De Minaur Outlasts Murray to Reach Zhuhai Quarterfinals
<![CDATA[The Aussie needed nearly three hours to edge Murray in China.]]>
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 🇧🇦
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🇫🇷 Monfils v Ramos-Vinolas 🇪🇸
🇦🇺 De Minaur v Coric 🇭🇷
🇮🇹 Seppi v Bautista Agut
