Straight off a title at the rain-delayed Munich event on Monday, Andy Murray lifted his second winner’s trophy of the week on Sunday at the Mutua Madrid Open. Murray cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 upset of two-time defending champion Rafael.
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“I think I wasn’t expecting this a couple of weeks ago, so when things are unexpected, it feels nicer,” Murray reflected. “Obviously to win a Masters 1000 on clay for me is a step in the right direction. It’s something I had never done before. So that’s good progress there. To win against Rafa on clay in a final in Spain is an extremely difficult thing to do, and I’m proud that I’ve managed to do that.”
“I’ve played a couple good matches [this week], especially yesterday’s match,” said Nadal, who trounced Tomas Berdych in the semifinals. “It’s one of the best matches I have played in a long time. So I cannot leave Madrid not happy. I have leave happy and just delete what happened today.”
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what about the Rome masters draw and predictions?
Murray looked great in the Final, and Rafa not so great….Roland Garros should be wide open!
Murrays win had more to do with how poorly Nadal played, Lets see how well Murray can do against Novak.