In an ATP500 series Rotterdam tournament that ended in the early morning of February 11, Beijing time, the second round of the tournament staged a fierce competition, the former world number one king level master, Andy Murray with a wild card to play lost 2 consecutive sets (3-6, 4-6), was swept by Canada's 21-year-old youngster and No. 3 seed Aug Aliassim, missed the top 8, and was completely out.
Murray, who is about to turn 35, is also weak, so vulnerable. Imagine how mighty it was to dominate the world.
It was the second meeting between the two, having met once before in the second round of the 2020 US Open, when Aliassim swept Murray in three straight sets. In today's meeting, Aliassim showed strong offensive firepower at the beginning, withstanding the pressure to complete the save in the first set at 40-40, and completing the break in the second set. In the third and fourth sets, Aliasim was still suppressing Murray.
The generation of kings only began to rebound in the 5th set, completed the breakback, and later chased the score to 2-4, still behind the Canadian teenagers.
The two then played more intensely, until the 9th set, that is, Aliassim's serve to win the set, and finally Aliassim successfully saved the serve, beating Murray 6-3.
At the beginning of the second set, Murray played fairly well and successfully completed the guaranteed hair. In the third set, Aliassim continued to attack strongly and achieved a break. In the fourth set, Murray's sword was not old, and he also used color to complete the breakback to temporarily equalize the opponent 2-2.
Murray then staged a tug-of-war with Aliasim on the serve, which resulted in Murray hanging up the net and throwing it in the set. Aliassim's serve success rate improved, and he finally beat Murray 6-4 to win the second set. The aggregate score was 2-0 to sweep the British tennis kings and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.
Murray was eliminated and had to lament the hero's twilight. Of course, Murray's peak was in November 2016, when he was ranked first in the world. He reached a Grand Slam 11 times in his career and won 3 titles in the finals, and was also a two-time Olympic singles gold medal.
Only after 2017, he was plagued by injuries, and continuous surgery on hip joints and elbows led to a decline in his state, and even once on the verge of retirement. Murray, once a king-level figure on the side of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, is now a stepping stone to being swept by the youngsters. Lamenting that the years are not spared, who has been spared by injuries and illnesses?
Currently ranked 95th in the world, Murray has lost its competitiveness.
Only 21 years old and 93 meters tall, Aliassim entered the professional field in 2017 and reached the top 4 of the US Open last season, which is a super rookie. At the just-concluded Australian Open, he managed to reach the quarter-finals, and he lost 2-3 to Medvedev on aggregate, almost making history. Such a proud son of heaven is definitely worth looking forward to.
Young is capital, 21 years old, the future is immeasurable.
Currently ranked 9th in the world, Aliasim has become a force to be reckoned with. Next, Aliasim will stage a peak battle with the No. 6 seed Nori, who has also performed well, just eliminating Khachanov to advance to the quarterfinals. Let's look forward to another great performance by Aliasim. 【Text/Fighting Jianghu】