De Minaur Outlasts Murray to Reach Zhuhai Quarterfinals
Andy Murray’s best singles performance of the season ended in defeat as Alex de Minaur outlasted the former World No.1 to reach the Zhuhai quarter-finals, 4-6 6-2 6-4 in two hours an 42 minutes on Thursday at the Huajin Securities Zhuhai Championships.It was an intense battle that featured some brutal rallies, with de Minaur rallying from a set down and eventually weathering the best that Murray could offer before breaking critically for 5-4 in the third set.After the match Murray admitted that getting used to the demands of top-level ATP singles competition has proven difficult for him this fall. He says he feels he is playing Top-60 or Top-70 level tennis and needs more time to recover after victories.
Andy Murray: Yesterday was the first time in my entire career that I didn't practice the day before a match. I was tired after the first round and tried to sort of rest and recover as much as possible, so that was something that I have done differently… pic.twitter.com/y5S0VyKbRh
— Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) September 26, 2019
The Aussie, who improves to 25-15 on the season, stopped Murray from winning back-to-back tour-level singles matches for the first time in a year.De Minaur advances to face Borna Coric in the quarterfinals. The last eight shape up as follows in Zhuhai.
]]>Zhuhai QFs:🇫🇷 Mannarino v Dzhumhur 🇧🇦
— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) September 26, 2019
🇫🇷 Monfils v Ramos-Vinolas 🇪🇸
🇦🇺 De Minaur v Coric 🇭🇷
🇮🇹 Seppi v Bautista Agut
