Andy Murray continued his comeback with a come-from-behind 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Juan Ignacio Londero in round one of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Monday evening. Murray recovered from a slow start to prevail after two hours and 17 minutes.
The three-time Shanghai champion is now sporting a 4-2 record on this Asian swing, including a win over world No. 13 Matteo Berrettini and losses only to eventual champions Alex de Minaur (Zhuhai) and Dominic Thiem (Beijing).
“Until maybe a month ago, I didn’t know I would be right at the top level,” Murray admitted. “Since I got in China, I feel like I have been competitive against all of the players I have competed against. I challenged a top-10 player, a top-20 player, and a top-30 player–not winning all the matches but feeling like I’ve done really well.”
Monday highlights:
London hopeful Fabio Fognini fared extremely well on Monday, beating Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-2. Fogini and Murray will get second-round action started with a head-to-head showdown on Tuesday.
Among the other Monday winners were Gael Monfils, Denis Shapovalov, Vasek Pospisil, Benoit Paire, and Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Shapovalov ousted Frances Tiafoe to get a shot at Novak Djokovic, Pospisil upset Diego Schwartzman, and Ramos-Vinolas knocked off Marin Cilic to set up a meeting with Roger Federer.
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nice one, Andrew