Andy Murray jokes diving volley on metal hip may have been bad idea after epic Australian Open win
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‘I’ll find out tonight if that was the right move!’: Andy Murray jokes a dunking volley into his metal hip may not have been the best idea as the 35-year-old Scotsman celebrates an epic five-set win . Matteo Berrettini in the first round of the Australian Open
- Andy Murray admitted a diving volley on his metal hip may have been a mistake
- The Scottish veteran beat Matteo Berrettini on Tuesday in a titanic five-setter clash
- It took Murray almost five hours to defeat the Italian world number 13 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7, 7-6.
- The 35-year-old now advances to the second round at the Australian Open.
Andy Murray jokingly admitted that he might regret a diving volley during his epic five-set win against Matteo Berrettini because of his metal hip.
The 35-year-old Scottish veteran took down the world number 13 Italian in a titanic fight in the first round of the Australian Open, beating his opponent 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7, 7- 6, in four hours. and 49 minutes after a tense tie-break that ended on Tuesday morning UK time.
And when asked by former British star Tim Henman whether a man with his injury history should attempt diving volleys on a hard court, Murray said he would find out later.
Andy Murray (above) jokingly admitted that he might regret a spike volley on his metal hip later.
The 35-year-old Scotsman beat Matteo Berrettini in an epic five-setter in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.
He said: ‘I’ll probably find out tonight or tomorrow if that was the right move. But he was so close to the finish line that he probably should have volleyed. It feels good right now, but let’s see in a few hours.
“I felt like we were playing really good tennis, I’m not sure what it looked like. He was serving amazing, he was serving brilliantly and he’s one of the best competitors on tour. I did well to check. I had a couple of break points early on. of the first set and I did not get them.
‘The momentum changed after that. I made a couple of small adjustments right at the end of the fifth set, maybe I could have changed things earlier. I’ll be feeling this, tonight and tomorrow. But right now I am incredibly happy and very proud of myself.
Veteran Murray has a metal hip and dove for the ball, landing on the hard court
When asked about it after the game, he joked that he would find out tonight if it was the right call.
“I have worked a lot in recent months with my team to give me the opportunity to perform in stadiums like this and in matches like this. It paid off tonight.
Wimbledon 2021 finalist Berrettini was the superior player in the last three sets, but Murray reined in his nerves in the ‘Champions’ sudden-death tiebreaker, to take it 10-6. He will play either Fabio Fognini or Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round.
This was Murray’s best Grand Slam performance since the onset of his hip problems, which now see a bulge of metal in the affected area. He was always ahead in the tiebreaker, which took him to a 5-0 lead.