Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
With this point Andy Murray closed the match
2º Set Andy Murray (6-3 6-2) Gael Monfils
Andy Murray has closed the match with a blank game.
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2º Set Andy Murray (6-3 5-2) Gael Monfils
The Briton breaks serve for the second consecutive game and will serve to close the match.
2º Set Andy Murray (6-3 4-2) Gael Monfils
The former world No. 1 confirms the advantage
2º Set Andy Murray (6-3 4-2) Gael Monfils
The former world No. 1 confirms the advantage
2º Set Andy Murray (6-3 3-2) Gael Monfils
Murray breaks serve for the first time in this set.
2º Set Andy Murray (6-3 2-2) Gael Monfils
The fourth game of this second set is for the British tennis player;
2º Set Andy Murray (6-3 1-2) Gael Monfils
Easy to use game for the French tennis
2º Set Andy Murray (6-3 1-1) Gael Monfils
Andy Murray does not miss in his first service game of the second set.
2º Set Andy Murray (6-3 0-1) Gael Monfils
Monfils wins the first game of the second set, but has had to save two break points;
First set data
These are the statistics of the first set, which lasted 44 minutes
1º Set Andy Murray (6-3) Gael Monfils
Blank game for Murray to close out the first set
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1º Set Andy Murray (5-3) Gael Monfils
Monfils wins for the second time in the match on serve and is now obliged to serve the rest if he wants to prevent Murray from taking the first set.
1º Set Andy Murray (5-2) Gael Monfils
Andy Murray confirms the advantage, although he had to save a break point;
1º Set Andy Murray (4-2) Gael Monfils
Again the Scottish tennis player breaks serve
1º Set Andy Murray (3-2) Gael Monfils
Rá quick reaction of the French tennis player who breaks the service and serveá to place the tie at three
1º Set Andy Murray (3-1) Gael Monfils
Andy Murray takes advantage of his second break ball to break serve and take the lead in the first set.
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1º Set Andy Murray (2-1) Gael Monfils
The former world No. 1 started 0-15 down on the scoreboard, but won all the remaining points of the game.
1º Set Andy Murray (1-1) Gael Monfils
Monfils takes his first service game, although before he had to save a break point;
1º Set Andy Murray (1-0) Gael Monfils
Andy Murray takes the first game of the match
Andy Murray starts serving
In the draw it has been decided to start with the service in favor of the Scottish tennis player;
Murray and Monfils face to face
These are the statistics that are only one year older than each other
Lokoli awaits the opponent
The Frenchman number 187 in the world has eliminated Albert Ramos today and will face the winner of the match between Andy Murray and Gael Monfils;
Final on the Credit Agricole track
The reason for the delay of this match was due to the fact that the Dutchman Robin Haase and the Frenchman Quentin Halys were facing each other on that court, who finally won the latter by double 5-7;
9 years since the last confrontation
Andy Murray and Gael Monfils have not met since 2014 and today they will do it again nine years later in a Challenger, very different from the 2014 scenario where they met in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros.
Monfils, one of the Wilcards of this tournament
The French tennis player has received a Wildcard to participate in the Aix Challenger.
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Andy Murray talks about his next goals
The British tennis player after being eliminated in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open has explained what his next goals are in this 2023: "I would like to play simply because I do not know if I will get another chance to play again. As long as I feel fit and healthy, I would like to give it a chance. But I also have ambitions to compete for titles at Wimbledon and that sort of thing and I know sitting here today that probably doesn't sound realistic, but I think that's a possibility. I want to do the right thing there. But the experiences I've had when I've won Wimbledon have been in 2013 when I didn't play Roland Garros and won, and in 2016 which I had my best Roland Garros and won Wimbledon. It didn't necessarily have an impact. So I don't know. It's impossible to say what's right, but obviously it's a Grand Slam. I would like to have the opportunity to play."
How does Gael Monfils arrive?
Bad start for the French tennis player who is already 36 years old. He started the 2023 season where he fell in the first round at the Indian Wells losing 2-0 against Thompson. He then lost in the first round against the American Phoenix and had to withdraw from the ATP Miami. He started the month of April playing the Banja Luka ATP where he was defeated in the first round by Lehecka. In the most recent tournament, the Ostrava Challenger, he defeated Furness, who retired in the second round. This has been his only victory over Monfils this year. However, he lost to Dzumhur 3-6, 4-6 in the round of 16.
How is Andy Murray coming along?
He started 2023 falling in the first round of the ATP Adelaide at the hands of Sebastian Korda, who reached the final of the tournament. In the Australian Open he played a good role winning the first two rounds in five sets and with comebacks included, however in the third round he was eliminated by the Spaniard Roberto Bautista. Then he closed the month of February playing the ATP Doha where he reached the final, winning in all matches in three sets, but could not win the tournament, as Daniil Medvedev won. After this tournament he resigned from the Dubai ATP to rest and arrive in the best way to the American tour. In Indian Wells he reached the round of 16 where he was knocked out by his compatriot Draper. While at the ATP Miami he fell in the first round after losing 4-6 and 5-7 against Lajovic. In the same way he was eliminated in the first round in the most recent tournament he played, the ATP Monte Carlo where he was defeated in two sets by Alex de Miñaur. He returned to the Mutua Madrid Open where he was eliminated in the first round for the first time in his history in this tournament after being surprised by the Italian Vavassori. He has four consecutive defeats in a row.
Background
A total of seven times Andy Murray and Gael Monfils have faced each other throughout history, with a favorable balance for the Scottish-born tennis player who has won four matches, three of them won by the Frenchman. However, nine years ago the last confrontation was in an exhibition in 2014 in which Monfils won 6-4. That same year they also met in France at Roland Garros where Andy Murray won in a five-set match lasting more than three hours. In 2010 they also met in this country in the quarterfinals of the ATP París where Monfils won in three sets;
The track
The meeting will be held at the Credit Agricole track located at the Aixois Country Club.
Preview of the match
Andy Murray and Gael Monfils meet in the round of 32 of the Aix en Provence Challenger in France.
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