GENEVA (AP) — Needing a win to face Novak Djokovic next at the Geneva Open, Andy Murray was saved by a heavy rainstorm when he trailed unseeded Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 4-1 in a first-round match on Monday. Murray and top-ranked Djokovic both got wild cards to enter the last clay-court event to prepare for the French Open, and were drawn to meet in the second round. They have not faced each other on tour since February 2017. Ranked No. 75, Murray began to struggle in his first tour match in two months when heavy rain and strong winds swept across the stadium court in a lakeside park. The 85th-ranked Hanfmann broke Murray’s service twice in a row to lead 4-1 with his service game to come when play was suspended. In the opening set, Murray found some big serves to get out of trouble in the ninth game when he saved two break points. It was just a respite, as Murray was broken to love in his next service game, sealed by a Hanfmann forehand service return winner. |
Dallas TikTok star Camryn Herriage speaks for the first time after hitBeyoncé is bringing her fans of color to country music. Will they be welcomed in?Tsitsipas advances in MonteArmenia insists top UN court has jurisdiction to hear case accusing Azerbaijan of racial hatredMom is arrested after leaving her son, 8, and daughter, 6, in her highVillagers embrace rural tourism in north China's HebeiComplete sponge fossil dating back to 540 mln years found in central China's HunanChongqing springs to life on summer nightsIsland welcomes tourists after green upgradeEberl looking to steer Bayern back to calmer waters