It was the British tennis star’s 500th victory on hard court, something previously only achieved by Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal. “Obviously hard has always been a good surface for me and 500 is a lot of matches so I’m very proud of it,” Murray said.
The former world number one, three-time major and two-time Olympic champion downplayed a comment he made on the court last week (“This game is no longer for me”), but he did give a hint. “People read a lot into what I say on the court. I still love the game and the competition,” he said, but later added: “I probably don’t have that much longer, but I will in these last few months give the best,” said the 36-year-old.
In Acapulco, Sebastian Ofner has returned to winning ways after four defeats at the start. The 27-year-old Styrian narrowly prevailed against Mexican wildcard player Ernesto Escobedo 6:7(7), 6:4, 7:6(4) at the ATP 500 tournament. As world number 37. However, Ofner was the big favorite against number 493.
