Murray makes triumphant ATP comeback

FE Team | Published: August 23, 2020 23:25:39

Frances Tiafoe greeting Andy Murray at the net after their mach during the Western & Southern Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday — Reuters

NEW YORK, Aug 23 (AFP): Britain's Andy Murray made a triumphant ATP comeback Saturday, defeating Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-1 in his first match of 2020 at the Western and Southern Open.
The 33-year-old Scotsman advanced in hot and humid conditions to a second-round date with German fifth seed Alexander Zverev at the COVID-19 quarantine bubble that will also be used for the US Open, which starts on August 31.
Murray won the 2012 US Open as well as the 2013 and 2016 Wimbledon titles plus the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medals.
Former world number one Murray, now ranked 129th, suffered a pelvic injury at the Davis Cup last November and that, combined with the pandemic shutdown.