Fritz beats Murray 2-1 sets in Washington

Taylor Fritz, world number 9, defeated world number 44, Andy Murray, in a clash that lasted more than 3 hours, and the player from the USA advanced to the ¼ finals in Washington.

Taylor Fritz: Fighter 😤@Taylor_Fritz97 defeats Andy Murray in a tight battle to make the #MubadalaCitiDCOpen last eight! pic.twitter.com/CORXJMFwHZ

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 4, 2023

Murray triumphed in the 1^st set after both players converted 1 break and forced a tiebreak. The player from Great Britain dominated in the tiebreak and won 7-2 points.

Only one break was enough for Fritz to win the 2^nd set 6-3 as Murray had one chance to break his opponent’s serve, but the American saved it.

Taylor won the 3^rd set 6-4 again after only 1 break; that time, Andy had 7 chances to return the break, but Fritz saved all of them and won the epic battle in the tournament on hard in the US capital.

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In the next round, Fritz will face world number 71 Jordan Thompson from Australia.

Taylor Fritz beats Andy Murray 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 to reach the Washington QF

It can’t be easy to play a legend like Andy.

No matter what stage he’s at in his career, he gives maximum effort every damn time.

A win over Andy always means you’re doing something right. pic.twitter.com/LSAhjHbBAU

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 4, 2023