Andy Murray

Murray is the latest player to weigh in on what appear to be fluffier, and slower, balls, with nine-time champion Novak Djokovic and Spanish great Rafael ...

The stadium courts are a bit slower. “The outside courts are pretty quick. It’s just difficult to hit winners once you’re in the rallies.

Murray's resistance looked over when Kokkinakis led 5-2 in the third set with the Australian on the verge of his biggest career win. But Murray would not go ...

A weary-looking Kokkinakis did not capitulate and the raucous atmosphere inside the stadium revived him early in set five as he kept his nose in front on serve. Relentlessly Murray ground his way back into the contest to set up a deciding fifth set, sealing the fourth set with a second-serve ace. Murray’s resistance looked over when Kokkinakis led 5-2 in the third set with the Australian on the verge of his biggest career win.

An exhausted Andy Murray still had enough left in the tank to blast tennis officials after an epic five-set comeback second round win at the Australian Open ...

"There are so many variables... "It was an epic match and when you schedule a match like that just before 10 p.m. in the morning." "For starters, it was insane that matches at that level are played 4 to 4:30 a.m. Murray said he respected the rules but criticised having to play until 3 or 4 a.m. You know it as well."

Andy Murray and 26-year-old Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis stared down exhaustion and each other for 5 hours, 45 minutes of compelling theater in a ...

Still, he served for the match at 5-3 in that set, and came within two points of victory, before Murray pulled it out when Kokkinakis flubbed a volley to cede the eventual tiebreaker. When Murray delivered a second-serve ace at 2:59 am, more than 4 1/2 hours into the proceedings, he owned the fourth set and forced a fifth. First Kokkinakis lost the argument, then he lost his focus, getting broken there and destroying his racket by spiking it on the court. Somehow, it was not the latest finish in Australian Open history. “I mean, look, it is obviously amazing to win the match,” he continued with a chuckle, “but I also want to go to bed now. He was, understandably, not pleased by the circumstances and the late hour.

Murray's win over Thanasi Kokkinakis ended at 4:05 AM local time, which was the second latest match finish at a Grand Slam.

We request you to support our award-winning journalism by making a financial contribution towards the Scroll Ground Reporting Fund. It’s not beneficial for the umpires, the officials. “It’s not beneficial for them. “It’s kind of crazy. “We also have to protect the matches. “We can’t continue to have players compete into the wee hours of the morning.

The 35-year-old Murray had just fought off a match point and completed his record 11th comeback from down two sets to prevail over Thanasi Kokkinakis, 4-6, 6-7( ...

He added: “I think now I ride the most matches coming from two sets to love down so I have done it before. They are 3-3 all-time, but Bautista Agut beat Murray in five sets in the first round of the 2019 Australian Open. “It was unbelievable that I managed to turn that round,” Murray, ranked No. And I don’t know how I managed to get through it. “It’s ridiculously late, you didn’t need to do that but it really helps me and Thanasi in a situation like that creating an amazing atmosphere for us so I appreciate that. The 35-year-old Murray had just fought off a match point and completed his record 11th comeback from down two sets to prevail over Thanasi Kokkinakis, 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-5 at 4.05 a.m.

Andy Murray's heroics during his second-round match against Thanasi Kokkinakos at the Australian Open has left John McEnroe in awe.

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) “You would send his way right now because this is about the love of the sport more than anything else. “I would say to Andy Murray that you make our sport shine. It was one of the most insane things I’ve seen in all my years watching tennis.” There’s recovery, when you could even possibly think about going to sleep, how do you even look at the next opponent? [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/) For starters, it was insane that matches at that level are played 4-430am in the morning,” Very impressive. We’ve crunched the numbers and they’re impressive. [discovery+](https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/sport/tennis/australian-open?utm_campaign=UK-EU-D1-WBD-C11-PR-CAM-AW-W-Tennis-AustralianOpen-221221-NA&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pr.com&utm_content=text-paid-prcom-id1) and Eurosport [McEnroe](https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/andy-f-murray-jamie-murray-juan-martin-del-potro-john-mcenroe-ultimate-respect/), a seven-time Grand Slam winner, said.

Murray's second-round comeback victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis took him past Roger Federer, Boris Becker and Aaron Krickstein for most singles wins having ...

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Murray's stirring five-set comeback against Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia ended a day that also saw the men's singles favorite Novak Djokovic win while ...

men’s singles title for the University of Florida, where his father is the coach, and is making his first trip outside the U.S. It was the standout victory of Brooksby’s career, and it was a bad day all around for No. The surprise is that the American men’s surge in Melbourne does not include their leader: the No. Then, after losing his serve, he broke Ruud again at love to reclaim full command of the match. Open finals last year, could not solve the riddle of Brooksby’s unconventional game. I hope for the positive outcome. He has dominated on clay for close to two decades and could aim for a 15th singles title at the French Open. I hope for the best. Late in the second set, Djokovic, with his left hamstring tightly wrapped, began wincing and landing awkwardly on some shots, looking far from eager to slide into his signature defensive splits. He recorded the most significant victory of his career by upsetting the No. 1 seed and the reigning champion, on the same court. But the quality and tenacity of play was often extraordinary down the stretch despite all that time on the court.

రెండో రౌండ్‌లో అత‌ను ఆస్ట్రేలియాకు చెందిన థ‌న‌సి కొక్కిన‌కిస్‌ను ఓడించాడు. 5 గంట‌ల 45 ...

ముర్రే ఐదుసార్లు ఆస్ట్రేలియన్ ఓపెన్ రన్నరప్. 2008 ఆస్ట్రేలియన్ ఓపెన్ మూడో రౌండ్ మాజీ వరల్డ్ నంబర్ వన్ లిటన్ హెవిట్, సైప్రస్కు చెందిన మర్కోస్ బాఘ్దాటిస్ మధ్య జరిగిన మ్యాచ్ ఉదయం 4ః34కు ముగిసింది. మ్యాచ్ గెలవడం నమ్మశక్యంగా అనిపించడం లేదు అని మ్యాచ్ అనంతరం ముర్రే వ్యాఖ్యానించాడు.

Andy Murray played for five hours and 45 minutes on Thursday-night-turned-Friday-morning, his epic victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis ended at 4:05 AM just ...

It’s not beneficial for the umpires, the officials. It’s not good for the players.” Rather than it being like an epic Murray-Kokkinakis match, it ends in a bit of a farce.” “A match like that, yeah, we come here after the match, and that’s what discussion is. “A match like that, we come here after the match, and that’s what discussion is. “It’s obviously amazing to win the match, but I also want to go to bed now.

The last women's match on Thursday's schedule, in which Marketa Vondrousova upset No. 2 seed Ons Jabeur 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 at Rod Laver Arena, finished after 1 ...

“For sure, I prefer (beginning) at 11 than playing in the night, (but) it's all part of our sport now.” For the body, also: I don't think it's healthy to play at 1 a.m,” Vondrousova said. It's not beneficial for the umpires, the officials. “I don't think any of the players think that should be happening at all.” “It's no fun for Andy. “I do remember very vividly, very well, the match that Baghdatis played with Hewitt. Sinner was on the wrong end of that one. Murray's brother, Grand Slam doubles champion Jamie, tweeted: “Time for tennis to move to only one match at the night sessions. ... We can't continue to have players compete into the wee hours of the morning. “It's kind of crazy. It's not beneficial for them. [Andy Murray](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/andy-murray) just wanted to go to the bathroom.

Murray fought back from two sets down to seal an incredible 4-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in a second round contest that ...

But when you start the night matches late and have conditions like that, these things are going to happen.' Djokovic tagged Murray in the post and wrote: 'You just felt short of 8min. I don't think it's amazing for the fans. 'Some people obviously need to work the following day and everything. 'It's not beneficial for them. [Murray fought back from two sets down to seal an incredible 4-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis](/sport/tennis/article-11654631/Andy-Murray-beats-Thanasi-Kokkinakis-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-3-7-5.html) in a second round contest that did not finish until 4.05am.

Plaudits have poured in for Andy Murray since his incredible Australian Open comeback against Thanasi Kokkinakis, in a match that lasted five fours and 45 ...

"A match like that and that's what the discussion is, rather than it being like, epic Murray v Kokkinakis match. He added both a laughing face and a muscle emoji, with the post clearly intended in good humour. Djokovic, who earlier in the day had won through to the third round with a four-set win over Enzo Couacaud, also had praise for Aussie star Kokkinakis. And rival Djokovic was also lavish with his praise, writing: "Phenomenal fighting spirit of a great champion! [labelling him 'super human' for his display of indomitable guts and spirit](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-australian-open-win-29001073). The match duration, five hours and 45 minutes, signified the longest clash Murray had ever been involved in.

After being down by two sets in the match, it was an incredible turnaround by Murray who then won one set after another to surpass the Australian.

4 'o' clock in the morning and we're not allowed to go and take a piss," complained Murray to a match official. His gritty gameplay was acknowledged and lauded by friend and nine-time Australian Open champion The fourth seed battled problems with his hamstring but delivered a fantastic performance.With 21 grand slam titles, he is just one short of Rafael Nadal's record of winning the highest number of titles by a men's tennis player. Moreover, he was angry for not being allowed to take a toilet break after exhausting all his allocations for the same. His gritty gameplay was acknowledged and lauded by friend and nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Two-time Wimbledon winner Murray will now lock horns with Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut on Saturday.

Andy Murray has spent 10 hours and 34 minutes on court during his first two matches at the Australian Open, where he defeated Matteo Berrettini and Thanasi ...

"And it's a disaster for everyone else connected to the event right? He loves the game, and he is a good tennis player." "At this point there is no need to alter the schedule," Tiley said. If you just put on one match at night and there's an injury, you don't have anything for fans or broadcasters." Whereas if he played during the day and had a proper night's sleep, proper recovery and all that stuff, maybe there was a chance for him to be in a better condition physically to go compete tomorrow." He is a good fighter.

Andy Murray has spent 10 hours and 34 minutes on court during his first two matches at the Australian Open, where he defeated Matteo Berrettini and Thanasi ...

"And it's a disaster for everyone else connected to the event right? He loves the game, and he is a good tennis player." "At this point there is no need to alter the schedule," Tiley said. If you just put on one match at night and there's an injury, you don't have anything for fans or broadcasters." Whereas if he played during the day and had a proper night's sleep, proper recovery and all that stuff, maybe there was a chance for him to be in a better condition physically to go compete tomorrow." He is a good fighter.

The two-time Wimbledon winner now has a swift turnaround for his third round clash in Australia. Here, Sportsmail gives you the rundown of everything you ...

His match against Bautista Agut will be played on Margaret Court Arena. The two-time Wimbledon winner now has a swift turnaround for his third round clash in Australia. Who does Andy Murray play next in the Australian Open?

Murray says he respects rules but criticises having to play until the early hours of the morning.

“For starters, it was insane that matches at that level are played 4 to 4:30 a.m. in the morning.” “It’s disrespectful to you, disrespectful to the ball children, disrespectful to the players and we are not allowed to go to the toilet.

Murray ranks fourth all-time on the men's career prize money list at $63 million, $20 million ahead of fifth-ranked Pete Sampras.

He was present when a gunman killed 16 students, a teacher and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.K. He has cumulatively made more than $100 million off the court from endorsements, bonuses, exhibitions and appearances, topping out at $15 million in 2016. Murray had a career year in 2016 with nine tournament wins, and he reached the top spot in 2016 at age 29, becoming the second oldest player to debut at No. It was also one of the few times the tennis ace publicly discussed a school shooting in 1996 in Scotland when he was nine years old. Murray is the only player with at least seven wins against each of the Big Three. He was lumped in for a time with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as part of the Big Four; only those four finished the year at No.

Andy Murray's chances of progressing at the Australian Open have been put at a severe disadvantage by his post-4am finish to his match with Thanasi ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) “It’s a form of torture. “But I was doing some research this week about decision-making and poor sleep. This is an extraordinary event. “His opponent is going to be at an advantage, if I was working with him I would not dwell on that at all because sleep is as much about the emotional side as it is biological. [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) “His body clock is out of sync, he doesn’t know if he should be sleeping or shouldn’t. “He will have protocols for acclimatisation because he plays all over the world but this is not that. [Sebastian Korda ousts two-time finalist Daniil Medvedev at Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/australian-open/sebastian-korda-stuns-daniil-medvedev/)

When it comes to the postscript of Andy Murray's tennis career, one wouldn't think Roberto Bautista Agut would be so pivotal.

“I felt very proud of myself after the match. I’m in a better place than I was six months ago but I’m still in a lot of pain. “I think there is a chance this is my last tournament. I don’t want to continue playing that way.” He faced Bautista Agut in the first round and was outplayed in the opening two sets before a stunning and vintage fightback saw the former world No.1 win the third and fourth sets in tiebreaks before ultimately running out of steam in the final set. “I’ve pretty much done everything I could get my hip feeling better. Murray needed a first-set tie-break but would ultimately defeat Bautista Agut in the Shanghai Masters final, continuing a year in which he won Wimbledon for a second time and one that would end with him as the world No.1 - the first British man to achieve the feat since the introduction of the rankings system in 1973. By the end of that season, Murray had failed to reach a grand slam final for the first time since 2009 and fell out of the top 10 for the first time since 2008. When Murray and Bautista Agut met in April the following year, the Scot was on the road back to the top of the game. It was a year that proved Murray would not remain on the canvas after a significant surgery and an omen for what was to come in a few years. The road back was arduous for Murray, who was sent packing at the 2014 Australian Open in the quarterfinals for the first time in five years and as a result fell out of the world’s top five players for the first time since 2008. Heading into their first encounter - the 2014 Wimbledon third round - Murray was coming off a 2013 season in which he had broken through for his first Wimbledon title but one which was cut short by his decision to undergo back surgery.