Miami Open: Andy Murray Bounces Back To Beat Matteo Berrettini, Enter Round 2

Andy Murray outlasted a wilting Matteo Berrettini to advance to the second round of the Miami Open. (More Tennis News)

The former world number one 🙈wrote on the court-side TV camera that there is ‘life in the old dog yet’ after pulling off an impressive comeback victory.

He h🐻as had plenty of joy in Miami since making his debut 18 years ago, winning in 2009 and 2013, and is dreaming of one more shot at glory on his swansong appearance.

was facing the possibility of a first-round exit as he lost the opening set but he fought back and when Berrettini, playing his first ATP Tour match sℱ🦩ince the US Open, suffered dizzy spells he pounced to seal a 4-6 6-3 6-4 success.

The Italian is coming back from lengthy injury problems, which showed later in the match, but he started well by breaking Murray in the opening game, sealing it with a ꧃blistering forehand down the linไe.

Murray,꧅ 36, missed two chances to break back at 3-2 and that proved crucial as Berrettini’s mon𝐆ster serve allowed him to see out the first set.

The second set saw an improvement and Murray’s chan🐭c🥂e came in a marathon sixth game as he broke on the third attempt with a sweet forehand return.

Berrettini’s health took a turn for the worse when he was about to serve at 2-5 as he suffered a dizzy spell and needed to use his racket as a crutch to stop him collaps൲ing.

Doctors checked his blood pressure and after a long break♛, the Italian was able to continue, but Murray soon sent i🎶t to a decider.

𒐪When the Scot won another 12-minute game on Berrettini’s serve in the opening ♏game, the writing was on the wall.

Murray played some clever tennis, running his weary opponent side to 🔥side as the former Wimbledon finalist cont🔯inued to suffer.

He did have to fight back from 0-40 𒆙down midway through the deci𒈔der and that ended Berrettini’s challenge as Murray won for just the fourth time in 2024.

Jack Draper earlier put in an assured perfoꩲrmance to beat Taไro Daniel and reach the second round.

The Briton, ranked 🤡number 42 in the world, overcame his Japanese opponent 6-3 6-2 in 69 minutes to set up a second-round meeting with 22nd seed Nicolas Ja💮rry.

Looking to bounce back from ꧂a disappointing first-round exit in Indian Wells, Draper was by far the superior player against the world number 78 in Florida, hitting 25 winners and had a 97 per cent success rate on his firs🐽t serve.