WATCH: Highlights of Andy Murray’s ATP Challenger Tour win, featuring his famous lob on match point
It wasn’t quite the Australian Open, but Andy Murray nevertheless kicked off his 2021 campaign with victory on the ATP Challenger Tour on Tuesday.
The former world No 1, who was forced to skip the season-opening Grand Slam after testing positive for coronavirus ahead of his departure to Melbourne, is featuring in the Biella Challenger Indoor in northern Italy this week.
He started his campaign against Maximilian Marterer of Germany and had to come from a set down to secure a 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 6-3 victory over the former world No 45.
Here are the highlights of his opening-round win, do wait for the famous lob right at the end.
You asked for @andy_murray highlights, you got them.
The best of Andy’s 2021 debut in Biella ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/1MSg9HmH4y
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) February 9, 2021
Top seed Murray is next in action on Thursday where he will face Gian Marco Moroni from Italy for a place in the quarter-final.
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