Stuttgart Open Quarterfinals LIVE: World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas’ Stuttgart Open campaign came to an end as he faced straight set defeat against Andy Murray in the quarterfinals on Friday. With the victory, Murray registered his first victory over a Top 5 opponent for the first time since 2016. Follow Stuttgart Open LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Stuttgart Open Quarterfinals LIVE: Andy Murray defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, advances to Stuttgart Open semifinals
Andy Murray + grass = magic 🪄
He scores his first Top 5 win since 2016 over the first seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(4) 6-3 🙌 @andy_murray | @theweissenhof | #BOSSOPEN pic.twitter.com/Ssk7jO48qi
— ATP Tour (@atptour) June 10, 2022
The former World No. 1 showed his grass-court pedigree throughout the one-hour, 40-minute encounter, using his backhand slice to keep the ball low, while he moved inside the baseline to effectively close points at the net.
Stuttgart Open Quarterfinals LIVE: Andy Murray defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, advances to Stuttgart Open semifinals
“It was an amazing atmosphere,” Murray said in his on-court interview. “Almost full crowd. Beautiful weather today, really nice conditions to play tennis… I thought I did well. He served unbelievably in the first set.
“I felt like I had very few chances, but when he was creating chances on my serve, I stayed strong. I played a really solid tie-break and in the second set, once I was in the rallies, I felt like I was dictating a lot of the points. It was a good performance.”
Stuttgart Open Quarterfinals LIVE: Andy Murray defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, advances to Stuttgart Open semifinals
With his standout victory over the Greek, Murray levelled their ATP Head2Head series at 1-1 and improved to 113-23 on grass. The Scot, who saved one set point against Tsitsipas in the first set, is aiming to capture his ninth trophy on the surface and will next play Hungarian Marton Fucsovics or Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Murray’s last victory over a Top 5 opponent came against Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals in 2016, the same year he reached his last grass-court singles final (Wimbledon).
Stuttgart Open Quarterfinals LIVE: Andy Murray defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, advances to Stuttgart Open semifinals
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