Andy Murray warms up for Wimbledon by successful Lexus Surbiton Trophy
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ndy Murray stepped up his preparation for Wimbledon in fashion with a straight-sets victory towards Jurij Rodionov within the males’s closing of the Lexus Surbiton Trophy.
Murray continued his wonderful kind on the match as he beat Austrian Rodionov 6-3 6-2 to earn him a seeded place at Wimbledon subsequent month, with the 36-year-old now eyeing a 3rd title at his dwelling grand slam.
Having seen off Australia‘s Jordan Thompson in Saturday’s semi-finals, Murray showcased a strong shot assortment which dismantled Rodionov in simply over an hour.
The pair have been subjected to Surbiton’s hovering temperatures however maintained a excessive stage of vitality as they jostled for the lead in a aggressive opening set on centre court docket.
Murray’s serve was an important weapon on the day and he picked up essential aces within the early levels to punish Rodionov, who trailed 5-3 as his opponent seemed to take a one-set lead.
Murray rounded off the primary set and confirmed indicators of his finest by way of his intricate shot choice which prompted his opponent to scramble throughout the turf and pay an exhaustive worth in sweltering situations.
And the previous world primary, who was backed by a fervent Surbiton crowd, started to punish the Austrian with elegant forehands which pressured errors from his opponent as he took a firmer grip on the tie.
Murray led the second set 3-1 however Rodionov’s persistence got here to the fore as Murray started to let loose annoyed groans because the customer seemed for a means again into the ultimate.
But the quantity two seed continued to bombard Rodionov with a sequence of high quality serves simply earlier than a heavy downpour suspended play, which supplied some much-needed respite to each gamers after temperatures reached 29 levels.
Play resumed almost three hours later and Murray rapidly reasserted himself on the unseeded Rodionov, taking a fourth recreation which put him inside touching distance of the trophy.
The rain did not dampen the Surbiton crowd’s spirit and pleasure started to develop as they witnessed Murray in high gear on grass simply weeks away from Wimbledon.
Murray despatched down extra punishing serves which additional highlighted the gulf between himself and Rodionov because the Scot claimed a well-deserved victory.