Miami Open: Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu ousted, Iga Swiatek withdraws resulting from rib damage

Miami Open 2023: Grand Slam winners Andy Murray, Emma Raducanu and Sloane Stephens have been proven the door within the first spherical on the main match whereas World No. 1 girls’s singles star Iga Swiatek withdrew resulting from a rib damage.

Andy Murray was ousted within the opening spherical of Miami Open 2023 (AP Photo)

By India Today Sports Desk: Andy Murray got here up with a disappointing effort in his males’s singles opening spherical at Miami Open as he went down in straight units to Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 4-6, 5-7 on Wednesday, March 22. There have been different main early exits as former US Open champions Emma Raducanu and Sloane Stephens have been knocked out within the first spherical of girls’s singles.

Murray’s early exit comes on the again of some spectacular runs within the 2023 season. The Brit, who’s trying to give it a battle regardless of taking part in with a steel hip after a number of damage considerations, reached the third spherical at Australian Open, the ultimate in Doha and the third spherical at Indian Wells Masters final week.

However, it was a disappointing effort from him in opposition to Lajovic within the first spherical of the second of the Sunshine tournaments.

“I served pretty well, but the rest of the game was a bit of a problem today,” the 35-year-old Murray stated. “Made a number of errors that obviously I wouldn’t expect to be making. I didn’t really feel like I moved particularly well, which is really important for me.”

Lajovic, a 32-year-old Serbian, will face Maxime Cressy, who had a first-round bye.

RADUCANU EXITS IN 1ST ROUND

Meanwhile, Raducanu, who’s struggling to take care of consistency after successful the US Open as a youngster, misplaced to Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 within the opening spherical. Andreescu improved to 2-0 lifetime in opposition to Raducanu, the 2021 winner at Flushing Meadows.

“Miami has a special place in my heart,” Andreescu stated.

“I’ve been coming here since I was I think 12 years old, whether it’s for vacation or training or, yeah, Orange Bowl. I love that tournament very much. Yeah, coming back here, I think it’s just good vibes overall.”

Andreescu will face one other stiff take a look at within the second spherical as she faces tenth seed Maria Sakkari, who bought a bye within the first spherical.

SWIATEK WITHDRAWS

Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek, the World No. 1 in girls’s singles, withdrew from the big-ticket match resulting from a rib damage.

“I wanted to wait ’til the last minute” to decide whether to play in Miami,” Swiatek said at a news conference at the site of the hard-court tournament that began Tuesday. “We were kind of checking if this is the kind of injury you can still play with or this is kind when you can get things worse. So I think the smart move for me is to pull out of this tournament because I want to rest and take care of it properly.”

Published On:

Mar 23, 2023