Mubadala Tennis World Championship 2021 – Dominant Andy Murray cruises previous Dan Evans in first spherical

Andy Murray took a 6-3 6-2 win over Dan Evans in the first round of the Tennis World Cup.

Murray seemed to be on an easy winning course with a brilliant start in the first set.

The Scot is still looking for his best tennis since his hip replacement surgery, but he saw some of his most consistent form and fitness in the second half of 2022.

He took a 5-1 lead and seemed to have Evans on the ropes, but the Englishman – in some ways his own comeback since a drug ban – held back 6-3.

In the second set, Murray had an early chance of his own break to take a 1-0 lead and maintain his momentum.

That dynamic continued as he put pressure on Evans, who couldn’t resist the 34-year-old Scotsman, who took a 4-1 lead before not losing a point in game six to set up what might be a final game for victory .

Murray left Evans back in the game when Evans hit back at 5-2, but anything that prolonged the suffering and Murray was able to serve for the win.

Murray said after the win: “We train a lot together, know each other’s games well and always play a lot of long points. Dan has skills that few players have. It’s fun to play against him. “

After a difficult few years, Murray said his main goal right now was: “To be fit and healthy, to be able to compete … I want to stay healthy for the next few years and see what I have and stay competitive.”

The Scot will play his veteran colleague Rafael Nadal next and he was looking forward to the test.

“I didn’t know if I would get the opportunity to play games like this again. Rafa’s someone I’ve had fights with. It will be great to play against him again and hopefully we can do a good performance for some old guys. “

Denis Shapovalov also made it to the semifinals of the event in the United Arab Emirates, who defeated his North American compatriot Tayor Fritz 6: 3 6: 0 with a good performance.

The Canadian left-hander has added Jamie Delgado, Murray’s former coach, to his team to continue his development and return to the top ten in the world rankings.

The 22-year-old made easy work for Fritz, taking only 49 minutes to complete the win and win the last nine games of the game.

For a place in the final, he will meet Andrey Rublev, who has acquitted himself up to the quarter-finals at the short trade fair tuning event.

Fritz and Evans contest fifth place in the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex.

Jabeur roars back to win the women’s crown

Ons Jabeur secured a captivating 3: 6, 6: 4, 10: 8 win over Belinda Bencic and took the crown in the women’s event of the Mubadala Tennis World Championship.

The Tunisian, who replaced Emma Raducanu at the event after the U.S. Open winner’s positive Covid-19 test, started poorly, and Bencic took control of the first set with many straight first and second serves.

But the top-ranked Arab tennis player in ATP or WTA history roared back and won the first five games of the second set with a series of drop shots.

And although Bencic would stage her own mini fightback, Jabeur sent it to a crucial set of races through ten.

A hard-fought tie-break ensued, in which Jabeur pushed up to one point to win, but lost three match points.

However, she was able to take fourth place, as the Swiss backhand drifted for a long time, the two players shared a friendly handshake and a hug on the net.

“Belinda surprised me with some dropshots – she stole the thunder from me a bit!” said Jabeur after he had secured victory.

“The crowd is amazing and the energy is perfect.”