhuhai and his pure love for tennis.
Murray competed in Zhuhai in 2019
The news of Murray's announcement of his return to the Zhuhai Tennis Championship is undoubtedly heartening, and the acclaimed champion has made it clear that he will prioritise matches that are crucial to his ability to return to the top. After four years, Zhuhai has once again attracted Murray to join, which once again proves the charm of this event and the city.
Talking about returning to Zhuhai and participating in the 2023 Zhuhai Tennis Championship, Murray was very happy to say:
It's great to be able to I'm really looking forward to coming back to play at the Hengqin International Tennis Center. I enjoyed my time in Zhuhai in 2019, Beautiful city, fantastic stadiums, passionate fans...... I was impressed. I look forward to seeing you all in September! ” —Andy · Murray
play in Zhuhai again
Returning to the professional arena after suffering a number of injuries, Murray returned to the ranks of the best players in the world with his tenacity and perseverance.
This season, in the first two rounds of the Australian Open in January, Murray won two epic five-set battles, including the first round after winning the first two sets against Berrettini in a row, successfully saving match point; In the second round, against Kokkinakis, he completed the reversal in the desperate situation of losing two sets in the first set and falling behind 2-5 in the third set, contributing one of the most classic confrontations of his career! Last weekend (11 June) at the Sulbiton Challenger, the 36-year-old Murray won the title with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Rodionov.
Former world No. 1 Murray joining the Zhuhai Tennis Championship again is undoubtedly a major upgrade of the tournament lineup, and it also makes the final ownership of this tournament champion more and more interesting. In the golden autumn of September, let's gather at the Hengqin International Tennis Center in Zhuhai to witness this former tennis king set sail again!
The indomitable and admirable Andy · Murray ·Andy Murray, born on May 15, 1987 in Dumbledland, Scotland, United Kingdom, is 36 years old, one of the most outstanding players in men's tennis, who has reached the top of the world in singles, has three Grand Slam singles titles, won two Olympic gold medals in men's singles, and is a key member of the Davis Cup winning team. Excellent record, stable performance, and super popularity have made Murray known as the "Big Four" along with Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic. Thanks to his mother Judy, who is a tennis coach, Murray has been playing tennis since he was 3 years old, trained in Spain as a teenager, and was competitive on all kinds of courts. Murray's tennis talent was quickly confirmed, and in 2004, at the age of 17, he won the US Open junior men's singles title. After turning professional in 2005, he won his first ATP Tour title in San Jose in 2006. In 2008, Murray reached his first Grand Slam men's singles final at the US Open. In 2009, Murray was ranked second in the world. Source: ATP Official At the 2012 London Olympics, Murray defeated Federer at home to win the gold medal. That same year, he won the US Open, becoming the first United Kingdom man to win a Grand Slam men's singles title since 1936. At Wimbledon in 2013, Murray defeated Djokovic to become the first United Kingdom player to win Wimbledon in 76 years. In the 2015 Davis Cup, Murray led the LinkedIn national team to win the championship with a 3-1 victory over Belgium in the final. 2016 was the year of Murray's explosion, beating Raonic in the Wimbledon final to claim his third Grand Slam trophy. At the same year's Rio Olympics, he served as the flag bearer for the United Kingdom delegation and successfully defended his title in the men's singles tennis final against Nick Del · Botero. On November 7, Murray ascended to the top of the world number one for the first time. With his victory over Novak Djokovic at the ATP London Finals, Murray became the 2016 year-end world No. 1. However, peaks are followed by troughs. After years of professional tennis, Murray suffered a hip injury in the 2017 season, which knocked him out of many tournaments in the second half of the season and his world rankings plummeted. Murray underwent surgery in Australia at the beginning of 2018 and returned six months later for the grass-court season with some good results, but there is still a long way to go before he was at his peak. After a long recovery and waiting, there is finally exciting good news! In September 2019, Murray defeated United States' Sanglin on his debut at the Zhuhai Tennis Championships to claim his first singles win on tour since his comeback. In October, in the final of the Antwerp tournament, Murray defeated Wawrinka to break a 31-month title drought and win the 46th title of his career. Murray, who returned to action after a number of injuries, finished runner-up in January 2022 by beating Opelka at the ATP event in Sydney. In March, in the first round of the men's singles at the Indian Wells Masters, Murray defeated Taro Daniel to achieve his 700th career victory. In October of the same year, in the first round of the men's singles at Gijón, Murray defeated Davidovich Fokina in straight sets to seal his 715th career tour singles victory. In January 2023, in the first two rounds of the Australian Open, Murray won two five-set battles, including the first round after facing Berrettini to win the first two sets in a row, saving match points; In the second round, Murray and Kokkinakis fought fiercely for 5 hours and 45 minutes, and Murray successfully staged a loss of two wins and three in a desperate situation of 0-2 and 2-5 in the third set, and finally reversed Kokkinakis 4-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 7-5, contributing one of the most classic confrontations in his career! An epic battle of 5 hours and 45 minutes vividly demonstrated Murray's indomitable sportsmanship and love for tennis, and earned him the respect of everyone again. On May 7, in the final of the ATP Challenger Aix-en-Provence 175K men's singles, Murray defeated top seed Tommy · Paul of the United States 6-1 and 6-2 after dropping a set 2-6 to win the ATP Challenger for the first time in 18 years (Binghamton 2005), breaking the title drought since Antwerp 2019 and his first clay victory since Rome 2016. On June 11, the 36-year-old won the title 6-3, 6-2 over Rodionov in the Surbiton Challenger, his first grass-court title since winning Wimbledon in 2016. He also became the oldest grass court champion in the history of the challenger!
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