« With the US Open just around the corner, I just didn’t feel like it was worth the risk to go out there and possibly make it worse. »
« I’ve been with for the past few weeks Fighting knee pain. « Of course I had to take care of my body and a Grand Slam next week, » he said. Kyrgios pulled back, saying he had had pain in his left knee for some time and said he would would rather rest for the upcoming US Open than aggravate it at a regular tournament. But that didn’t seem to matter against Rubin as Murray blew 11 aces and only had three double faults. The 34-year-old Murray had to struggle with injuries himself, the last one with groin problems. » Unfortunately (Rubin) had to play a tough match in the heat and then back out. So my opponent changes three times in 45 minutes. And then they said I was going to play a lucky loser. » They said I was going to qualify and I wouldn’t play until tomorrow. « It was an odd 45 minutes before I did this Game, « said the Scot. The organizers gave Murray several different scenarios before they finally decided he was going to face American Rubin, who had to play back-to-back games with only an hour between them. Murray will next face 13 seeded Frances Tiafoe, who received a bye for the second round.
Murray was originally supposed to face Kyrgios, but the Australian pulled back shortly before the start of the game, which threw the schedule into chaos on Sunday. WASHINGTON: Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the ATP Winston-Salem Open on Sunday evening and paved Andy Murray’s way into the second round with a dominant win over the lucky loser Noah Rubin.Īfter one Former world number one Murray found his form slowly at the beginning of the first set and sailed through his opening game by defeating Rubin 6-2, 6-0 in just 58 minutes. Murray was originally supposed to face Kyrgios, but the Australian pulled back shortly before the start of the game, which threw the schedule on Sunday into chaos.
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