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Stuttgart Open: Andy Murray Stuns Stefanos in Quarters He is Set to Face Nick Kyrgios in Semi-final | Tennisspeak Andy Murray upset top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Friday for a place in the Stuttgart semi-finals as the former world number one claimed his first top five win since 2016. Andy Murray on Stefanos Tsitsipas' extended toilet breaks! 😂 pic.twitter.com/TViAz6FO7n — ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) August 31, 2021 Next up for the three-time major winner is an intriguing clash with Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios. The 35-year-old Murray said the strong winds, which featured in his first two wins this week, were missing as he put on a top serving performance to defeat world number five Tsitsipas who won their only previous match at the US Open last year. “We had good conditions,” the 68th-ranked Murray said after victory on his third match point. “We both served very well for most of the match. There were very few chances either way, ...

  Murray through to second round date in Stuttgart | Tennisspeak Andy Murray began his campaign at the Boss Open in Stuttgart with victory over Australia’s Christopher O’Connell. The two-time Wimbledon champion lost in the semi-finals of the second-tier Challenger event in Surbiton last week and has headed to Germany to continue his grass-court season. He lost the first three games to qualifier O’Connell but recovered strongly to claim a 6-4, 6-3 victory and reach the second round. <Murray could again face Denis Kudla, the player he lost to in Surbiton, if the American can overcome seventh seed Alexander Bublik. The article  Andy Murray overcomes sluggish start to reach second round in Stuttgart  appeared first on Tennis365.com.