Published 18:00 IST, October 16th 2019
Andy Murray wins his first ATP Tour match in Europe in 16 months
Former World No 1 Andy Murray managed to register his first win on European soil in 16 months as he beat Kimmer Coppejans at the European Open in Antwerp.
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Sir Andrew Baron Murray, better known as Andy Murray, has slowly but steadily come back to winning ways as he registered his first ATP singles match win on European soil in the last 16 months. On Tuesday, the British tennis player beat Belgian wild card Kimmer Coppejans 6-4, 7-6 (4) at the European Open in Antwerp. This is a morale-boosting win for the three-time Grand Slam winner, having returned recently from a hip injury that kept him out for the most of 2018 and this year. So, is the old Andy Murray back?
Andy Murray back to winning ways in Europe!
Andy's Antwerp campaign is off to a good start 👊@andy_murray defeats Coppejans to progress at the @EuroTennisOpen 💪
— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 15, 2019
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Murray registers first European ATP win over the last 16 months
The former World No 1 and two-time Olympic champion, Andy Murray last won a match in Europe when he defeated one of his long-time rivals, Stanislas Wawrinka at Eastbourne in July 2018. After the recent win against Coppejans, Andy Murray will have a much tougher challenge against eighth seed Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay or the Bolivian Hugo Dellien in the Round of 16 in Antwerp. Murray was made to work against the 25-year-old Belgian who grabbed a 3-1 lead early on. However, the experienced veteran won six of the next seven points to ultimately win the match. Murray has moved up to 243 in the ATP World rankings following four recent wins in China.
How Andy Murray kept himself busy during the US Open
🏃♂️ Light workout
— Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) August 22, 2019
☕️ Make tea
🐶 Feed the dog
🎾 Watch #USOpen
He might not be playing in New York but @andy_murray is never out of the game... ✅ pic.twitter.com/zaFs8YndLA
16:57 IST, October 16th 2019