Andy Murray lost to Tommy Ball in two sets in the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 Championships in Stockholm. Only tennis players from the USA and Canada made it to the semi-finals.
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And Andy Murray didn’t follow through on his “biggest win of the season,” as he described Wednesday’s win over Yannick Sener. 24 hours after his victory over the Italian, he was eliminated from the ATP tournament in Stockholm. In the quarter-finals, the British wild card holder lost 2:6, 6:3, 3:6 with Tommy Ball.
– I gave my best tennis – said the American, quoted by atptour.com. – It was so much fun. He is a legend and during the match I thought it would be fun to compete with him. I wanted to make him run. This was my plan – he added.
In the semi-finals, Paul will face fellow countryman Francis Tiafoe of the “eighth” championship. The 23-year-old from Florida won the second US-British showdown at 1:6, 6:1, 6:1 with Daniel Evans, and finished fourth.
Aside from the Americans, the Canadians also showed their best. Denis Shapovalov, the third seed, defeated Arthur Renderknik 4:6, 6:3, 7:5 after nearly two and a half hours of duel, thus coming close to defending the title.
The next competitor for Shapovalov will be his compatriot and teammate Felix Auger-Aliassime, the “second” championship. The 21-year-old from Montreal beat Boutique Van de Zandschulp 6:4, 6:3 and scored his 100th victory on the main course. It was a great match in my performance. It’s always fun to win without losing a set – the Canadian emphasized.
Stockholm Open, Stockholm (Sweden)
ATP 250, hard court in the hall, total prize money of 635.7 thousand. euro
Thursday 11 November
Singles quarter-finals:
Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada, 2) – Van de Zandschulp Boutique (Netherlands) 6:4, 6:3
Denis Shapovalov (Canada, 3) vs Tottenham Arthur Rinderknik (France) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Francis Tiafoe (US8) beat Daniel Evans (UK 4) 1-1, 6-1
Tommy Ball (US) beat Andy Murray (UK) 6-2 3-6 6-3
Carlos Alcaraz and Sebastian Korda with complete victories. We know all the semi-finalists
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