ATP Doha: Andy Murray rightly "proud" of his tournament
The two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray lost the final of the ATP World Tour 250 tournament in Doha against Daniil Medvedev , but he put on a top-class show last week.
by Stefan Bergmann
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Feb 26, 2023, 08:05 am
Even if the two-time Olympic champion Andy Murray is currently "only" in world ranking position 70 (from Monday probably 52nd place), the current tennis landscape would be difficult to imagine without the combative Scotsman. Because although a highly endowed ATP World Tour 500 tournament took place in Rio de Janeiro in the week that was just ending, the Briton was mainly responsible for the explosive tennis headlines of the last few days at the "smaller" 250 hard court event in Doha.
"Sir Andy" became a veritable marathon man with nerves of steel in the capital of Qatar. Apart from the final, the two-time Wimbledon champion went the full distance in all games, fended off three match balls in the first round against Lorenzo Sonego and five in the semifinals against Jiri Lehecka and pushed in the round of 16 against Alexander Zverev with a playing time of 3:03 hours Overtime.
Medvedev too strong in the final
Murray, who was in the final in Doha for the fifth time this weekend, was accordingly satisfied with his performance in an on-court interview during the award ceremony: "It was an incredible week for me, even if it wasn't the end , which I was hoping for. I've had several very good games here, I will remember them very fondly and it's great for me to have played a final on the tour again."
The fact that the 35-year-old had little to report in the final was also due to a great Medvedev: "Daniil played extremely well, he's one of the players I like to watch play the most. I'm glad that I against him and played at that level all week. I'm proud of my tournament."
So even if the former world number one could no longer be granted a major triumph "thanks" to his two metal hips, Murray is still good for one or the other big surprise - including big emotional moments. And that is at least as important for tennis as impressive serial winners.