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Exhausted Murray desperate for a break
GLASGOW: Andy Murray is itching for a break after an exhausting few months, the world number two said, after defending champions Britain were knocked out by Argentina
GLASGOW: Andy Murray is itching for a break after an exhausting few months, the world number two said, after defending champions Britain were knocked out by Argentina 3-2 in the Davis Cup semi-final.
The 29-year-old had a busy European summer when he reached the French Open final, followed by his second Wimbledon triumph, and then successfully defended his Olympic gold at Rio.
A tired Murray then lost to Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open.
Murray was involved in both the singles and doubles matches in the Davis Cup semi-finals defeat against Argentina, including a five-hour marathon against Juan Martin del Potro.
“I have played so much tennis in the last few months, I need a break and I need it now,” Murray was quoted as saying by the Times.
ORSANIC ELATED AFTER REACHING CUP FINAL
GLASGOW: Argentina captain Daniel Orsanic said he would savour a special moment for his side after they claimed a place in the Davis Cup final following a 3-2 victory over holders Great Britain.
Leonardo Mayer fired Argentina into their fourth final in ten years after his victory over Dan Evans in the decisive fifth rubber.
Argentina, who will be hoping for their first victory in the tournament at the fifth attempt, will travel to Croatia for November’s final after the Croats booked their berth with a 3-2 win over France in Zadar.
PUIG BACK TO WINNING WAYS
TOKYO: Olympic champion Monica Puig on Monday thrashed American Varvara Lepchenko 6-0, 6-3 at the Pan Pacific Open to register her first win since winning a stunning gold in Rio.
Puig had beaten Germany’s Angelique Kerber in the Olympic final to nab Puerto Rico’s first ever gold medal. “A win is a win for me,” shrugged the world number 33 after her first-round victory in rainy Tokyo. She had crashed out of the US Open in the first round.
DODIN BAGS MAIDEN WTA TITLE
MONTREAL: France’s Oceane Dodin, ranked 132nd in the world, won her first WTA title on Sunday in her first final, defeating American Lauren Davis 6-4, 6-3 in Quebec City.
Dodin, 19, fired eight aces in the one-hour, 38-minute contest to cap a dream week. She had twice reached the second round of major tournaments in 2015, but until this week had never won a main-draw match outside of the Grand Slams.
